Akwaaba Mansion Bed & Breakfast

Attended the best baby shower here! Beautiful ambiance, warming atmosphere. This is by far the best place to have a private function.
Tastefully decorated, more than enough space for guests and a huge backyard space.
Simply breathtaking, this place is a hidden jewel in Brooklyn.

By far the best overnight accommodations we found, after many years of visiting adult kids in Brooklyn. Lovely spacious room, beautifully appointed. Lovely grounds and wonderful front porch, where I was served iced tea and snacks in the afternoon. Monique has an eye for interior design, wonderful African art themes, beauty and comfort. Service was personal and professional. And oh! the sumptuous breakfast. Especially enjoyed the good company of other guests at the breakfast table, interesting conversation and good times.
Happy 20^th birthday, Akwaaba Brooklyn!

Hubs and I celebrated our need for sleeping in sans the chirruns (our loving kids) as well as my 30^th birthday at Akwaaba B+B in BK in the Jumping the Broom room. The mansion was nothing short of beautiful. The suite was everything we needed: plushly dressed king-​sized with a gorgeous headboard and matching bedroom furniture. Antique charm all around, I felt like picking out a few items to furnish our home with — the suite boasted its very own sitting area, yes please. The jacuzzi and toiletries on point as well, I made sure I took a tip daily throughout our long weekend there. I loved everything about the room. The breakfast, while not unsatisfied — I’ve had better and judging from the other reviews, I am pretty sure I received the off-​day whilst there. The staff is warm and friendly, the location in Bedstuy, perfect — so much local flavor to partake in and on the neatest little flat street for walking a few blocks to enjoy your day. We will be back! I enjoyed my stay as did the hubs.
Please Note: We were promptly billed our deposit upon booking the reservation, the second portion of stay wasn’t billed for a whole two weeks after checking out, quite unfavorable for my accountant counterpart.

I had the honor of staying at the Akwaaba Mansion to celebrate my 6^th wedding anniversary. We had the Black Memorabilia room and it was very nice and cozy. I felt right at home. The breakfast was delicious and hearty. We would definitely return.

Who knew you could get away without having to leave the state, from the moment we arrive, I wasimpressed with the small touches– soft sounds of jazz playing in the background, walking into the heated glassed in porch a nice surprise coming in from the cold weather. Monique welcome us very warmly (So down to earth with no airs about herself) she took the time to give us some history about inn and surrounding areas. The Ashante Suite was beautifully decorated with afrocentric artifacts. We got to meet our lovely hostess Erika who prepared lovely and satisfying refreshments of meatballs, olives, nuts, chocolate chip cookies fruit and mint iced tea. I can’t remember a time when I slept so soundly. Breakfast was absolutely wonderful, french toast, turkey bacon, poached pears, scrambled eggs coffee and cranorange juice. Had the most delightful conversation with couples who were staying there as well, a pleasant way to start the day for sure, I will be back, but for a longer visit. Monique, Erika and Glenn, thank you so much for treating us well, we will be back for sure, and am looking forward to visiting your honesdale location for a sister’s getaway.

I love this place, made me feel like I’d stepped into the shoes of Claire Huxtable and was the lady of a grand old home, from the chic décor the original wood floors, African-​American art work and beyond comfortable rooms beds that you can melt right into. The mansion is decorated with themed rooms. I’ve stayed in «the jumping the broom room» and another one both had spa tubs a must for me. Love the light refreshments served on your first night quite yummy, the hostesses on both stays were awesome offering answers to the few questions I had. If you like charming warm inviting places you will love it here only grown folks please if you are someone who expects utter perfection and can’t see beyond minor things maybe try the trump in nyc leave akwaabaa for for me !

I really enjoyed my stay here. When I first called to book my room I let the person know that I would be coming in extremely late as I was coming after a Broadway show. She said no problem and even suggested I could drop off my suitcase and belongings the night before and it would be in my room (which it was). I loved that the innkeeper was very knowledgeable of the neighborhood and could recommend restaurants, etc. Most importantly, I enjoyed my homemade breakfasts the next morning. I would definitely come back again.

