Ed is extremely friendly, accommodating, and helpful. I found it very easy to talk to him. Throughout the trip, he always checks with me if everything is ok, and also offered some good suggestions on where to visit, which pub to go, events to attend, etc. He even spared me some laundry detergent when I needed to do laundry!

The location of the apartment is extremely convenient. It is around 10 mins' walk away from the nearest subway station which is located at 2nd Ave and E Houston Street (around 5 blocks away). The F train allows you to access midtown (Rockfeller and Times Square etc) very easily. Not only that, towards the south side, it is actually very close to the best eateries in NYC (Katz Delicatessen and Russ & Daughters). The Lower East Side is also famous for a lot of kooky, fascinating little bars in every corner. Laundromats are around the corner.

Ed's place is a decent place to stay - you're not looking for a 5-star hotel. So if you're a real traveller who's just after a place where you get a very comfortable bed to sleep on, in a clean, warm room, with ample amenities to shower etc, then this is the place for you. If you're looking for more than that, then you gotta shell out more money and find someplace else in a worse location. For your money's worth, Ed's place is convenient, decent, clean and adequate.

The heating pipes does get a bit noisy, so if you're a light sleeper, please ensure you bring ear plugs.