We felt very welcome. Got an email just before arrival about how to get in no matter when we arrived. Refrigerator was nicely stocked with soda, water and some food. There is a food store around the corner. No oven, but there is a microwave and dual burner hot plate. Kitchen updated and clean. Keurig coffee maker with coffee pods available. Lots of spices in the cabinets. Swamp cooler generates cold air but it doesn't make it back to the far end of the apartment. So it can get a little stuffy. There is also a fan and I recommend moving it to the far end near the refrigerator. It's a basement apartment so no windows that can be opened. They provide lots of towels. Bathroom small but clean and has everything you need. Takes about 30 minutes to get from the apartment to Manhattan because there are a lot of stops in Brooklyn. Closest Metro station is Newkirk Ave. (serviced by the 2 and the 5). But the 5 doesn't go to Brooklyn late at night (I think it stops after 10) so download the NYC Metro app so you can figure out how to transfer to the 2.