We had a wonderful time in Brooklyn with Laurie (Peter was away at camp). We had the top floor to ourselves during most of our week-long stay. Laurie provided plenty of ideas of things to do. The location was ideal. We walked down to the DUMBO area a couple of times, easily took the subway into Manhattan, and attended an outdoor concert in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, which we would not have learned about had we been in a hotel. There are numerous restaurants nearby, both eat-in and take out, as well as several grocery stores/delis. We ate many meals in the park, enjoying the warm weather. Laurie was very generous with the use of her computers, which was very helpful in allowing my daughter to keep up with her friends on facebook, and even to connect up with them in New York. We would definitely contact Laurie again if visiting New York.