Everything you would expect paying bottom dollar in this neighborhood. Loud sounds from other tenants and the "old tenement" smell that no amount of air fresheners can mask. Host was unavailable the entire trip, (maybe he rents out his room when he is out of town?) so someone else who didn't really speak English was the one making the arrangements. If you want a less worrisome experience for a New York stay, please consider just biting the bullet and grabbing a hotel.