We rented a room in a four bedroom apartment. The room is perfectly sized if you intend to spend all the time outside and come here for sleep and shower. The location is just great: very close to subway that takes you to Manhattan, and just few steps away from coffee places and stores. I can hardly imagine what I would need more as a tourist.
I have two concerns about this place. One is that it seriously lacked the amenities in the house. We got only a shower tower (per guest). Have in mind that the shared bathroom had no towels; due to the sink shape, it was easy to spill the water even if you just wash hands, but since there were no towels around, we had nothing to wipe that off. I also had to carry the shower towel each time I wanted to wash my hands or face. (Also, you have to throw the toilet paper in the trash and not flush it, which is just another small inconvenience to the comfort.) We also lacked furniture in our room to place our clothes or personals. There were times when we wanted to borrow things from the shared living room, but again, lack of furniture even there.
Also, I am not sure if this is directly host's fault, but the halls in the building were terribly dirty and stinky. Surely the host can speak to a representative about this...? At least I would.
The second thing I didn't like is that, after not such a perfect stay, the host asked us for a five star rating. I understand that hosts find this kind of income very helpful, but I also think this is unacceptable, especially since I felt that the lack of proper treatment came from a lack of interest from the host.
Overall, I actually don't think you should completely cross this place off your list. However, you should know what exactly to expect. The price value is great; having said that, this place still needs some simple work. By just adding few more amenities, and seeming more approachable, this would easily be a five star place. Otherwise, if you really don't care about anything more than a king mattress and saving some money, go for it.