We visited the weekend of 11/23-23/2013. Waldemar is a great guy--welcoming and helpful. Our room was large and comfortable--excellent bed and private bathroom. Nice deck outside although it was too chilly to use it. Everything was clean. Cotton sheets. Great Internet connection. We did not use the kitchen but it looked up-to-date and well-equipped.

Our one concern is that the living room was sort of disheveled--lots of his things around--clothes, etc. It didn't really seem a place that we'd want to spend time. Didn't matter to us too much since we weren't in the apartment that much. But it might make a difference to someone else. Also, while there was a clothes rack in our room, all the closets were full of his things--there really wasn't anywhere to put away our clothes so we were living out of our suitcases which would have been a problem had we been staying more than a couple of nights. Somewhat the same thing in the bathroom.

This is a terrific neighborhood where we have spent a lot of time. A block from the subway. Choice, the coffee shop and bakery, at the corner. Lots of good restaurants on Dekalb Ave. Walk to the Barclay Center if you're going to something there. And you can park on the street which saves a ton of $$ compared to Manhatten (just be alert to the street cleaning signs). Very comfortable place to use as a gateway to the city.