Our stay at Yaw's place was pretty good. It's a little old with the wooden floors being quite creaky. Decoration is fairly sparse, but that's not what were interested in. It provided the basic necessities: comfortable beds, wi-fi, functioning kitchen and refrigerator, comfy couch, simple dining table, a TV, and 2 functioning bathrooms. There was even an old turntable to play various vinyl records. The surrounding neighborhood may seem a bit sketchy, but it's overall safe. We walked around in the evenings and didn't have any troubles whatsoever. It's about a 10 minute walk to 2 different subway stations and there are plenty of neighborhood grocery stores if you want to cook your own food. If you prefer takeout, then there are plenty of options in that area too.
I will say that there is 1 major drawback, the noise from the nearby streets. Coming from the suburbs, it was incredibly hard to get used to the almost incessant sounds of cars and trucks honking at each other or the blaring sirens of ambulances, fire trucks, and police cars. In addition, it seemed like some cars purposely revved their thunderous engines or blasted their speakers to wake people up. I personally had to buy silicon earplugs to drown out the noise and take sleeping pills just to get some sleep. This is definitely not the place for you if you're a light sleeper or you prefer quiet at night.
As a host, Yaw is excellent. He responded back very quickly when we contacted him and he offered to help us with anything that we needed. We made the mistake of going to the wrong address from the airport, but Yaw was kind enough to pay for the Lyft ride to the correct location. That's beyond what we expected and it was much appreciated.