Start at the beginning - there isn't any lighting on the outside of the house which is located on a dark street. There isn't any light in the interior stairwell. The building is old and every outlet is overloaded with plugs. The listing states there is a smoke detector which would have made me feel a bit better about the overloaded plugs but there isn't one. The futon was AWFUL to sleep on. The bed wasn't much better. The 3 pillows for 3 of us were the flattest, more uncomfortable I've ever used. The listing said there were extra pillows & bedding but there weren't. We were scheduled to stay 6 nights - we left after 1 which left us scrambling trying to find a place for 5 more nights. That was very challenging since NYC no longer allows short term rentals for less than 30 days which makes this an illegal rental. Thr listing also talks about the backyard - truly a prize in Manhattan if it wasn't all overgrown.