I arrived at JFK very late, and even later at Carol and Joy's place, Joy very kindly stayed up to let me in. She was very welcoming, and got me settled in, in no time.

The neighbourhood is fantastic, very close to Fort Greene park and the house is on a beautiful street lined with brownstones. There are many subway options and it's a very pleasant walk, whichever line you decide to take. I think we took a different route every day :)

There's so much to do in Fort Greene, there are lots of great restaurants and you are in very close proximity to BAM. Prospect Park and Brooklyn Museum are a bit further afield, but easily reachable. There's really no need to go into Manhattan at all.

The room was great, the bed was very comfortable.
The only down side is that the room is smaller than I had anticipated, so there's not much room for luggage. But this is a very minor detail and did not detract from the enjoyment of our stay.

I had lots of activities / events organised for my week in Brooklyn, so didn't see the hosts much, as I was out and about a lot.
I would definitely recommend staying here. We had a wonderful time.