Claudia's apartment is a great place to stay if you want to live like a local. It's steps away from Court Street with great restaurants and cute little shops and The wider area is just perfect for strolling around. It's a short walk to the Brooklyn heights water front park where the views of lower Manhattan are spectacular and getting into Manhattan is super easy. Whilst I never had the pleasure of meeting Claudia she was such a great host. Super communicative and flexible (we had a complex last minute situation arise). The actual apartment is super spacious. Kitchen is really well equipped and everywhere very clean and tidy. The backyard also looked a great place to hang out in warmer weather. The only caveat is if you like/need a big bed, Claudia's beds, like many US home beds are a standard UK double so would have been too small had my husband been with me. But other than that it's a great place to stay to enjoy NYC. Thanks Claudia!