The first thing prospective guests should know is that apartment is below street level, and the windows are next to the trash bins. The other is that the subway station that's supposed to be at the corner is closed for construction. Fortunately, bus service is excellent, as are the restaurants within walking distance. The unit is clean, except for a metal vent in the bathroom that has gathered years of dust and needs to be painted and the grout in the shower tiles. Also in the bathroom are missing wall tiles that could easily have been replaced when the modern sink cabinet was installed. I believe that renovating this unit is a work in progress. The owner has chosen to move the flat screen into a rustic armoire, so you can only watch from the bed or one seat of the couch, and several of the overhead lightbulbs in the combo bed-living-dining area are out, making it gloomy-looking. Another review mentioned the leaky coffeepot; it's still leaking -- the surface it's on is not level. The turntable in the microwave doesn't turn. The one thing I think the owner should address immediately is to replace the mattress cover and the bed pillows; they are in terrible condition. I am pointing this stuff out because it's all easily remedied, and I think people should know what to expect. I probably spent more time than most guests in the unit because everything I planned to do in New York took place before dark. And those helpful tips VRBO said you'd receive on their app never appeared.