This was my first experience of using air bnb and it was absolutely brilliant. This is a great private space and much larger than what you may anticipate by simply just looking at the photos.
Checking in and out was easy and on arrival I was given a full tour of the space.
Both Luis and Mel were very friendly and I could tell from the very start that they were going to be great hosts. They made me feel very welcome and genuinely wanted me to have a great stay.
There was lots of food in the cupboards, plenty of bottled water and other basics, such as eggs in the fridge. There was a nice area for cooking, although I didn't use this space much.
The bed is firm and comfortable with clean sheets and the bedroom itself is very spacious with a soft, wardrobe and draw space along with a full length mirror.
The bathroom is great and the shower was always hot. Towels, toilet tissue, soap, toothpaste and lots of other bathroom essentials were provided.
The living room area was very cosy. It had a small dining table, nice sofa and t.v. with access to Netflix. The Wi-Fi connection was super fast also.
There is a private entrance so you very much feel like you're in your own little apartment but it was nice to know that I could message Mel and Luis, knowing that they were just upstairs. Their responses to my messages were very quick and they also checked in with me regularly to see how I was getting on and if there was anything that I needed to make my stay more enjoyable. Mel was also available to talk to in person.
There was some construction work going on nextdoor but this was no surprise to me as Luis had told me about this prior to booking this air bnb and reminded me again on my arrival, so there were no hidden surprises.
The area itself is quiet and I used the J train, about a 10 minute walk, to get to downtown Brooklyn and Manhattan, which is about a 20 minute train ride.
If I return to Brooklyn in the future I'll definitely be looking out for Luis and Mel's place. So if you're looking for a clean, cosy private space with two great hosts then this is definitely the place to stay.