Sean's place is great and exactly as advertised. For the Greenpoint/Williamsburg area, I'm not entirely sure you can find a better location for mass transit (to Manhattan specifically, but other locations, too). A block and a half and you're at the Bedford stop on the L (gray) line, which is minutes into Manhattan. BE SURE TO CHECK THE MTA PAGE for outages. We saw a notice that the L would be shut down for portions of the weekend after we left, and it struck me just how crippled we'd have been without it. Obviously not Sean's fault if it happens, but good to check on. Also, the ferry is a couple of blocks and very convenient.

If you're a night owl, there is fabulous nightlife and late/drunk-food very close, and there is also an amazing, 24-hour grocery (basically a mini Whole Foods) down the block. Four blocks down Berry and you're at Brooklyn Bowl, which you NEED to attend on Thursday night when ?uestlove (the Roots/Jimmy Fallon) is DJing.

Sean was great to work with. He turned into handyman to set a toilet problem right and stayed in contact through that ordeal to make sure we were all set. Place was very clean and spacious. If you're constantly cold, you might want to check to see if he has control of the radiator heat. We normally keep our house chillier than most folks, so the cooler apartment was great for us, but it might be worth an ask if you're a person with a home thermostat set at 80. :)

Neighborhood is super-safe, and a quick Yelp search will show you just how many coffeehouses, restaurants and shops are near. Sweetleaf was our most-utilized coffee stop, and we can't recommend House of Small Wonder (one block over on 6th) enough. Also look up Five Leaves.

Take the ferry two stops toward Wall St. to the DUMBO area and wander around. Great food and shopping. Laugh at the people in line for Grimaldi's and go across the street to Juliana's. Go to Powerhouse Books and see if any of the local celebs are browsing.

If you're wanting to walk across the Williamsburg Bridge, which we recommend doing once in daylight and once at night, it's a short walk from the apartment, too. Weekends there is an adorable weekend shopping stop called Artists and Fleas just down 7th towards the river.

So lock this place in, get yourself a subway pass, get the CityMapper app (a must), and get to exploring.