Summary:
great host, nice place, good value, bit too warm.
Details:
This is a basement studio with a separate entrance. Yuna lives upstairs with her husband and kids. Wife and I stayed for 6 days while our rental apartment was being readied for move-in.
Check-in: easy, rang the bell and Yuna met us, showed us around, told us about stuff.
Location: East Flatbush isn't the safest area "on paper", and we saw police cars with sirens frequently, but had no trouble ourselves. Carribean dominated neighborhood. 7-8 min walk from Church St Subway (2,5 lines). About 25 min to downtown Brooklyn, 35 min into Manhattan.
Apartment: decent size (roughly 500 sq ft maybe), clean, all amenities provided (kitchen stuff, iron+board, extra towels, hair dryer, pretty much everything you need), lots of decoration pieces (felt like a home), small bathroom sink but nice big shower. It was quite warm and humid though, despite the portable AC unit and floor fan. This was probably specific to the humid weather this week, but it was enough to make us uncomfortable.
Some things to be aware of: low ceiling (about 6.5 ft), no natural light (but sufficient lighting), the odd centipede/spider, some sounds from kids playing upstairs. These are all to be expected in a basement though, and didn't really bother us.
Value: For a "whole place to yourself" in Brooklyn with a kitchenette, this is great value.
Host: Super nice, friendly. Often saw her around. She responded quickly, helped with questions, ordered a kettle, and generally took good care of us despite being busy. Thanks Yuna!