Kat is super nice and an excellent host (very responsive!). The location is great and the flat is super clean. On the flip side, the building is very old (typical for the East Village, we have been told), so you can really hear everything and the neighbour upstairs are rather "stompy". The bed is located right next to the window, which is a bit drafty and there is an electrical blanket whose plug attachment was right under my pillow, which made some positions sort of uncomfortable. All in all, this is a great budget accommodation, but if you are a light/troubled sleeper and can't use earplugs, you may want to give it a pass.
Bedroom window is quiet, so noise from the streets, which was a plus.