Heather's place was exactly as described. Light filled, high ceilings, private garden, well equipped kitchen, great beds, linen, and plenty of books to read. It was great to be in an apartment with corner windows, sun, fresh air and shielded from the street by trees. Apartment also had air- conditioning which we didn't really need because of the cross breeze.
Heather was super flexible with check-in and check-out options and a great communicator. As was her friend Kim, on standby in Heather's absence.
Situated in a great neighbourhood, the apartment was quiet yet very central to Prospect Park, Brooklyn Museum, and many other great Brooklyn neighbourhoods with a short walk to subway, fabulous restaurants, shopping, post office, services and across the street was a 24 hr convenience store with really friendly staff.
Shout out to Bicycle Habitat - just a stones throw away on the adjacent corner who rented me the best bike I'd ever ridden- plus extras at the most affordable price in Brooklyn. Great helpful staff. But if this isn't your thing, there plenty of citibike options on every second block, buses and subway all in easy reach. But the streets are so beautiful, I'd recommend walking as much as you can.