Anatha and her husband were incredibly sweet and nice. They welcomed us into their home with no rules or restrictions - but with trust.
To be completely clear to avoid confusion - while the listing has the title of Entire Home/Apt, you're sharing the house with the owners. So essentially, you have an entire floor to yourself. First floor is the entrance and family room/kitchen for their family, second floor are their bedrooms and bathroom, and the third floor is the space you rent. It's two bedrooms - 1 master with a HUGE bed and a couch-bed piece of furniture that someone slept on. We slept 3 in that room. The other room has 2 small twin beds. The bathroom is a nice size and VERY clean.
There is a little common area with a couch (that I believe turns into a bed) but we didn't use it for that. There is a TV in this area with a Roku I believe. You have access to a rooftop deck, which I imagine in the summer months is nice.

The area is fine - the listing is between Columbia University and another college, so students are around but it's in the setting of an urban area with deeply rooted culture. Downtown Manhattan is about a 40 minute subway ride away (shorter during morning/evening commute with express trains) - and the Subway stations are super close to the listing.

This is a great place for a large group or family due to the numerous beds. There is a little kitchenette which we did not use, including a refrigerator. You're about a 25-30 minute Uber ride away in non traffic times, and on a non-surge basis it's roughly $25-35 from the West Village/Times Square area.

Felt really comfortable in the house. Hardly saw our hosts, but if we wanted to interact with them more, they were there for us. The area generally feels safe, but coming back from the bars at 2-3 AM I felt a little uncomfortable - but in a group it's fine.

All in all - to get that many beds in NYC at that price was great. Hosts were so nice and accommodating. I would definitely recommend them.