I'd never stayed, or even been, in a brownstone, so I was excited to book this one for a trip to Brooklyn to visit relatives. It was lovely, with two floors all to ourselves. I enjoyed my stay there immensely. The layout really worked for our party. There were two larger bedrooms upstairs, each with a smaller room next to it. Both the smaller rooms had private entrances, so there was no need to walk through anyone else's bedroom. Three of the upstairs rooms had beds, and one was in a sitting room that the host put a comfy airbed in for us. The front bedroom had an ensuite bath, and there was another bathroom off the hall for the other rooms. So, it was one small and one large bedroom in the front, and one small and one large bedroom in the back. The back bedrooms were off the street and a bit quieter. There were some street sounds in the front, but it made for an authentic New York experience, and I enjoyed people-watching from the large windows that we could shutter up for the night to keep the rooms private and dark.
The downstairs was perfect for living. The kitchen was clean and well-equipped. The host supplied bags of regular and decaf coffee. The dining room was stately and peaceful, and a door led from the back of it out onto a small deck with a wooden table and chairs. The small deck overlooked the private backyard. There was no access to the yard itself, but the trees and the peacefulness were there to enjoy. The living-room space had two couches, both sofa beds, I believe, and they made up one with bed-linens for us. There were two screens that we spread out on either side of the sofa bed to give it some privacy from the comfy seating area (with the other sofa) at the front of the brownstone and the dining room at the back. We used the door to the hallway to go from the front of the living room to the kitchen (at the end of the hall) and the dining room, which had its own door off the hallway. So no one had to pass through the bed-room space of the sofa bed with screens on either side. The extra bathroom off the downstairs hallway was a plus, both for our friend on the sofa bed and for us during the day when we were downstairs.
I loved the entrance, with double entryway, the inside one with lovely etched-glass windowpanes. The small foyer lead to the hall and the beautiful old wooden staircase.
Our party of four, with another person joining us one night, never lacked for hot water, and the soaring ceilings and large windows and generous space were wonderful to come back to in the evenings or for a nap. There was plenty of room to spread out and enjoy solitude or one another's company in the evening or for breakfast.
Communication with Tony, who was overseeing our stay, was effective and quick. He was a delight. When we needed the heat (radiators in all the rooms) adjusted, he made sure it was just right for us.