Duane's place rocks! It was even better than the photos, and there were several nice green plants around which made it even more homey. There was tons of room for me and my 84-year-old mom, who enjoyed the queen bed in the first bedroom. I loved the super-soft sheets and the warm cover on the bottom bunk of the full-sized bed. The shower had plenty of hot water, there was a Keurig coffee maker in the big kitchen with a good choice of coffee pods, and if we'd wanted to cook a meal it would have been easy on the stove.
The place is only two short blocks to the subway which we used every day to quickly get into manhattan. Just north of our subway stop on Eastern Parkway are many delicious restaurants. We loved Barboncino pizza, and the Thai restaurant called Misc. We also visited the Brooklyn Museum, a 10 minute walk from the apartment. Prospect Park is also within walking distance, and we went to the other side of the park to Park Slope and found the Park Slope Methodist Church where mom and my dad, now deceased, were married in 1959. A truly memorable experience.
Clearly, Duane and his wife Sherry have invested a tremendous amount of effort and care into updating their lovely building while retaining so much of the character. We were overjoyed to spend five nights there, and hope to return.