I'll start by saying that this is a great value and that the host, Wayne, was very friendly and welcoming. The location in Harlem is what it is, you get the experience of Harlem at the cost of being a bit far away from downtown Manhattan. This isn't a big deal since the subways can get you there so fast anyway. The room was exactly as shown in the photos and was clean.I t was really great to have a private bath (not available for all rooms in the building). Things that could be improved: Our room was never cleaned nor the bathroom towels replaced while we were there (5 days), but that may have been our fault. Due to some health issues and reduced energy we tended to sleep late and only left the room near noon most days. There was a coffee machine and refrigerator (a rare find for a B&B) in the room, but no coffee for the coffee machine. Also, if there had been a microwave in the room rather than having to trek downstairs to the shared kitchen we could have made better use of the refrigerator. We never did figure out the TV channels- a channel guide would have helped, but we weren't there to watch TV anyway. This sounds picky-I just wanted to paint the whole picture. It really comes down to expectations and I've seen better for less money (but not in NYC) and worse for more money at other B&B's. Overall you get great value for your money here and if you spend some time with Wayne you'll have some great conversation.