Lisa's apartment is absolutely ideal for a stay in Brooklyn. It looks exactly as advertised, was warm and welcoming and Lisa put in lots of extra touches to make the stay comfortable (including a great coffee machine, welcome gift and an amazing selection of toiletries). I stayed with my 70 year old mother and as we weren't familiar with the area and visited in fall we felt a bit vulnerable walking home from the subway station in the dark. To be clear this was by the subway station itself NOT where the apartment was situated. That said it's a less than 10 minute walk and no-one was rude/ threatening so I think it was just a lack of familiarity. The apartment itself was in a quiet and residential area, honestly it couldn't have been more perfect. Overall it takes about 45 minutes to get into the main tourist attractions in Manhattan and there are loads of restaurants close by if you want to get food delivered after a long day of walking.