Brian is a helpful host who went above and beyond to help us out; we checked in late at night, and he also let us keep our luggage in his apartment after check-out while we explored NYC on our last day before an evening flight. His apartment is spotlessly clean, beautifully furnished and stylish, and there were nice touches like luxury towels and an awesome home entertainment unit (huge plasma TV, Netflix, cable, fast wifi, speakers for music) in the guest room. We weren't crazy about the neighbourhood however, it wasn't tourist-friendly in terms of places to eat and drink, and it's quite scruffy & run-down. We had to take a Metro (a 10-15 min walk away) to the nicer spots of Brooklyn each time we wanted to grab a coffee or find something to do. Also, if you like it cool (temperature-wise), this may not be the place for you; even with all the fans running we were uncomfortably warm in Brian's place (mid September).