My fiance and I have been "AirBnB hopping" across the last year to test drive the next city we want to live in and this was our best experience to date! Kendra, Julien, and Lucien are so welcoming and made us feel at home immediately. We don't often interact with our hosts but getting to hang out with the 3 of them, especially Lucien (their son), was an absolute pleasure. When you're miles from home or constantly traveling, it was nice to be surrounded by true comfort since they live directly above you.
As for the apartment... it's wonderful and open. The backyard is like a little private sanctuary in the heart of Brooklyn. The place gets great lighting considering it's on the first floor. The location is just steps from a bustling main street (Nostrand Avenue) but all the side streets feel like a retreat from the noise with their notable quaintness and abundance of trees. You're a stone's throw from the subway, which makes getting to Manhattan pretty simple, but the neighborhood itself offers a sprawling list of good restaurants and bars as well. Most notably, Bunny, For All Things Good, Speedy Romeo, Samurai Papa, Paul's, Do or Dive Bar, Swell Dive, and Captain Dan's Good Time Tavern.
I'd return in a heartbeat if we needed a place to stay, but we're moving here, so it won't be necessary. Highly recommended for the unprecedented hospitality and hopefully you're lucky enough, like I was, to play soccer with Lucien and get your butt whooped by "Panda Land."