I stayed here for ten weeks while moving to New York. I was able to book it immediately, because any time that shows as available really is available. Most people on Airbnb don't actually have a place free for that long even though they show as open all the time, and many will take days to get back to you and say they can't do it.

The place is a decent sized studio apartment with a shared bath, up one flight of stairs (there wasn't much contention for the bathroom). There are seven studios on three floors, and five of them are rented on airbnb. Mine had a kitchinette with utensils and basic cooking equipment, good wifi, and an air conditioner that was absolutely vital in the summer. It's not luxury but there was nothing missing - it's run a little like a long term stay hotel, Marylyn and Lloyd are right there living downstairs in case you need something. The mattress is European style firm, which I actually like. This studio has three north facing windows, which means it doesn't get a ton of natural light. Two blocks away is a Foodtown grocery with decent prices and lots of quality food. Grocery availability was great.

It's also quiet. I couldn't hear the other tenants if I was in my room with the door closed. I had three windows facing the street, but there wasn't much road traffic or noise. Occasionally people in the neighborhood would play music loud outdoors, generally on a Friday night. I often work from home so I know it's fairly quiet at all times of day.

A real plus with staying in a room that is always rented out is that it's "yours" while you are there. You don't have to constantly worry about disturbing someone else's personal possessions, or deal with an owner that is hard to get in touch with. Other than the dishes, everything there is durable and hard to break.

Basically, it was a perfectly fine place to stay for the duration and I absolutely recommend it.

This is one block from the Nostrand AC subway line. This is a pretty good way to get into Manhattan. It's less good to get to other parts of Brooklyn, because you may have to take the C local to Lafayette and then walk five minutes to Atlantic Terminal. Note that most Airbnb places in Brooklyn do not have good subway service at all. The G line is horrible, anything over 10 minutes walk from any line is horrible (this includes much of Clinton Hill).

The neighborhood is middle to lower middle class, and this is quite close to a main road so it's perfectly safe. However, there are not a lot of good restaurants close by - I ended up traveling 20 minutes by foot and/or subway when I wanted more variety in my food. When I ultimately got an apartment, I made sure I didn't have to take the subway to get everywhere.

A note based on an earlier reviewer who backed out because she didn't feel safe... this is literally a 2 minute walk from the subway. NYC subways are quite safe, and Nostrand itself is a street with high foot traffic. The place is 1/2 block from Nostrand (1 minute), on a well lit street filled with the people who live right there. Not to put too fine a point on it, the neighborhood is 90% non-white and there are some low-income buildings on the street (which means that a bunch of people tend to hang around outside). That makes some people nervous, even though Bed-Stuy does not actually have a lot of crime and this area is way too visible for random criminals to hang out in.

To get to Manhattan you walk 2 minutes to the Nostrand AC station, where both trains show up every 10 minutes. Either line takes at most 15 minutes to get to Fulton St. in Manhattan, where you can transfer onto most other lines in less than 5 minutes. This is actually better than average for Brooklyn, because most places are more than 2 minutes from the subway! Better subway access, IF you are close to the station, can be had in the following places. Williamsburg on the L line, if you are not too many stops into Brooklyn, because you come into Manhattan at a more convenient spot. Any of the few 2345 stops (red and green lines at the same station), just because trains come so often you never have to wait 10 minutes.

Marylyn and Lloyd are pretty nice and helpful, although I settled in to New York fast and didn't really need much help. I actually didn't see them much and almost never saw the other tenants, because we kept different hours.

Overall this was just what I needed, basically I would call it reliable and convenient. Everything was taken care of and there were no bad surprises. Hopefully this review gave you enough information that you won't have any surprises either!