Airbnb

Fantastic place for enjoying Brooklyn … or even Manhattan since it’s close to transit.

We drove in from Virginia and found parking within a few spots of the door in mid-afternoon. (Left the car parked there the rest of the weekend, but noticed a regular turnover of parking spots.)

Space is tastefully done, quiet … and really spacious. This is not a hotel room or a suite – it’s a full apartment. I enjoyed having coffee in the rocker in the kitchen/sun room every morning. (There’s coffee to be made or you can dash down to the corner and buy two bagels and two coffees for less than $5. We bought.)

The only hitch was the bed, which J. clearly states is a sofa bed. I slept (and napped) like a rock. My wife, who is half my size, complained that she kept rolling into me. Lesson for all of you: Don’t sleep with me.

We sampled the neighborhood restaurants, all very good, and strolled through Fort Greene park people watching New Yorkers being surprisingly normal.

Too cold for garden, but we enjoyed looking out at it. It must be spectacular in the spring.

Never used Airbnb before. We’ll be back. And we'll be back to Perfect for Parents, With Garden.