Not only was Nana exceptionally quick to reply to any questions or worries we had, but she was also quick to help set up a swift check in despite me and my girlfriend landing into JFK at a very late hour.
The apartment itself was much bigger than it looked in the pictures and the place was absolutely spotless. It’s not the most decked out place you could stay but considering you’re in the heart of Brooklyn and should be out exploring, the amenities available are more than enough (very good bathroom with a shower and a bath, large TV with Netflix, kitchen with everything you’d need to cook dinner or get a takeaway, and a turntable with speakers, as well as a spacious bedroom and living space with a quiet balcony that catches plenty of morning sunshine).
One of the biggest draws of the apartment is the location. Not only are you a short metro ride (10 to 20 minutes) from Williamsburg and Soho but you can also get into Midtown within 40 minutes (we went onto a hotel on 5th Avenue from the apartment and it took us about 45 minutes door to door). The area of Bushwick itself is great as well, there’s everything you would need and more, some of our favourite things were the cafes (Little Skips in particular) restaurants (Faro is worth a trip to Bushwick in itself, as are Roberta’s and General Deb’s), the record shops (Rotten Island at the end of the road is great as is Second Hand by the metro station), the huge number of vintage stores, as well as the wide selection of neighbourhood bars.
All in all I’d really recommend this for anyone looking to enjoy an authentic experience of New York while staying close enough to Manhattan that you can dip in and out of the tourist attractions and bustle of the city centre. We would both happily stay in this apartment again and would highly recommend it to anyone.