I didn’t enjoy my stay in Room 1. I moved from Room 12 (May -August) to Room 1 (August - December). In fact many other tenants staying in 1st floor & 3rd floor moved out during (September - December) because of the English couple living in the Room 3 (probably now moved to Room 1). They were rude and disturbed many tenants in the building and many even left. They harassed me & others so that, I leave Room 1 and move out of the building and they could move into Room 1.
I personally feel that Devon, didn’t take enough measures to handle the situations with the English couple that bothered many tenants in the building. The place is great. However the people you live with currently in the building will make your life difficult and you probably will end up in many fights with the "English couple". One of the many reasons for me to move out of the building was that I didn’t feel as a valued customer when I extended my stay in the building. Sometimes I felt that Devon is not as accommodating as before with your concerns and queries and you can feel that preference are given to new tenants.
There was another tenant who used to sing & pray very loudly in Room 9 everyday that disturbed our sleep. Mostly this place is great if not for the few tenants that made many peoples' life miserable. Personally I enjoyed my stay with all these problems. The care taker Mack is really helpful and accommodating to your request. I feel that Devon should have done something about this after he became aware of this situation. However, I highly recommend this place to anyone looking to be in Manhattan. My only advice is please book this place after the English couple move out. If not they will make your life miserable and you will not enjoy your stay in NYC.