There are so many great things to say about this place. The highlights:
LOCATION: Red Hook is a Brooklyn gem. It’s a quiet & friendly community by the water. You’ll feel like a regular at the local restaurants and bars in no time. The new, huge grocery is just a few blocks away and has everything. The ferry is amazing - you can get from the front door of this property to Manhattan in under 30 minutes…for $2.75...by way of a pretty scenic boat ride. Who needs a subway? Also, Red Hook is much less densely populated than other areas, so you can take a walk or jog without having to do as much of the mask up/mask down dance. Short walk to Carroll Gardens restaurants and shops, longer walk to Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights, but doable. Easy, fast, and cheap Uber ride otherwise.
THE SPACE: Huge and filled with sunlight. Immaculately clean. Fantastic array of spices and cookware, and a spacious kitchen for cooking. Master bedroom and en suite bath alone are bigger than a lot of Brooklyn apartments. The private rooftop is a great place to have a sunrise coffee or a sunset cocktail and enjoy a panoramic view that includes the Statue of Liberty, Lower Manhattan, Downtown Brooklyn, etc. You can also see the water from the workspace in the living area (where I comfortably taught my online classes for a month). My favorite thing about the space, though, is that it is not like some other Airbnb’s I’ve stayed in: bland, sterile, filled with randomly thrown-together second-hand furnishings, dishes, and appliances. Rather, you can tell you’re staying in the home of a really great family - it’s a very warm and welcoming and comfortable space.
THE HOST: Emily is the best! Very communicative, generous, helpful, and friendly.
In short, this is the best Airbnb I’ve ever stayed at, and it’s a bargain for everything you get with it. Look no further!