We had a great weekend at Marcel's place near Prospect Park. No problems communicating in advance. Marcel was kind and very quick to respond to questions. The apartment is modern with plenty of room for a family of 5 (3 kids on the blow up mattresses provided, which were great). We didn't spend a lot of time there but it was great to have a clean, comfortable, and modern place to come home to. We loved the design and layout of the house. At first we found a slight smell of dog fur, but the apartment was very clean and we didn't notice it later. We found a great Taco stand just down the street, and its very close to the lakeside offerings in Prospect Park (roller rink, cafe, bike rentals etc at the park) which was fun. It was really close to the Church Av subway stop (2 blocks from the apartment) and about 20 minutes ride into Manhattan. We pretty easily found parking on Friday afternoon when we arrived, but can see that it might get difficult later in the day or on the weekend being so close to the park. We didn't need the car all weekend. All in all, it was a great stay, we would definitely do it again.