I travelled to NYC as a part of a group of five 24/25 year old gents from the UK. We elected to use Vic's apartment due to its size and relative proximity to public transport.
For a group of this size the flat is absolutely fantastic. It has enough beds for everyone, although there may be an argument at who gets the sofa bed. The flat is very clean and extremely secure with two locks. Everything works as described. We didn't cook anything in the flat but there are utilities for this use, Vic kindly leaves some breakfast materials and the "Swiss Miss" hot chocolate was a particular fan favourite amongst the lads.
In terms of location the area is residential, it seems relatively safe although as we did we always cab'd back in the early hours just to make sure. There is a newly opened Jewish Hipster Coffee shop a minute's walk away which was well recieved and speaks of the rapidly gentrifying nature of Brooklyn. Otherwise there is a group of shops with a Dollar Tree (perfect for those items you've forgotten or in my case, American decorations to bring home) and crucially a Dunkin' Donuts - a life saver of these particular Brits.
The nearest station is circa 7 minutes walk away and is on the A & F lines. These are the equivalent of the Circle Line in London, albeit there are no boards for when the train is coming so be prepared to wait 10 minutes. The A train express is useful for getting to Manhattan and is actually quite quick (circa. 25 mins to Times Square-ish area)and changing at Jay St or Metrotech for other areas of Manhattan/NYC is seemless. We didn't use buses. UBers were in the region of $40 (but there were 5 of us so we needed a bigger car) from Greenwich Village.
Vic is a superb host. He will supply you with towels and he will be in contact with you throughout the week to ensure things are going well. Whilst we were not lucky enough to have met him I know the group appreciated his hospitality and he deserves all the credit in the world for making our stay as problem free as possible. He is for us a bit of a hero.
So all in all a very nice flat, with its only real limitation being the distance to the centre of Manhattan - and with good planning that's not really an issue either.
We really enjoyed our stay and couldn't recommend Vic's establishment enough for the cost conscious groups heading out to New York City.
Many Thanks Vic (and Hana)
David & Co