Anthony and Omar, the hosts, are roommates and were both very kind and attentive, always asking if I needed anything. They often have friends over, but I always felt my privacy respected.
The room is very simple (you sleep in a mattress on the floor), but has a good space, and a cabinet. It's carpeted and has heating, so I felt warm even though it was quite chilly outside. The shower's good, I just had one issue with it: there was no hot water one day, but all others were fine. The only improvement I'd suggest is the cleaning: the carpet in the bedroom was quite dusty and needed vacuuming, and there were some stains on the pillow and sheets. Nothing that can't be easily solved.
The best thing about it is the location: Astoria is a great neighborhood, very safe and full of coffee shops, restaurants and local stores. The apartment is about 10min from the subway station, and that line takes you to Manhattan in less than 30min.
All in all, it was a good stay, and worth the price - it had what I needed to sleep, rest and shower, after spending the day walking around NYC.