Velma and Stephen were excellent hosts for our trip, very accomodating and friendly they suggested many local restaurants, cafes and events which we took the chance to visit. Peaches restaurant comes highly reccomended as does Dahlia's cafe just a block away.

The flat was beautiful, exactly as in the pictures and very well furnished. We were a group of six and there was ample space for us between the two bedrooms and the sofa-bed. The kitchen was well equipped aslo, we had all we needed to prepare a full christmas dinner for the entire group.

The surrounding neighbourhood is friendly with a few grocery stores, a laundrette within a block's walk, the subway and larger supermarket less than ten minutes walk away. It took only about twenty minutes on the subway to reach Manhattan which was very convenient. The road on which the flat is located is very beautiful and was made even more so by the christmas decorations while we were staying, which made for an enjoyable walk back from the station each evening.

Thank you so much again to Velma and Stephen for making us feel so welcome and making Brooklyn feel like home for two weeks. I would highly reccomend the place for anyone looking to explore New York on a short or long trip.