Upon arrival the area was definitely grittier than expected. Go up a couple of blocks and you see less of that. However being two young women in NYC, the group of men with altered states of mind on the corner was definitely uncomfortable but somewhat expected.
The other thing I wish we had been warned about was the radiator. It came on anytime it got below 50 even if we didn’t want it too. It made loud spitting noises waking/keeping us up throughout the night, as well as spitting water everywhere. At one point the water got on me and burned me. However, the hosts were awesome at responding to my message about it in the middle of the night. That being said, we would turn the knob to close for an upwards of five minutes with zero luck of it going off. Thus causing the room to become boiling hot on top of the ridiculously loud noise. So if you are a light sleeper, this may not be the place for you.
Overall, it was clean, easy to access, close to everything we wanted to see, and the hosts were easy to contact. The security being at the desk 24/7 was another added bonus, not to mention how nice they were. This was an awesome bang for our buck and we would definitely stay again if the radiator was easier to shut off.