Our group of 4 adults and 4 children (aged between 6 and 15) stayed between Boxing Day and early Jan 2016.
We all love New York and have visited previously but staying here was the icing on the cake and the cherry on top. An absolutely beautiful house, superbly equipped and in a perfect location.
The house is finished to exceptionally high standards, is extremely well equipped (everything you would expect from a family home) and actually feels much bigger than pictured. Enough full beds for 7 people and plenty of room for our little one on a very good aerobed in the master bedroom.
The ground floor open plan living space is huge and simply georgeous. Perfect for chilling between activities/trips out or for falling asleep infront of the TV in the evening. This is made much easier and possible because of the vast basement that is setup to fully occupy the kids.
We've visited NYC before but this was the first time outside of Manhattan. The location really is perfect. You are a few minutes walk away from 2 main streets of really good bars, restaurants, cafe's, shops etc. Then there is prospect park (great New Year's Eve fireworks) and the Barclays Center all within easy walking distance. To get elsewhere you are 10 minutes walk from 2 main metro stations that connect you with everything else very quickly.
We did loads of walking and you can walk (with a 6 year old) to Manhattan from the house via the Brooklyn bridge in less than 90 minutes. About half that time to somewhere like Times Square door to door on the Metro.
We loved staying in Brooklyn, we felt safe and actually part of the local community rather than just tourists.
So my advice to those thinking of a trip to NYC: Visit Manhattan, live in Brooklyn and absolutely stay at this georgeous property.