The value for the location was amazing! It is right beside tons of restaurants (Dunkin, Five Guys, Greek, Chinese, Mexican, bars, and much more on the same block) and just a half block from 5th Ave where all the high end shopping is. It is just a few blocks from central park, radio city music hall, rockafeller center, times Square and more. We went to the Macy's parade on Thanksgiving and we were just a half block away.
It is a no frills room. No coffee maker, fridge, or microwave, nor even a chair for the desk. The design of the room was weird and unbalanced (for example the bed was not in the middle of the headboard area).
There was no free coffee in the lobby, but the doorman will store your luggage for free before check-in or after checking out, but we did give a tip.
The tub stopper is a bit different than I ever experienced so just know that it spins on an axis so you have to spin it by hand so it is vertical.
There is a bose radio and a TV, but we didn't use either. But the bose radio seemed like too much of a splurge when a coffee pot, microwave, and mini fridge, or chair for the desk weren't included.
Contacting the host I have mixed feelings. Before the purchase I would give them a 1 star as they never responded to a question. However, after the purchase it was great. They were so helpful in every way.
Concerning privacy the walls were thin and you could hear the neighboring rooms speaking at a normal volume, flushing toilets, etc.
Overall, because of the price and location, I would have given this a 5 star review except for one thing I just could not overlook and that falls back into the weird design scheme. There is a shelf in the bathroom behind the toilet which makes it where the seat won't stay up when a man tries to take pee standing up. The first time it proved quite...interesting...and messy.
4 star stay overall