We arrived in the morning, during a snowstorm, carrying a bag as big as myself. Gus lifted it like it was full of feathers and we quickly climbed to the 3rd floor apartment. in the next 30 minutes we got the tour of the house by gus, the kitchen tour by holly, with all the drawers, and even managed to arrange for a short visit to the music studio he owns. Gus is a very tall, very friendly guy. Holly can make you laugh until your jaw hurts. We got the rules of the house - come when you like, go when you like, don't worry about anything, just enjoy new york.
They make a perfect pair, these two, we got that from the beggining. As we found out during the week there, we shared the same taste for art and politics. And music. And food. And fun. (they give you accurate lists of places they like in brooklyn, which we used extensively for eating and having fun). We were walking all day, some days we got to see them awake at home when we got back. So we talked about whatever, our jobs, their plans. It was very nice.
They helped us with everything: find routes, get places, transfer money, print bookings, get taxis, even prepare breakfast - thanks Holly.
The apartment was great, it looked like our apartment. It was also very clean, despite the two cats living there. It was generally cleaned twice during the week we spent there.
The location was great as well, williamsburg is the coolest place in ny. You can go everyhere easy from the apartment and get to Manhattan in 15 min.
Ah, we also got to meet the lead singer from Les Trois Accords, he had the second guestroom. Great guy, very polite, answered all our weird questions and made a great parralel on US and canadian policies and general politics.
We had a great time, me and my husband, part thanks to NY, part thanks to Gus and Holly.
Thanks guys!
PS: also great view from the roof, it was easy access and the best place to smoke.