To start off, Neil was a fantastic host! My fiancée, her sister, and I stayed at this wonderful location for 5 days, during NYE. Neil was so helpful with telling us where to go in the city, what was around the neighborhood, and even went as far as to give my uber driver directions to cut out traffic. The unit is very private and you don't feel like your encroaching on anyone's space. Like stated by other people, his rooms are very clean and comfortable. All the amenities that you would need for an apartment is found in the unit, and I literally felt as if I was in apartment for 5 days, and not in someone's home. Being that this was my first experience in NY, I did not know what to expect, but I was not disappointed by a long shot. The neighborhood is very "New York" to say the least. Being from Florida, I definitely knew that I was not in Florida anymore. But, I did not feel unsafe at any moment and was very comfortable in his home and out. I definitely recommend staying with Neil to anyone, and hopefully if I do come back to NY his unit is available again.