Maggie is a very kind and responsible host!
Also she was always very quick with responding to my messages, which made my choice for her room easy.
She allowed me to have an extraoridinary(!) earlier check in and shared her living space during all the days we stayed there.
It was more of the feeling like we were part of a living community than the "hotel like everyone for himself" way of staying. For us this was perfect, we saw authentic city life and felt very welcome.
If you don't want to be in the middle of NYC during your stay I reccommend Maggie's place highly. The neighbourhood is safe and friendly and easily accessible by subway.
Also we found a bunch of nice cafés around there which is a huge bonus for a slow travelling person like me ;)
p.s. The room is a bit small for 3 people but it works :)