On 3 of my 4 trips to NYC I have taken red eye flights because I hate the idea of spending a whole day traveling between the almost 5 hour flight and 3 hour time difference. My biggest fear of when doing so is that I'll be lugging my bags around New York for 6-8 hours before I can check in. Kiriko very kindly allowed us to drop off our bags at 9:30am. Unfortunately that was the only time over our three and a half days in NYC that I saw Kiriko. I was gone from morning until late at night and just used the apartment to sleep and shower.

Though it wasn't the nicest street in Brooklyn, I definitely felt safe enough, and what the neighborhood lacked in charm it made up for with convenience. With a 2-3 minute walk to catch the 2 and 3 lines and a 15 minute walk to catch the Q line, we were pretty well situated to get to much of the city.

The apartment itself is a little spartan. The layout is also a little weird, if you are in the back bedroom you have to walk through the other two rooms to get out to the rest of the apartment. The room I stayed in was just a thin mattress with two mattress toppers on top of it, it was a bit too soft for me, but I'm a big guy at 6'5". The bathroom was clean and looked recently remodeled and the kitchen was nice. As long as they continue to put some of their profits back into the space, it will get nicer and nicer.

Kiriko's great communication and nice gestures made up for some of what the room lacked. Factor in the price and convenience of location to subways and it was a good stay.