Simo was like a friend I was meeting after a long time. He welcomed me and my sister and showed us around his lovely home pointing out how things worked and all the quirky stuff and things in the house. He was very helpful figuring out the problem that the cable company was having with the internet connection - Simo had left but came back to the apartment to make the call to the cable company and register the complaint. Luckily, after a day, the internet started working properly. The couches in the living room are huge and my sister and I spent many evenings lounging around. We cooked breakfast, got groceries from the nearby stores, ate out at some of the lovely restaurants around - if you like beer, definitely got to Lock Yard. At the apt., there is very little closet space, the toilet pot is shaky :P and the cook top is a little quirky. Simo's neighbour snores & sometimes, you can hear them if the air conditioning is off. Friendly people in the building too. Good Brooklyn location. Simo's apt. felt like home. And I really really really like Simo. ( The washer & dryer is not in the apt. but in the building & Simo was kind enough to offer his own laundry card for us to use at no additional charge - we didn't end up using it though. ) I considered booking Simo's apt. for an additional week after our stay but it was already booked.