The two of us stayed in the apartment for a month.
Laura’s apartment is very charismatic with boldly colored walls, variety of paintings and unique furniture. The location is the main selling point of this apartment - it’s in the middle of Williamsburg with sooo many great food options just around the corner, or actually on the same street as well. Also bunch of coffee shops within a 5 min walk. Metro is around 7 min walk, and to most of the places of interest in Manhattan you can get within 30 min with 1 stop. There is Whole Foods nearby as well. Great neighborhood with interesting people overall. Be warned that the apartment is on the fifth floor, which was totally fine for us. Laura was very fast to reply and accommodating to our request to check in early/ late. Check in/ out process was very easy.
Now about the bad parts. Probably the most inconvenient for me was the bed mattress and the sofa. We work remotely, so bunch of time we spent in the apartment, and it did have one desk, but otherwise there was no second place to work. And normally I am very happy with the couch, but just these couches were not super comfortable. My back even started hurting (probably more because of the bed which was too soft for me). Also keep in mind that there is no dining table or a TV. The bathroom and kitchen are pretty old, but had everything necessary. Toilet seat and flush were a bit broken. The hot water took a while to start. The layout of the apartment was that there was a corridor -> a small room with a coffee table and a couch sit, without windows -> kitchen -> a room with a coffee table, couch sit and a desk -> bedroom. Some of Laura’s stuff is still in the apartment btw.
During our stay they were building a house directly opposite the windows, so there was noise Mon-Sat starting at 7am. To be honest it wasn’t too bad, just had to adjust to earlier wake up time. Also, now there is less light in the apartment since there is a building directly in front. This is all listed in the description as well, so as long as you are aware and ok with that, then that’s fine.
So I guess mostly I would recommend this apartment for shorter stays and when wanting to explore Williamsburg.