I rented this apartment for my parents when they visited us from Australia.
This is one of the cleanest AirBnb's I've been in! The apartment had everything you could need for a comfortable stay, and to put your feet up after a long touristy day. This location can't be beat! It is really close to all subway lines (10 mins to downtown!), an easy walk to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade and Brooklyn Bridge Park, and plenty of coffee, restaurants, groceries, pharmacies are near by.
I coordinated with Gigi, the cleaner, to pick up the keys and she was lovely. The host, Gillian, replied to all my questions quickly. It was the perfect AirBnb experience.
These are not criticisms but FYI: My parents are older, and found a few challenges (but that is to be expected in NYC). There are stairs coming into the building and then a few steps inside the foyer, but once inside there is an elevator. The apartment is easy to get into and the laundry easily accessible and simple to use. Many neighbours stopped to help them into the building, they felt well taken care of.
This is not a negative for the apartment but be aware this is on a busy corner and for suburban folk the street noise might be a little loud, and sadly there is a lot of construction around. But again, this is NYC and there is construction on every corner, you're getting the real New Yorker experience, but pack some ear plugs. My parents did find some of the overheard exchanges in the street pretty entertaining.
The busy street is really a positive because this is the best spot to find a cab in Brooklyn!
Apart from the noise my parents really enjoyed their stay, they loved the charming Heights and felt more relaxed in their own apartment rather than paying a fortune for a tiny hotel room. I'll be recommending it again!