This was my first booking on Airbnb and stayed here for five nights.
THE GOOD
Thomas and Gaby's apartment in itself is amazing. The three bedrooms are comfortable with decent beds and a living room filled with natural light during the day. I changed plans a few days before arriving (I asked for possession at 4:30pm instead of 8:30pm) and they did their best to accommodate me while the place was still being cleaned. My family had no complaints with the place whatsoever. It was absolutely neat and tidy and spotless.
We ordered food over and there were a variety of restaurants that delivered at the doorstep in under 30-40 minutes. They stocked the fridge and cabinet with food for our first day's breakfast. We could cook in the kitchen too.
In my opinion the place is perfect for at least 6 people to sleep comfortably and will accommodate 9 people. Just remember though there is only one bathroom.
The house is located in a community comprising mainly of middle class African Americans and the roads were very clean and tidy. My senior citizen parents took about 10-15 minutes to walk to the nearest subway station and access to Manhattan from there is easy.
As for the hosts, they responded swiftly throughout the process.
THE BAD
On arrival, I was asked to be accommodating and check out from the place by 11am. I had clearly mentioned that we would be leaving at 2:30pm while booking and they didn't say anything at that time.
Gaby actually explained to me how check out at hotels were at 10:30am as though I were a child and had never stayed at a hotel before. Rather than argue about Airbnb not being a hotel, I just made alternate arrangements and we checked out by 10am.
CONCLUSION: If you are okay with checking out by 11am and walking 10-15 minutes to the nearest subway, this is a really amazing private 3BR to stay in Brooklyn. However, if you need to check out after 11, please look else where to avoid last minute surprises.