First of all, this is our second stay at Catherine's place and this second time we were there over six months. I would hope that just the fact that we chose to return for a second stay when there are a gazillion other places/NYC neighborhoods to try would make clear what a wonderful AirBnB choice Catherine's place is. Where do I begin? The neighborhood is awesome in that it's super central, with lots of subway lines nearby, not to mention the Atlantic Terminal/Barclay's Center transportation hub. Vanderbilt Avenue, less than two blocks away has wonderful restaurants (Nourish! Maya's! Olmsted!) and shops and ice cream (Ample Hills AND Van Llewyn!) and bagels (Ye Olde Bagels!) and bakeries (OMG, Little Cupcake Bakeshop seriously has the best Brooklyn Blackout Cake in the country--and that is not just me and my hubby saying that--asking Food and Wine magazine) and a lovely nail salon (Honey). It is near the Brooklyn Museum and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden and the amazing Brooklyn Central Library. I haven't even started talking about Washington Avenue (a half block away--Tom's famous pancakes!. We felt safe night and day. There are lots of bodegas and grocery stores if you want to (as we did) have some meals at home. Speaking of home, the apartment itself was super clean and comfortable and had amenities that we haven't found in every AirBnB, like a colander, like plastic containers for leftovers, like a ton of toilet paper (not just one roll) and paper towels (not just one roll), and like a full-length mirror (extra points to Catherine's team for, when we said a full-length mirror would be nice, running right out and getting us one). Ditto, extra points for when we asked where can we buy those clear plastic garbage bags that NYC requires for recycling, Catherine's team delivered us two boxes. Tons of hot water. Strong Wi-Fi that did NOT have to be rebooted, not once. Simply a wonderful place to call home in Brooklyn. Last, but not least, Catherine and her team treated us with such care and kindness. Honestly, we hated to leave (and I practically cried over our departure this morning). We can NOT say enough good things about the whole experience there. Thank you, Catherine and team! Y'all are truly the best!