The apartment is BEAUTIFUL and the hosts are nice. I was not very happy with the neighborhood though - it's 2 minutes walking from Bed-Stuy and when you go to the closest subway station (it's 10 minutes from the apartment) you pass this truly unpleasant area with the crowd of very poor, often drunk or using people asking for money. The apartment is the classical choice for a family with the car so you could spend time in the house and in the other area but not it's own neighborhood. Actually the only nice direction to walk from there is south - to the Prospect Park. That side of the area looks clean and safe.