Kevin was great. He was very welcoming and had tons of great tips for us about the city. He gave us some great info on the subway (which was alsov very close to the apartment) and how to navigate the area.

Park Slope really is a great area. It was extremely safe and much calmer than the craziness of Manhattan. It had tons of great coffee shops (Cafe Martin was my favourite), awesome restaurants and plenty of little grocery stores where we could stock up on breakfast food. Check out Union Market - it is down the street from Kevin's place and is a beautiful store. Don't forget to check out the Botanical Gardens at Prospect Park which is within walking distance from the apartment.

Park Slope is really close to several subway stations which made getting around very easy. I was also surprised at how reasonable cabs were - we took a cab to and from LaGuardia to the apartment and it only cost about $35.

The apartment itself was great. We had tons of space and were extremely appreciative of the air conditioner! Having access to the kitchen saved us buckets of money. We were able to have breakfast at home every day so we could afford to go out to a few fancy restaurants for dinner.

We felt we got amazing value out of staying with Kevin and would recommend him to anyone going to NYC that is not interested in lighting their wallet on fire by staying at a hotel.