I cannot recommend Diana's property enough as a place to stay! We were lucky enough to spend 16 nights there and it truly felt like a home from home, really enhancing the quality of our trip. As a host, Diana was fantastic - friendly, willing to offer advice, tips and suggestions and went out of her way to accommodate our needs, for example letting us use her iron and leave our bags for a few hours after we checked out. Again, Diana really was the perfect host - friendly and flexible, whilst at the same time allowing guests privacy, the perfect mix!
Park Slope is a beautiful part of Brooklyn, it feels very safe to walk around at all times and within a few blocks you can access a number of subway stations and therefore many major subway lines, meaning that we were able to get about easily at all times of the day and night. There are so many lovely bars and restaurants on your doorstop, not to mention the proximity to the lovely Prospect Park and many other cultural mainstays like the Botanic Gardens, Brooklyn Museum, Barclays Center, I could go on! There really is something for everyone in the close vicinity. It is so easy to get to other parts of Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan due to the number of subway options too, so the whole of New York as at your fingertips!
The room itself was exactly as advertised - comfortable bed, clean and tidy, good wifi and aircon, relaxing. The bathroom is great - really spacious and handy with the 2 sinks! The street is quiet and peaceful but only half a block from the bustling 5th Avenue. The amenities provided (fridge, plates, cups, hairdryer, towels) give you budgetary options if you are not wanting to eat out all of the time - there were many supermarkets and a fantastic Whole Foods store within a couple of blocks.
All in all, we feel so lucky as to have chosen Diana's wonderful accommodation as our base - as well as providing a quick launchpad into Manhattan, being able to walk to lovely neighbourhoods like Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Brooklyn Heights, and Gowanus (not to everyone's taste but my favourite area!) as well as taking advantage of the wonderful Park Slope, has allowed us to truly fall in love with Brooklyn. I know we will return again and again and when we do so, we will always stay at Diana's. Thanks so much for everything!