I and my son stayed four nights at Nick's great apartment in September. We just loved this wonderful place in the interesting and up coming area of Red Hook.

The apartment is renovated and decorated with extremely good taste. It is at the same time trendy but has also some traditional features. The open floor plan works for two, the bed was extra comfy and the big screen is great to sit down, relax and watch your favorite movie or show after a busy exploring day in the City. And I just loved to prepare the breakfast in the equipped and roomy kitchen area full of morning sunlight for myself and my son.

Red Hook itself is really something. It is at the same time fascinating and almost odd that you can have a in the same view some rough wasteland, renovated nice small buildings, Caribbean style of giant cruisers and southern Manhattan skyscrapers. Might still mention e.g carpenters workspace wide open to see from the street what they do and a small chocolate factory just around the corner. You need to see and feel it by yourself.

We visited some of the restaurants Nick has recommended and actually the place just one block away was absolutely fantastic. Taste the cocktails and don't miss their Irish coffee. It is almost better than perfect and I mean it. It was also very convienent to have one of the best groceries in the whole NY just five blocks away. You find everything you need and extras from there if you want to cook your own meals.

The connections works. You can take the bus B61 (the stop is just one block away) to the nearest subway station and the whole city is ready to go or if you prefer nice sea views you can walk to Ikea ferry which takes you to Manhattan just next to Brooklyn bridge.

We already had a reservation for another apartment which was in Williamsburg but it was cancelled just a couple of days before our arrival. Now I can say luckily because otherwise we have probaly missed Red Hook and definetly the Nick's apartment although at the time of the cancellation I started to be a bit desparate that do we have to book some of the overprized hotels in Manhattan, but Nick was very quick with his response (like with the ones during our stay) and trusted to let his apartment to us despite of the fact I was just joined to Airbnb and had no recommendations.

All in all this was one of the best trips we ever had and hopefully we have a chance to come back some day. Thanks Nick !