You're paying for location. The place is very nice but if you're in the city exploring you will not care so much about how nice the place is. If you plan to have any guests at all this is not the place. For not that much more you can get a hotel in the city which could be a better option for you depending on your needs.

But Queens is an amazing place and a very nice place to stay. We were able to walk to all kinds of food, bars, and the beautiful park on the water where you can see the whole city skyline. The "private entrance, private room, dedicated bathroom" are all right outside of the hosts home office which he will be in constantly, which is fine but the wording of his description put a larger emphasis on privacy so I guess expected more.

Over all, this place is very nice but if I had to do it again I would strongly consider going to a hotel for a little more per day or gone to a cheaper Airbnb.