Jodi was the perfect host. We stayed in her Williamsburg apartment after we relocated back from Europe and were looking for something more permanent. Jodi made sure that the apartment was spotless and perfectly ready for us to move in. She even bought some basic supplies for us (coffee, milk etc) so that we could focus on getting over our jet lag when we arrived. Since we were also bringing our cat, Jodi made sure that we had some essential supplies for the cat as well! The apartment is nice and cozy with enough space to live comfortably with 2 people and a cat. We really loved having independent heating / cooling which is quite rare in NYC. We actually didn't need the heating much since the apartment gets a lot of natural sunlight in the mornings. We cook a lot, and the kitchen was super functional so that we could live and cook there for 6 weeks and make it a real home.
No place is perfect and there are just a few particulars about the apartment that we think are important for potential renters to know: this is South Williamsburg, and there are areas that we didn't feel comfortable walking around alone at night; when together or in the daytime we felt fine. In general though the neighborhood has lots of families and people are quite friendly. The walk to the nearest subway is about 12 minutes (longish for NYC) but to the ferry is practically across the street. There are a lot of great places a short walk away on Broadway, including great restaurants, a huge gym and an awesome wine shop. As mentioned, it is a 4th floor walk-up and the building had some quirks (many nights the hallway light was out, and the walls are thin). There is a City Acres (formally Urban Market) very close by and we made use of it frequently. We used 52 Express Cleaners for our laundry and although they also had some quirks, they were much better and cheaper than Fly Cleaners.
We were very happy to make Jodi's place our temporary home and can definitely recommend it to others for short or longer stays. If we had to do it again, we would absolutely stay there.