We stayed at Odile's place with our two daughters, aged 5 and 7. Odile was a great host - warm, welcoming and always available if we had any questions. She couldn't have made us feel more at home in her home, while also giving us space. Even though the apartment is the top floor of her (lovely) brownstone house, it felt like we we in our own apartment. We really enjoyed staying in Odile's classic brownstone and living like New Yorkers for a while!
The apartment was just as we expected with plenty of space for a family of four, clean and no noise at all from the rest of the house or the road outside. It was hot when we were there in August / September (as you'd expect) so we were grateful for the air conditioning units in the windows of the two main rooms (although not elsewhere in the apartment). These units worked reasonably well but were rather loud. Despite this we did get used to sleeping with them on.
It's a great location, literally a minute from a good subway station / line to go either into Manhattan or down to Coney Island - both less than 30 mins journey. It's also near Prospect Park and near a wide choice of diners and restaurants, such as Dizzies which we loved.