Akwaaba Mansion
Stuyvesant Heights, Brooklyn, New York
“Bed-Stuy Victorian sanctuary”
Vibe
An 1860s Italianate villa where guests gather around a baby grand piano beneath fourteen-foot ceilings and intricate parquet floors.
“Bed-Stuy Victorian sanctuary”
An 1860s Italianate Victorian villa featuring fourteen-foot ceilings, ornate fireplaces, and intricate parquet floors.
A Bed-Stuy cultural landmark serving daily Southern breakfasts alongside curated Afrocentric art and historical memorabilia.
Operating continuously since 1995, maintaining daily afternoon tea rituals and welcoming parlor gatherings under original owners.
On a tree-lined Stuyvesant Heights block in Brooklyn, a short ride from downtown Manhattan.
Rooms
Suites pair carved headboards and Afrocentric textiles with deep double whirlpool tubs and ornate period fireplaces.
Backstory
Former Essence editor-in-chief Monique Greenwood restored this once-abandoned mansion in 1995, naming it after the Ghanaian word for welcome.
Eat & drink
Hot Southern breakfasts are served daily in the wood-paneled dining room, followed by afternoon tea on the glass-enclosed sun porch.
The neighborhood
Historic brownstones frame this leafy Stuyvesant Heights street, offering a quiet Brooklyn setting a short ride from downtown Manhattan.
The app
Hotel Please was drawn for the phone in your hand — and this is the flat version of it.
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