We had a great stay here (me and my husband, our 3-year-old, and my mom) for a friend’s wedding. The location could not be better, with Ft. Greene Park, great restaurants, several corner/grocery stores, decent bagels (La Bagel Delight), and lots of subway options all within a block or two. We even found a fair number of organic items at Fresh Garden on Fulton after midnight when we happened to be shopping the first night (!)--so handy. Getting back late on several nights, we always felt completely safe. One of our local friends actually used to live on this block and says lots of TV/movie crews film it since it’s so pretty. The apartment was clean, very spacious, and perfect for a kid--not only did our son have his own room, and the run of the lovely backyard, but he got to play with all the toys belonging to the owners’ son! He is still talking about it and wanting to go back. My mom was able to have the privacy of the entire downstairs, and even her own bathroom. I have rarely seen a NYC kitchen so large and well-appointed with good knives, cookbooks, and equipment (not that we used it much, as we were mostly eating out). The west-facing windows get lots of nice afternoon sun. There was occasional noise from the hallways and a fair amount of overhead footstep noise starting at 7am from the child of the upstairs neighbors, but they are moving soon, and our son was up anyway then. We probably wouldn’t have even noticed these noises, except that since the apartment faces the inside of the block, it was otherwise extremely quiet and peaceful!

Rebecca was a great communicator over email (we never met in person) and very welcoming and relaxed about everything. Since this is their home, not just a rental, it felt a lot like staying at the home of friends. I hope my son gets his wish of staying here again someday…