Greg made us feel very welcome from the moment we arrived until the time that we departed - he was a really nice chap and a brilliant host. He spent time explaining everything we needed to know about the apartment and the local area and could not do enough to make our vacation really enjoyable. The apartment was better than expected / described. Greg provided a vast amount of groceries which included bread, milk, cereals, yoghurts, biscuits, meats, cheeses etc etc which apart from replenishing bread and milk, provided more than sufficient to have a good breakfast and on occasions lunch for three of us for a period of eight days . On our arrival, we asked Greg where we could purchase wine - he then provided us with two bottles of red wine - many thanks Greg. The neighbourhood enabled to us to sample Brooklyn life as it is, which we thoroughly enjoyed and we felt perfectly safe and welcome at all times. There was a local supermarket, McDonald's, Pizzeria and many other shops etc all within a few minutes walk of the apartment. We were only about five minutes from the underground which we used every day and enjoyed the experience - it took about 30-40 minutes to get to places such as Times Square.
We thoroughly enjoyed using Greg's apartment and would have no hesitation in recommending Greg as a host or the use of his apartment. We had the opportunity to meet Greg's brother and uncle - both of which made us feel very welcome and both did everything they could to make our vacation enjoyable. The apartment is approximately 20-30 minutes from JFK and Greg arranged to take us back to the airport at the end of our vacation.
If / when we return to NY we will definitely stay at Greg's apartment (subject to availability) as we felt it was absolutely ideal for us and you won't find a nicer / friendlier / helpful host than Greg.
Many thanks Greg, and to your family, for making our vacation so enjoyable.