I want to preface this review by saying Ruth was a great host! Any negative experiences listed in this review weren’t necessarily in her control. The room itself was accurately described. It did get stuffy and hot in the room, but there is a fan provided which helped. It’s a pretty small unit which works well if you’re planning on being out most of the time. The location was perfect! Very close to many restaurants and the subway. We were mainly disappointed with the cleanliness of the entrance to the apartment. You enter down some stairs next to the building where there’s a horrible sewage/trash smell, lots of flies, and occasionally rodents. After you pass through the first door, then you have to pass through a small hallway before reaching the actual door to the room. The hallway between the two doors smells horribly of sewage/trash and is swarming with flies. It was impossible not to let some in when coming and going. The smell from the hallway would creep into the room when the fan wasn’t on. Also, the building was being treated for rats/mice when we stayed. On our last full day here there was a sign outside of our door saying “Warning: keep out. Poison baited area.” Again, the room itself was nice for the location, but I think it was a little overpriced for the size, smell, and pests.