Decided to stay here for my husband’s birthday. We love New York and my husband loves everything Brooklyn so this trip was a «BK only» trip. I loved the Akwaaba Mansion, we came in the summer on a week where it was kind of rainy a little in the afternoons, it is a very quiet B&B where Glenn and Ericka made sure we were comfortable. They would suggest restaurants and places in the area when we asked. The customer service here exceeds the expectation, which is nice to have when you are relaxing. We sometimes missed breakfast but they were kind enough to not bother us. We stayed in the Ashanti room and even use the spa tub which can really fit two people. It was very enjoyable for us, the breakfast in the morning and people watching on the steps in the afternoon. There are a lot of nice restaurant in the area or not too far away on the train. It is very close walking distance to the subway. Really an all around great place… and we do plan on visiting again and staying here again for our next trip.

I absolutely love this place. It’s a beautiful home in the Bedford-​Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn that was converted into a bed and breakfast. I love the décor and furniture. There’s even a front porch patio and a backyard for outdoor events.

Let me blow the lid off of this lil secret place. Akwaaba Brooklyn is fantastic and you will have a peaceful and restful stay in what is a really beautiful and homey mansion. We came here for a staycation, and got exactly what we ordered. The entire home is steeped in African touches and is very elegant, yet inviting. Imagine kente cloth and blankets in front of a roaring fire. You will never want to leave.
Glenn Greenwood, one of the co-​owners, is such a sociable and warm host, and will go to great lengths to make sure you’re comfortable and give you recommendations on art, dining, and all sorts of cultural activities in the area. Shortly after we arrived, he made us a delicious meze plate with olives, meatballs, nuts, and the like. Certainly won’t find that at the Marriott!
And when we returned to the B&B after a night out, our room was filled with lighted candles and a drawn bubble bath. How romantic and perfect.
Breakfast will stay with you all day. French toast, poached pears, berries and turkey bacon. So rich, so delicious, and really splendid. The Akwaaba team pays close attention to detail, and it absolutely shows. We felt like family and absolutely will be returning.

Stayed at the Akwaaba Mansion last week for business. The main house was nice, very eclectic and the staff was extremely accommodating. My coworkers unfortunately did not have the same experience. They stayed in their apartments around the corner and quickly returned when they discovered a cockroach in their room. We ended up booking another hotel room and leaving immediately.

I feel so fortunate that Akwaaba and its owners and staff are now included in my life experiences! My first clue to the «flavor» of this B&B was making my reservation and working with the incredible Erica — what a competent, warm woman. I was able to interact with Glenn, one of the owners who’s sweet and helpful as can be and, most notably, Monique. OMG — amazing amazing woman! Talk to Monique about her love for the Akwaaba and the other B&Bs she owns and you’ll hear the love for the business she’s in. I believe she is the heart and soul behind Akwaaba and all good things flow from her. Monique makes you feel like you live at Akwaaba; you’re not a guest who’s passing through. You are a family member when you stay at Akwaaba.
I stayed there 4 nights while visiting my daughter in BK. Staff extended their warm welcome to my daughter when she visited me at the Mansion. My room was the Jump the Broom and Glenn explained the background about what jumping the broom means.
Staff and owners were preparing for a wedding while I stayed there and all were busy making the Akwaaba shine and sparkle in anticipation of that event. What wedding party wouldn’t love that kind of attention to detail?
You owe it to yourself to stay at the Akwaaba whenever you’re visiting BK. Like me, I’m sure you’ll feel you’ve added a wonderful memory to your life’s story.

