The communication with Christopher (the host) before our check in was not the way we hoped for. It made our trip to the city super stressful. I understand that this special app "August" is convenient tool but we were not really impressed because that's another extra app on our phone . I think simple check in is a must. Plus the cleaning person was still there till 3:30pm, and the apartment was not ready. The bathroom was filthy with dusts, hairs and made me nauseous . The host sent the cleaning person the next day after I sent him the pictures of the bathroom. The host seemed to care more about his 5 star rating than our comfortable stay and that didn't help us to feel "at home". The apartment is in the cool neighborhood. Going into Manhattan takes about 35 -40 minutes or more. I would not recommend this place.