My first experience with airbnb. It I will certainly recommend it to friends: much nicer than staying in a hotel and cheaper.
Staying in Sara's place is a good idea, nice neighbourhood, clean rooms, private bathroom

I stayed with Sara with a friend. It was our first time NY, we were very happy with the neighbourhood (Park Slope),it felt safe and it was quiet. We slept with open windows, you could hear the constant noise of cars in the distance, but it was quiet enough, and the beds were okay, so we slept very well. Like real Americans we went out for breakfast, there were enough places in the neighbourhood to go to.

The private bathroom has an excellent shower (often it is not nice to shower in the bath, because everything gets wet, but this one wasi fine. It can only be difficult for (older) people to step in the bath. )

I slept in the small room with single bed. This room has no window, So we slept with the door between the rooms open.

Sara was prompt in reacting on my mails and was there to greet us when we arrived. She was very kind. She has two friendly dogs, who will come and greet you, when you enter the front door.

After our first day out, we had a problem entering our room. We had only one key, thought it was for the frontdoor and the door of our room. But that was not the case, Sara had forgotten to tell us not to luck our room since she had only one key of this room. Sara was not at home that evening, but her neighbour was there, and we got in the room with Sara's key. i think she will have made an extra key by now.

For people from Holland: the second floor in America is the first floor in Dutch. So you only have to go one floor up to reach the room.