My friend and I had a wonderful week at Laurie's. It's a beautiful house and it really looked like the pictures on here! Laurie's a very friendly and laid back host with lots of good tips and information and materials to look through. Happy with the room, too - this was located next to a lovely bathroom. And the neighbourhood is very nice, too - great brownstone houses and nice coffee places, restaurants and shops, all nearby. As well as Prospect Park - we were lucky to be there for the free Sharon Jones concert. But again - without Laurie we probably wouldn't have known that this was on! Nice fruit salad, croissants and coffee in the morning, Internet access no problem and good chats with Laurie. It was our first time in NY and it was so much nicer to stay privately than in a cheap and nasty hotel room. I can highly recommend staying in Brooklyn and especially with Laurie. (Didn't meet Peter who was in summer camp, but one of the cats was there - super cute!)