This place was great! I stayed here for two months this summer, and it was exactly what I expected from the photos. The location CANNOT be beat -- I walked everywhere from times square to the meatpacking district, I love the neighborhood.
The host, Michael, was great! He offered me a mailbox I could use while there, helped me set up a desk with a chair so I could have a comfortable work-from-home situation in the living room. He was always available by phone, and was happy to send someone to help fix anything basically immediately (though nothing broke while I was there, it all worked). He may have been the most responsive landlord I've had! Plus, all around friendly guy, he was great.
There aren't really any negatives for this place. The "kitchen" is small, with limited countertop space, so if you really want to cook big meals you'll have to figure something out. This wasn't a problem at all for me (again, the location is amazing, there is SO much great food within walking distance), but others might care. The bathroom is through the bedroom (an ensuite), so the couple times I had a friend stop by they had to go through the bedroom to get to the bathroom. Again, not problem for me at all, this is just so others reading the review know.
I was in this ground floor apartment during two tropical storms that flooded the city and the street outside, and the apartment was perfectly dry without a drop of water getting inside. The AC works great, kept me cool all summer. It's on the ground floor facing a street, but it's actually quiet! It's across the street from a park, which I think helps. I will definitely come back!