This is “the Hood” but a great experience and still a lovely part of Brooklyn. Loads of stores around, library and museums up the road. Market, subway, buses and even $2 taxi’s. I personally loved it.
Room is on the ground floor so windows are gated which means you can’t open them- apartment gets extremely hot.
Walls are extremely thin so music and noise must be kept to an absolute minimum- not the funnest way to live on holiday.
WiFi does not work beyond the front room, doesn’t work in kitchen or bedroom. I ended having to buy data which was extremely costly and annoying.
TV doesn’t work. Basic channels although described as a smart TV. Signal is extremely poor so the TV wasn’t utilised.
No washer and dryer and mentioned but the laundromat was not 5 mins away as advised.
Although I enquired before arriving, the ad is described as having entire house to yourself. Definitely not the case. Hosts best friend (nice and private lady) lives there but comes in and out the house unannounced and at late hours of the night due to the nature of her job. I was told she wouldn’t be there most days but she lives there and was there for majority of the trip. While she was not in my way, I felt like I was I hers and that made things a little awkward.