My daughter and I stayed at Alex and Lorelei's over New Year's Eve break and this was our first experience with Airbnb. We are very happy we decided to try this. The location was great, we felt safe, and thanks to a great suggestion by our hosts, we attended the final Pratt Institute Train Whistle New Year's Eve outdoor celebration which we would never have otherwise known about. We were unsure of Brooklyn as a launching point for Manhattan, but as more cool restaurants like Speedy Romeo open up, the area itself will become a destination.