First of all Carroll Gardens is a great place to stay and is the perfect antidote to the mayhem of Manhattan. We particularly enjoyed the Jolie Cantina and recommend the crab cakes wholeheartedly. As for the apartment it is well furnished but has one major drawback and that's the constant traffic notice from the very near expressway. For us the traffic noise meant we couldn't open the windows and consequently the apartment got very warm very quickly once the sun got out. For city dwellers this might not be a big deal but for us it necessitated earplugs (which are provided by Annette) which led to disturbed nights as they fall out at regular intervals. So if you want peace and quiet head further in towards smith street. If it doesn't bother you then house on Henry provides excellent value for money. I've left it as 4 stars as it's a 3 star apartment in a 5 star location but it's only the noise that marks the apartment down for me.