Lefferts Garden isn't the hip, trendy, gentrified part of Brooklyn and I actually love it for that. If you're doing things in Brooklyn it's pretty well situated (Manhattan is a 45 minute subway ride, so it's decent for that too). The space is a basement apartment: it's basic, but well maintained. I didn't need it for anything more than a place to crash, and I was really happy with it. Michelle was an amazing host. I was so impressed with how conscientious she was-- she texted to find out how I was, made sure she brought my favourite cereals-- and really nice and friendly (she invited me for a backyard cookout). Good people.