Pros: Pretty nice, clean and spacious apartment in a good area. 3 different subways, all within 5 minutes walk. IMO, this part of Williamsburg is actually better than around the Bedford ave stop, which sometimes feels like a hipster circus. This area is more relaxed but still with lots of good restaurants and bars. And perfectly safe. Well-equipped kitchen. Allen and Irina let us store our bags in their shed after checkout, which was very convenient since we had a couple of hours to kill before our flight.

Cons: The apartment is pretty dark. It's on ground level. You will hear street noises very clearly (this street is surprisingly quiet for NYC though). As far as we could make out, the TV reception was pretty bad, but we didn't come to New York to watch TV so we didn't really try to figure out if it could be made better.

All in all, we had a positive experience. Good value for money.