It was overall a nice place. I haven't been to New York before so I didn't think it would be a basement, but that seems normal there. I'm not sure that I would have booked this place had I known that seeing as my partner is disabled and fell on the stairs twice. There isn't any handrail and the stairs themselves have huge chips on the edges, so had known that that was there I would have never picked it. The people above us had a dog that was /relatively/ quiet but I didn't enjoy having a door leading right to strangers, locked on their side, when it's marked a private studio. I've never had a basement in my life or stayed in one so if that's the case for you be careful of the hot metal pipe in the bathroom, it's painted to blend into the ceiling and there's no warning but it gets very hot. Other than that, once you get through the stairs and doors it looks like the pictures and it was a nice neighborhood. Close to the subway.
Bring your own pillows as well.