This was my first Airbnb experience & what a positive one it was. Both property & host were perfect.
The property is brand new with all mod cons. Why stay in a hotel room when you can have all the room of a 3 floor house with wide screen on demand TV, washer dryer, cooker, fridge freezer - the list really does go on. Oh I forgot 2 bathrooms! At a fraction of the cost.
The house is set on a lovely tree lined avenue with a mixture of varied architecture - mostly traditional brownstones but intermixed with some newly renovated properties that all blend in together. It is a 10 minute walk to Nostrand Ave subway which is on the express A line. From here it is a 15 minute ride to downtown Manhattan
One to thing to take into account is this is central Brooklyn & not Manhattan. The main roads reflect the needs of the community. They are not filled with tourists sightseeing or shopping.But this makes the stay all the more appealing. You are staying in a proper community of New Yorkers. Try Chris Caribbean restaurant for sumptuous curry goat & jerk chicken on Nostrand Avenue /Bergen Avenue . Opposite is a brilliant deli with a great selection of beers from around the world & I got a great tattoo from Steel Star Ink.
If you after the latest hipster scene then you can get a bus nearby to trendy Williamsburg
After a long day sightseeing it was great to return to such a lovely & comfortable house where I could check out the following days events on the high speed WiFi while the kids watched Netflix.
That's enough of the property - now onto Adam, our host. I never met him but from the outset I could tell he was going to be reliable. When I asked for extra photos of the property at time of booking he went out to take some (on a Friday night) & emailed them to me within a few hours. During the days leading up to our arrival he kept in touch & whilst at the property would contact me regularly to see if all was okay & whether he could assist further. It was reassuring that he would respond immediately by phone or email. I honestly have only positive words to say about him & it was with regret that were unable to meet up for a beer
To conclude this has been a 10/10 experience & my kids still talk fondly of Adams flat