I booked this because it was cheap, and it was fine for what it was. The area is a bit messy, especially heading west towards Tribeca (weed shops, and weed users) — but no signs of trouble. The hotel room and facilities were good. It was very hot, though: without aircon it got up to 90 degrees (in December), and even with aircon it felt overheated. You get what you pay for, and overall I wasn't disappointed.