We had a brilliant 7 day stay in Laura's lovely apartment in Williamsburg. Everything went smoothly without issue and the place was as described in the listing, although as other guests have noted, some of the furniture is slightly different to the photographs (we really liked the addition of the cute Victorian-style sofa and armchairs!).

Laura is a brilliant host -- incredibly friendly and helpful both before and during our stay, we really valued the extensive list of local recommendations for food, drink and nightlife spots she sent us before we arrived; the 'insider take' on a holiday destination is invaluable! Although we didn't meet Laura in person (she left instructions with her neighbour Derek to let us into the apartment and show us around), she was always quick to respond to messages during our stay and left us feeling confident that everything was being taken care of.

As we discovered during our week there, you really can't beat this apartment for its central location in Williamsburg -- there's a fantastic food market literally across the street, one of the best local coffee shops next door and all the other hot local food, drink and nightlife spots are just a pleasant 5 - 15 minute walk away. The L and G trains are also both short walks away, as is the East River ferry. There's a taxi company based two doors down from the apartment which came in handy for pre-booking a car to the airport when our trip was over. We also really enjoyed having access to the roof to take in the city views!

Some personal tips from our stay: walk over the Williamsburg bridge to Manhattan, take the Brooklyn Brewery weekend tour, go to Pies-n-Thighs for some really excellent fried chicken, Bagelsmith for a proper NYC bagel and definitely check out the Smorgasburg food market in the East River State Park on Saturdays. Also, venture north to Greenpoint and go for donuts at Peter Pan's and take a walk in McCarren Park.

We would highly recommend staying here; we shall certainly be in touch with Laura the next time we come back to New York!