Brooklyn Vacation Rental apartment

The flat was ok, but not elegant. There is no private entrance and no dining area. We stayed there with four adults and found no place to have lunch, what means we had to sit on the living room sofa around a small couch table in front of the sofa. If you stay there with two people it might be ok. The bathroom is very small and without a window. We could not open the windows in the flat and it was very noisy on the streets outside.
The area around the house is quite ugly and dirty, but the family is nice and very friendly.
No taxi driver kows the way to this address. We always went by subway. the best thing is that it is only a short way to the subway station. There you find some stores and a supermarket, but no restaurants.

The apartment is exactly like it is in the photos and has everything you could possibly need. It is so close to the subway which takes you straight into Manhattan. I would recommend getting the L train to Bedford Ave in Brooklyn where there are loads of nice restaurants and bars.
Cheryl and Mark couldnt be more helpful and we always on hand if we had any questions. The area is pretty quiet at night, so its good for sleeping unlike Manhattan where I have stayed before and there is always street noise throughout the night.
Definitely a different experience than staying in Manhattan, and something everyone who visits New York should do!

Stayed for one week at this apartment. We flew into JFK from Amsterdam, and after the usual long delay at immigration, we were very late arriving in New York. Finding a taxi driver who knew directions still further delayed us but luckily for us, our hostess Cheryl was waiting for us at the door. We were very impressed that Cheryl had been kind enough to get us in basics like bread, milk and an evening meal for us .

The apartment itself is on the 3rd floor of a townhouse. It is very tastefully, decorated, well-equipped and with adequate sleeping for 5 people, 2 double beds (one sofa bed) and a single bed in the small bedroom. If you wanted to eat in then you could easily, but hey, you're in New York...

The apartment is quite literally a stone's throw from Ralph Avenue station, which is 20-25 minutes from the centre of Manhatten, the one train will take you all the way in. The trains run regularly all day and evening so there wasn't much hanging about to do.Though if you want to explore the 'real' New York, then make sure to spend some time in Brooklyn, where the shopping and choice of food, is far more reasonable and genuine.

Overall impression is that you would do well to chose this over any of the over-priced, over-rated hotels in Manhattan, particularly if you want to experience the real taste of NY.

So thanks to both Cheryl and Mark for making us feel welcome and letting us stay. The true acid test is to say, "Would I stay here again and would I recommend it to my friends or family?"

The answer quite simply is "yes, unequivocally, to both.