We were a group of 5 young adults from Germany and we totally agree that Gretchen was a very kind and caring host. She always answered fast and friendly and wanted us to have a great time in New York. The apartment is located in a normal housing area of brooklyn, so no loud and busy streets with lots of tourists which was really nice. On the other hand, people who want to visit hyped restaurants will probably will have to plan it and have to know that they will have to reach them not that fast. But we mostly cooked at the apartment which leads to the tiny critic and the reason why i didn't choose the whole 5 stars: when you plan to cook a lot you will miss supplies like cutting boards or big bowls where you can eat soup from. We had to buy stuff like salt sugar and oil, but these things also may not be available because of hygiene. Also bring a lighter as the one that was in the kitchen didn't work well. So that was the things we've missed a little but now the reasons why i've thought of giving the whole 5 stars: all was very clean, the style was very nice, the furniture totally cute. Beds were comfortable, TV, AC's and lights all worked like they were supposed to, bathroom was also clean and there was much Space to put stuff in it. Towels were enough and smelled very fresh. There was shampoo, conditinour and shower gel like in a hotel. The apartment looks like the pictures. We would definitely come back and i recommand Gretchen and the apartment to all of you!