I can write at length reasons to stay at Pierce's flat (and I will!, later), but simply it is a home away from home and when you're exhausted with walking the streets of Manhattan, seeing all the sites and you need a rest, isn't it better to releax on a sofa in front of a TV with a glass of orange juice r wine in your hand than to sit on the edge of a hotel bed?
I'd stayed in NYC 3 times before my last visit and each time I'd stayed in a hotel - the 2nd time I stayed at the Hotel Pennsylvania in a suite at dirt cheap prices because I worked for one of the largest holiday companies.
This time I looked at booking a hotel. Alas, as you probably know, New York hotels are stupifyingly expensive (even more so than London!) So I looked at AirBnB. Yes, there were around 6 or 7 places that charged a "reasonable" rate. Alas, for that you would get a windowless room with a toilet and a shower installed in the bedroom. So I looked a bit further, to Brooklyn, a place I've never been before.
After I've stayed in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn for a week, why didn't I stay there before?! Pierce's flat is, simply, perfect.
It's a 5 minute walk to Bergen Street tube/subway, which is 2 stops from Manhattan.
The best thing about Pierce's flat, is it is an idyllic place to rest after a day's holidaying xxxx