Warm home and green hospitality in a not yet hip neighborhood in Brooklyn on the border of Bushwick, Brooklyn and Ridgewood, Queens.
We stayed for 6 nights with the lovely and very helpful couple Jonathan and Brooke (and lovely Benson). I was with my daughter and she really fell in love with the bohemian jungle room. The double bed was a bit small though for not being a couple.
The Halsey metro is super close, that is a huge advantage to travel to Manhattan. Most rides to Manhattan hot spots take about 45-55 minutes.
The neighborhood is not yet as trendy and lively as we expected, it is still upcoming and doesn’t have too many nice cafes in the close area. On the first night we had a few drinks at Father Knows Best and that was a lively place: they organize movie evenings, karaoke etc. A few days later we had a wonderful experience at Rolo’s in Ridgewood/Queens: it is quite a walk to get there but I think it is the best restaurant we have visited in 6 days, much better then the ones in Manhattan. The atmosphere in Rolo’s is very cheerful and the food is excellent and unique.
We felt very welcome at Jonathan and Brooke’s place.