My friend and me stayed for 5 days at Cristina's place. She is a welcoming host and even if she was not at the appartment during most of our stay, due to a trip, she was always e-mailing us to check everything was going well and if we were enjoying a good stay. The loft is very nice, very confortable and very, very clean. The building has a terrace in the roof with amazing views of manhattan skyline. The appartment is 5 minutes walk to metro station and just one stop far to manhattan union square station. The neighborhood - williamsburg - is amazing full of young - and trendy - people, and with a good bunch of good and cosy restaurants for breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner or a drink.. We tried several, and all of them were really good, with different type of cuisine.
We recommend cristina's place and williamsburg neighborhood.