Me and my girlfriend had a wonderful time in Nicole's appartement. Check in was easy. Nicole answered every single text massage very quick and even provided some bottled water for those who don't like tap water. Everything was clean and safe even though the neighborhood seems a little bit "strange" when your origin is a typical german town. However, it took us like 2-3 days to get used to it and then we liked it. There's a small Deli right across the street. They have very delicious sandwiches for a god price. There's a hip coffeeshop and a grocery store right next to it. So that's fine.
The subway is a 5 min walk and it takes you about 40 min to Times Square, 20 min to Lower Manhattan.
The night trains don't stop at Kingston Throop Ave so that's a little minus. So you have to figure out a way to get home which is usually by taxi cap.
So in conclusion: Nicole is a very very nice host. She lives in the house so if you need anything or just want to say Hello she's there for a small talk.
The apartement is just fine.
It does require a lot of subway traveling to get to Upper Manhattan.
Bed Stuy is a family friendly part of Brooklyn. People are mostly helpful. However, there're some crazy people out on the streets, but hey, it's Brooklyn right.
Thanx Nicole:-)