Susan and Chaim welcome you into their home with the warmth of a best friend who couldn't wait for you to arrive. The house, nestled in a court of the adorable Ditmas Park section of Brooklyn, is a spectacular rambling home full of comfortable chairs, lovely antiques, and family photos. Our room was huge, with a perfect matress and lots of hot water for the shower. Parking was easy although noone should go to Brooklyn planning to drive much - walking around the neighborhood is a pure treat. Our Mother's day weekend celebration sadly turned to a funeral visit and they accomodated our needs with a very early breakfast of fresh fruit, warm croissants, strong delicious coffee and all we could possibly need. The Dekoven Suites are now our dream home in Brooklyn.

If you do not have to stay in Manhattan
It's an excellent alternative, warm and charming people, 2 minutes from the subway

We enjoyed our stay at this Dekovan Suite. It is at garden level, with it's own private, lighted entrance, in a lovely turn of the century, much improved home in the Midland section of Brooklyn. There is a large comfortable living room, with a desk, sofa, TV, etc, an eating ell with refrigerator space, microwave, table & chairs, a smallish bedroom with a large walk-in closet, and a remodeled bathroom with shower, washer & dryer, etc. It's not elegant or trendy, but a wonderful, comfortable experience, in a quiet single-family neighborhood. Susan and Chalo were gracious hosts, helpful and sensitive to the needs of their guests. Breakfast, upstairs in the family dining room, was varied and quite adequate, set out for a casual, come whenever you're ready, within a liberal time frame. The nearby subway could be heard, but after the initial experience, the muted sound faded into the background. It is certainly preferable to the sirens, traffic, and neighborhood noise in other parts of Brooklyn. Parking, on the short dead-end street was always available, even if the last space on the street.

We had an appartment for four, with a room for our teenagers and one foor us, the place is quite tastefully decorated, the bathroom is great, you have a corner with a fridge and coffee-tea... TV, washing machine... Luxuous for a very reasonnable price. Private entrance. The breakfast room is quite nice, Susan makes a cake every morning, and you have more than you can eat... Brooklyn is a nice place to visit and if you want to go back to Manhattan, the tube gets you there in around twenty minutes...Anyway Susan is always keen on advising you ! Great souvenir for the Frenchies... We will go back to Dekoven Suites when we go back to NY.