Malik was a great host! He was there when we arrived, he helped us with the luggage and was very friendly, we sat down to chat for a while. He has a really friendly dog and a lovely (but elusive) cat that made our stay even more fun! He did his best to provide little touches (such as finding toiletries for us to use in the bedroom, which was great). The only weird thing was that there is no lock in the bathroom, but since it was just us and Malik (and he works most of the time), that was not a problem. Overall I would really recommend staying here, it's a good and affordable base to explore New York.