I had a fantastic time staying at James’ place for the full month of July - not only is he a top host with a great apartment but he’s also just a really good guy: he helped me out with a lot of different things and couldn’t have been more pleasant to chat to when we were both in at the same time. I felt like I had my own space but also the opportunity to ask him questions or for recs etc when needed. The flat itself is brilliant - homely, with a brand new bathroom, well stocked kitchen and a bedroom with lots of storage and hooks (as is pretty important when you’re living out of a suitcase). There is also really very good aircon in the bedroom which was a godsend in 100 degree heat, and WiFi which helped when I had to work from home. The apartment was ideally placed for me, 5 minutes from the 2 and 3 trains to Dumbo (where I was working) and further easy subway options to the city. It’s close to Prospect Park, which is beautiful, and where I would go for a run each morning. Crown Heights in general is a really chill area with a strong community and feels incredibly local. Very few tourists around which is refreshing. Franklin Ave has an incredible range of restaurants covering all cuisines: Chavelas and Gueros for great Mexican, Bunsmith for korean, Barboncino for pizza and gelato, Mayfield for high end American, Silver Rice for sushi.. the list goes on. There’s also Peppa’s Jerk Chicken a few streets away for extremely good well priced jerk.
Basically - a great host, great apartment and great area. You can’t go wrong if you want a real Brooklyn experience and to live like a local.