Ahmed was absolutely fantastic! We arrived quite late, at around 1am, however he was up waiting to greet us. The apartment smelt great as he had some nice scented candles burning to make the place more welcoming. He even prepared some juice and snacks since he thought we may be peckish from travelling. The room itself is quite small but it's very comfortable and the main apartment is very spacious. Everything was very clean and Ahmed made sure we knew we could make full use of his facilities. The location was perfect - we were 3 students travelling to New York for a conference at UN Headquarters. We were literally a 10 min walk away, just across the road. There's loads of places to eat and grab a bite for breakfast close by, and the area seemed very safe.
Two of us stayed in the private room, which has a separate entrance. One of us stayed on the pull-out mattress in the main apartment, with a screen placed around it to provide some privacy from the rest of the living space.
Ahmed rescues dogs - while we were there we had the pleasure of meeting three of the ones he rescued! They were adorable and well-behaved, and he made sure to keep them in his room while we slept.
Ahmed gave us some great advice for places to go in New York, particularly a couple of speakeasy bars which were an experience in themselves.
All three of us really recommend this apartment for its great host, super location, and comfortable living space.