Ike is a lovely guy and it seemed like he wanted me and my partner to have a great stay in nyc. The apartment was safe, quite large for nyc, had AC which was appreciated in the hot temperatures. However, the pictures on the listing seem quite old and the condition of the apartment was not fantastic- the buzzer/entryphone was hanging off the wall, there were no blinds or curtains in the bedroom and the bathroom could do with an update. Overall it was clean enough but could have done with a more thorough vacuuming into the corners of the rooms where it was quite dusty. There was only one small towel provided which was stained, and the bathmat was not the cleanest.The air bnb could be made quite a lot nicer by clearing away personal items like the laptops in the bedroom too. We also had an issue with flies in the bathroom- ike was apologetic when we mentioned this and suggested burning sage which did help. We didnt raise any of the other issues with Ike as we wanted to spend our time enjoying NYC and we are awkward english people who dont like confrontation, but i do trust that Ike would have done something to try and resolve these issues had we brought them up. Also worth noting that communication prior to check in was a little difficult, and we didnt hear from Ike until we were already on the plane, after we contacted airbnb support as we were concerned we might arrive and have nowhere to stay- it could make things easier for future guests if you list check in instructions on the listing. Overall it was fine and we still had a good trip, but there are a number of things ike could do to make the air bnb more pleasant to stay in.