My partner and I stayed with Laurie for 5 days right before Christmas, and we couldn't imagine a better choice for our New York visit. The house is located in a wonderful, safe and pedestrian-friendly neighbourhood in Brooklyn -- with a great choice of restaurants, cafes and bars, all within short walking distance. There are also two easily accessible subway stations nearby for getting around the city. As a result, we had no problems efficiently getting around Brooklyn and Manhattan from this location.

Laurie herself was an excellent host, and a fantastic source of information for where to go for dining and entertainment, as well as for getting around New York and Brooklyn. She also appeared to know quite a bit about the historical and cultural side of the city. (One of my regrets was not getting enough time to talk to her about this side of the city)

The house itself is a walk-up with beautiful spacious interior (the photos on the website don't exaggerate). The house is filled with a wonderful array of art -- in fact, one of my daily pleasures was lingering over the drawings and paintings as I walked up and down the stairs in the morning.

The room we had was cozy, warm and private, and the bathroom was clean and maintained throughout our stay. In short, we couldn't hoped for a safer, more well-kept place for our visit.

My partner and I were surprised as to how much we lucked out finding this place for our New York trip, given that this was the first time we had used Airbnb. We intend on coming back here again when we visit N.Y. next time.