Maria is a fantastic host - very helpful and responsive. We enjoyed exploring Brooklyn and found everyone we talked with to be incredibly friendly and welcoming. We strongly recommend Salvi's restaurant for dinner - superb Italian food, great service and a lovely buzz. Ihop was good for breakfast. As with parts of many major cities and towns we were advised by the locals that we should avoid walking at night and instead just use taxis, which is what we did and had a great stay. We thoroughly recommend Maria as a host!!