Not a good value for money
We booked two nights in a budget room with a double bed. It was very hot and there was no AC but no complaints here, since it was advertised that budget rooms do not have AC. The ceiling fan was whobbling and hitting the ceiling making a noise that I could hear from the next door shared bathroom. 
The location is pretty good. You are 3 blocks away from the 110th street subway station which is serviced by the red line that can get you downtown, but be advised that it is not an express line and it stops in every single station there is, so if you need to get to Times Square, for example, you will have 9 stops along the way.
The most frustrating thing was that the total due on arrival as per the booking information was not in fact the final total due. Oh yes, there were taxes! Would it kill anyone to put an extra line in the final due computation that states the tax amount??!! For two nights it was an additional 35 dollars worth of taxes and fees. The invoice had some 5 separate lines with different taxes adding towards the final amount due. We have stayed in a couple of other budget places but have seen such practice for the first time. We compared prices with other establishments before booking and it would have helped a lot in making a better decission, should the tax be included in the advertised price.
The bed had a mattress with springs that were hurting the back, plus the bed was so noisy that you couldn't make a slight move in it without waking up the other person. I am almost sure that the neighbours could hear it too, as I deffinitely could hear them.
The sheets looked crisp and washed but were still stained. This was desgusting. Is it that much of a cost to buy new linens from time to time? The room was extremely small (under 2 feet of space on each side of the bed), but I guess that is something you can expect in Manhattan. 
Staff at the reception was neither too friendly nor rude, no major complaints there. 
All in all, I am sure that for this kind of money or maybe for a little more extra, one can find a better place to stay and in a better location.