My host was not present and I never met her. I was capably helped by Lloyd, who lives in the building. The room, although small, was pretty good and the bed was quite comfortable. Shared bathroom was ok—the second and third day I was there, wet underwear hung from the curtain rod.

If you are familiar with Brooklyn and NYC, you'll be fine here if what you want is an inexpensive place to sleep. But the neighbourhood is not particularly appealing, although the subway is right there and it's easy to get to Manhattan