when we booked this place we were under the impression it was a hostel. however, when we arrived we discovered it is just a room in an apartment- you can't lock the door, you share the apartment with people who have access to your room, there is only 1 room with shower and toilet in the apartment, there is no staff or a front desk, and when we tried to talk to the only staff member (the owner of the apartment) we did not get any respond. the building IS very close to a subway station but it took us about 40 minutes to reach most interest points in Manhattan, except Central Park. the worst part is the locks on the door- the maid unlocks the door OF THE APARTMENT every morning leaving your room accessible to EVERY person entering the building, and there were many times the other residents just forgot to lock it. in addition, because you as well have access to all other rooms in the building, you can easily be blamed for taking someone's stuff. and the last thing is the stairs- the apartments are in the 3rd and 4th floors, there is no elevator and the stairs are broken, steep and dangerous (we almost fell several times).