Our first Brooklyn Heights Brownstone experience - very traditional and safe... close to the Brooklyn Promenade (What a "never-get-sick-of-it" view of Manhatten and the East river bridges and sunsets etc ! Day and night! ). Three of us, adults.
Easy in, easy out... a couple of subway train choices 3 blocks away - we never strayed into the tourist areas of Manhattan's 42nd St this time but we truly experienced the life of a Brooklyn Heights local !
Host Andrew, an interesting man and quiet man, was on hand when requested but still gave us our privacy and silence -
Up one flight of stairs, passed the coathooks and spare provided umbrellas were:
One large loungeroom with traditional decor,
One large bedroom with spacious traditional furniture ,
2nd small but comforatable single bedroom (almost a hallway) -
Plenty of hot water on hand, warm and toasty heating pipes were what we needed and provided,
Kitchen adequately stocked with welcome provisions, a gifted bottle of wine,
You can easily cook every day but we chose the local cafes and little closeby yummy resturants,
Montague St had food store
Citibike rental was closeby
Barkley Centre treated us with a game one night
Brooklyn shops are now more upmarket including Century21
Convenient laundrette 10 steps away was a blessing in disguise (drop off 10lbs clothes, they washed and dried for us - total cost USD10 ! Cheap as!)
Double glazing windows protected us from the closeby noise of the Brooklyn Expressway
Closeby Brooklyn Park on the water with the Manhatten backdrop was pleasant to the eye (especially on the sunny days)
We hired a car for 4 days and local street parking in the area was very difficult, but possible with patience. Garage parking one street away wanted USD35 and day-too much!
Getting around and directions were handled by our family which lives closeby so we didn't trouble superhost Andrew - however his Information sheet was perfect for our needs including Internet passwords etc - (Internet speed was 24mpbs, more than adequate!). His coffee table library books gave us an insight into historic Brooklyn and New York Burroughs and the state.
We'd stay there again at a drop of a hat !
Thank you Andrew !