A friend and I traveled to Brooklyn to attend the annual Afropunk Festival held at Commodore Park. The apartment was the perfect location, being only 2 blocks from the park and no more than a 15 minute walk from great dining on Fulton and DeKalb. A 5 minute walk to a small convenient store and a delicious and affordable Spanish restaurant called Park Avenue Luncheonette. A 5-10 minute walk would get you to some really nice bars on Myrtle St.

The apartment is very clean. I particularly liked the fact that there was a washer and dryer in the unit. The beds were so comfortable. Delores and her husband made sure that I got settled in okay and were very helpful in explaining the area, giving directions, and made themselves available for any type of assistance.

Other than the music from the festival, the neighborhood is very quiet. I arrived to the apartment a day before my friend and had arranged to have dinner with a group at a restaurant on Fulton. Even thought I left the house close to 10pm I felt safe in making that 15 minute walk alone to the restaurant. We used Uber for any destinations that were more than a 20 minute walk. The fare to LaGuardia was only $33. Fare was $17 to Brooklyn Museum and Bushwick area. I never took the subway, so I'm unsure how far the stations were from our location but bus routes were close.

Overall my friend and I really enjoyed our stay. Dolores and her husband were excellent hosts and I look forward to returning to Brooklyn and hopefully staying at their place again!!