I stayed at Clay's for almost 2 months, and was sad when I had to leave as it really felt like home. I had the room with the private bathroom (he also rents out the other two rooms). It was a small world of my own, with my own large screen TV with Netflix,HBO etc and a bathroom which was mine. Something that is rare to find in NY. The neighbourhood is very cool, super street art and it's got a lot of character. Many bodegas and restaurants nearby which I really enjoyed. You get the sense that you're part of a tight knit community as you walk by homes. The building is amazing, very contemporary with an amazing gym that I used a lot. So this is definitely great value for money and I'd recommend it highly.
Clay is a great host, very communicative ahead of time and friendly. Made sure that I was fine during my stay all the time. We hung out a bunch of times and he's got some awesome taste in music (including being an amazing piano player). Super flexible as well with my requests that was a pleasure to see, and helped me a lot.