I enjoyed my two-week stay in Maria's apartment. I needed a quiet place to do some work at home during a research trip to New York and the ability to make myself some breakfast and light meals, and her apartment delivered. The apartment itself was very quiet, aside from some of the neighbors playing loud music on the weekend and sirens and regular street noise (it is New York, after all...). The bed is large and comfortable. My only real criticism is that the curtains on the bedroom window are very sheer and thus sleeping in was a bit difficult with the sun--but I wasn't doing much of that during this trip, so it wasn't an issue. Maria was very prompt and helpful in her communications. The neighborhood is very eclectic with great Caribbean food nearby, but also some cute gastropubs walking north and over toward Prospect Park. It's well connected to Manhattan via the B, Q, or 2 lines. Overall, I recommend!