We chose Charm and Beauty because 1. of our requirement of a full 2BR place and 2. Of it's proximity to Manhattan. It scored well on both of those fronts. Given that we landed on Friday morning in the midst of heavy traffic, the drive from JFK took 40 minutes and $60. Once we were inside the apartment, it was exactly the way it was shown in the pictures. The apartment was spotlessly clean and was everything was in great working order. The first thing one wanted to do was to get Wi Fi which we were able to do in a second.

Getting around was convenient. The closest Subway station is a 10-12 minute walk and the train ride is another 20 minutes into downtown Manhattan. It did rain a couple of days while we were there making the walk to the station inconvenient. I would strongly recommend that you have an active Uber account. That is almost a must when anywhere in the NYC area. Getting in and out of the apartment was therefore never a problem. There are two well stocked grocery stores at each end of street we were on to ensure the kids were never hungry and got what they wanted.

For us it was a toss up between a $350 room on the Manhattan island and a place like this one in Brooklyn. If you think you are going be out the entire day and not need to come back to the hotel to make frequent trips, then the luxury of space (with 2 kids aged 7 and 11) scores over the convenience of staying in the middle of the action.

Finally, while we did not get a chance to meet Vinneth, we really did not need to. Everything worked well from the time of making the reservation to the time we left the apartment. She had made sure we were comfortable.