This was a wonderful place to stay for four nights. The apartment is beautifully decorated -- nicely painted and tiled, a delightful tin ceiling and comfy newer furniture, modern cabinetry, charming old-wood floors, and a wonderful tall dresser to store your clothes -- much nicer than the photo. It's sparkling clean and thoroughly and thoughtfully appointed. Most anything you need, be it shopping bags for a local run to the market, a bottle of water or rubber bands, has been placed in the apartment for you (and things that you don't need like an owners personal belongings are not here, like you find in some AirBNBs). The location, while on a two-way (rather than smaller one-way) street, cannot be beat. It is a stone's throw from Prospect Park and there are so many great places to eat that you won't be able to experience them all. It's a one-minute walk to the subway which I took to Manhattan several times, including Lincoln Center (Upper West), Times Square and The Guggenheim (Upper East), and to Williamsburg and Bushwick -- so you can easily get to wherever you need to be. Also, if you're returning back later in the evening, you'll feel safe in the neighborhood. The mattress, while top quality (a Beatyrest, I think it was) and embraced by so many who have stayed here, was a tad firm for me but I grabbed some extra bedding that was in the hall to soften the nest. This is not the quietest apartment you will ever stay in, nor is it particularly loud, especially for the city. There is occasionally street noise when you sit in the front room and there's a continual hum that comes from somewhere (could not figure that one out -- sounded like a fridge going off and on but it was not in the kitchen but toward the front of the apartment). The bedroom is on the back and while there is occasionally a bit of noise overhead from walking around (note that this is not little people jumping and not voices, but normal movement) ... and sometimes deep down below you can faintly hear the subway (I thought that was the coolest thing EVER because having lived in NY for several years, had never has this experience, and what an authentic touch it brings) .... I'm absolutely the lightest sleeper in the world and I slept just fine. By choice, I didn't communicate with Sharon while I was there but could tell that she was available and would have responded quickly, had there been a need. This is a great choice that you won't regret, especially if you're mobile and adventurous.