There must be a few qualifiers to this review. My four-star rating has nothing to do with any negative experience I had with Marc personally. To the contrary, he was always quick to respond and pleasant to deal with. The star I removed was for the apartment itself and the location. Let me explain. First of all, the pros: - The kitchen is and the bathroom was much bigger and better than I expected. Even looking at the photos I didn’t get the true sense of them. For a New York apartment, they are excellent. - The décor of the home is fantastic too. There is a great eclectic flavor to the place. Marc has done a great job decorating his home and his pride in the place is clear every direction you look. - The kitchen and bathroom were very well cleaned when we arrived. - The washer/dryer combo in the kitchen is a new model. It’s easy to use and works well. Now the cons: - The place is really pretty dirty. I know that we weren’t staying in a hotel and I didn’t expect hotel levels of cleanliness. That being said, the large build-ups of dust around furniture and on most of the surfaces was pretty bad. - The area is pretty sketchy. I know that this is a subjective judgement and we didn’t get hassled or mugged or anything like that. So apart from my feelings, I’ve included some objective points of what I mean (would be great if you could include photos too). The entrance to the park directly across from the building had a homeless man under a big pile of stuff permanently camped out on one of the benches right near it for the entire 3 weeks of our stay. Expect to see lots of people going through the trash looking for bottles all up and down the street the building is on. The nearest subway (Prospect Ave) is littered with trash and graffiti. The main street just around the corner isn’t somewhere you’d really like to spend a lot time either. Fortunately, Park Slope is only just across the park or a short subway ride away. - The photos are a little misleading and so is the description. The furniture in the apartment has been changed since the photos have been taken. This isn’t a super big deal but it’s worth noting. Also, the listing describes a TV that wasn’t there and “Access includes a large bedroom with walk-in closet for guest's convenience.” The closet was completely full of Marc’s things when we were there, only one drawer was made available for us to use in the nightstand. I asked Marc about the TV and he said it ‘fell off the wall’ just before we got there. Any future guests might want to enquire if the TV has been replaced before you stay. - The building itself is a little sketchy too. Just kind of an old dirty apartment building. There was...