Spent 2 nights at Shadi's place when I was traveling in NY with my mother. I would say it worth the buck. There are 3 subway lines (super critical at night since we love the night view of NY), a couple grocery stores, a Bank of America branch around. The place was a bit noisy sometimes but didn't bother us at night because we were exhausted after long days. Shadi provided me great insights on places I should visit in Brooklyn, and shared coffee with us.