My host was very friendly and helpful. We had good consersations and he pointed out places of interest and provided lots of practical information (restaurants, supermarket, etc) about the neighborhood, etc. His home is a lovely browstone typical of Brooklyn and was nicely decorated. The room was very spacious, clean and quiet. Having my own private (design) bathroom was great (I'm a girl) and I truly enjoyed having access to my private deck opening onto the garden--absolutely relaxing! I'm allergic to cats but his does not go upstairs, so I had no problems. I also had access to a common fridge and kitchen which is useful if one does not want to eat outside all the time. The location is also very practical: a couple of blocks from subway, park, restaurants, bars, movie theater, etc. I'd go back any time! Lots of thanks to my host!