If you are "budget" travellers, look no further than Janet and David's place for your stay in Brooklyn. One stop on the subway takes you to the Lower East side and it's 5 mins to a City Bike station ($12 for 24 hours) for your cycling adventures around Brooklyn: lots of great cycling routes and it's flat! We slept well, and took advantage of being able to make our own coffee and keep breakfast supplies and snacks in the fridge. Wonderful people committed to living in their community and to accommodating visitors in the warmest possible way.