Erika’s Airbnb apartment was ideal for my recent visit. It’s pristine, comfortable, and contemporary, with modern European fixtures and furnishings, clean lines (an Ikea aesthetic), and plenty of natural light. In addition, there’s no lugging luggage up and down several flights of stairs – only a handful of steps and you’re in! Guests have a separate entrance and total privacy. Erika herself was kind, attentive, and hospitable, communicating with me immediately, showing me how everything worked, offering assistance if I needed it, stocking an array of foods and condiments in the kitchen, supplying assorted books about Brooklyn and New York, and providing all the amenities a guest might require. The studio apartment is ideally situated for much of Brooklyn’s best – Prospect Park, the Brooklyn Museum, intriguing cafes and shops – and easily accessible to Manhattan as well. If you want to go to Times Square, it’s a five minute walk to the subway, and twenty-five minutes later (without changing trains!) you’re there. I hope to stay at Erika’s again on my next visit to New York. Thank you, Erika!