The location is actually pretty good because you’re a few minutes away from Columbia Uhiversity, midtown, Times Square and so on. The neighborhood has a lot of groceries stores and restaurants nearby so that was very convenient. There are various lines of the subway close by, one is literally next door and the other one is just a few blocks away. The price was good for what you get. But the neighborhood tends to be pretty noisy. Also your room is in the first floor right next to the main entrance door. So all night long you will hear people coming in and slamming the entrance door when it closes. You hear everything that happens right next door in the main entrance and all the smells from the outside will get into your room .( one night someone decided to smoke outside of the building in the entrance door and all that smoke went into the room) .The neighborhood is pretty noisy and so if you’re not a heavy sleeper you WILL NOT sleep for sure. The interaction with the host was mainly through text and it became awkward, she seemed bothered to be hosting someone. I understand the circumstances of the virus outbreak in NYC. But if you don’t want to host during that time you should not do it. The stay is not for free so.