I got married at Akwaaba and stayed there for our wedding night, and I feel unbelievably blessed on all possible fronts with the experience.
We live two blocks away, for starters, so having the wedding at Akwaaba was great for both practical purposes, and to be keeping wedding dollars in the community. Erica Rodriguez managed all the pre-​wedding booking and planning, site visits, etc. She was amazing — very laid back, but responsive and helpful.
Monique Greenwood is the owner of Akwaaba, and a major factor in the small business community here, and was there the day of the wedding, helping with setup and getting people where they needed to. She also served us breakfast the next morning, and told us a lot about the small business network in the neighborhood and boosted all the good feelings about having had the wedding here by about 70%. She’s an amazingly down-​to-​earth, brilliant, warm person, and helped from the ground up with everything we needed while we were at Akwaaba.
We ended up having to tent the courtyard, which broke my heart a little, but the tent people work with Akwaaba and had a good setup to make the most of the space, factoring in the trees, and getting heaters set up as well.
The ceremony went off well, we got everything cleaned up, and when we got to our room (we stayed in the Ashante room), Monique had run a bubble bath in the jacuzzi tub for us. !!! I have possibly never been more grateful for anything in my life.
And finally, the food lover in me can’t help raving that breakfast was beyond — french toast, turkey bacon, poached pears, delicious coffee, yum yum yum. Yum.
Definitely recommend if you’re visiting, but also was a really gorgeous wedding venue and I’m so so glad we went this way.

My husband and I came here for our wedding night and stayed an extra night. We loved the décor and the hospitality we experienced from everyone who worked here.
The Jumping the Broom room in particular was extra special. It has a canopy bed and a jacuzzi. You can’t beat that!
I’d say the one bummer — or is it part of the charm? — is that there’s a church across the street that has a bell that goes off every hour. It makes sleeping in a bit difficult, but since breakfast is served at 9am every morning, it also serves as an alarm clock.

My sister told me about Akwaaba and all I can say is, I will be staying at the Akwaaba B&B whenever I’m «IN NEW YORK… CONCRETE JUNGLE WHERE DREAMS ARE MADE OF, THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN’T DO!!!» The homemade breakfast every morning was the BESTEST!
P. S. KEEPIN’ IT REAL, if you know what I mean!

oh my, where to start on akwaaba? so unexpectedly lovely!
a dear friend of mine who also happens to be one of the most romantic, sweetest guys i know, told me he took his then GF to akwaaba for a weekend and raved about how wonderful it was. (he is not easily impressed, so that’s really saying something!) he is also mr. black history/​power/​etc, so i should’ve guessed, but never would have, that this is a black owned, operated and themed establishment. (i mean, really, how many black B&B’s have you ever heard of? LOL.) but i can do you one better. it’s in bed-​stuy brooklyn!!! :-o i nearly fell out of my chair when he told me that. i tucked this gem of information in the back of my mind for a few years, only remembering when my then BF and i decided that instead of gifts we would go away for the weekends for our birthdays one year. *poof!* akwaaba popped back into my head.
i looked them up online and found that they had a DC location, as well as 2 others on the cape in new jersey (and they’ve apparently added a new orleans B&B now too). it certainly looked as beautiful as my old friend had said, so, i booked it. now, any new yorker, and more specifically, anyone from brooklyn will tell you that bed-​stuy is NOT a part of town you want to be looking lost in. i lived in NY for a few years, so already knew this, but trusted my friend’s word that much. i’m glad i did. we arrived and the inn was everything my friend and the website had said. score!
tucked back from the street, and almost hidden behind plentiful trees and bushes, the landmark mansion turned akwaaba B&B is a pretty peach painted block of serenity. the glass-​enclosed front porch was drenched in sunlight and had adorable benches and chairs, along with a couple of well-​stocked bookshelves — perfect reading spot. i wanted to sit there for a bit before even going all the way in! after passing through the porch-​room, you enter the real front door and main foyer, which is beautiful. the first floor consists of the kitchen, on-​site office, dining room, and two living/​sitting rooms, all with gorgeous décor, but not pretentious or so ostentatious that you are afraid to sit down on or touch anything. we arrived and checked in at the same time as a just married bride & groom, so that was sweet to see.
upstairs there is a library/​reading room, and 4 themed guest rooms: the «regal retreat» suite (where we stayed), the «jump the broom room» (honeymoon suite), the «ashante» room, and the «black memorabilia» suite. we were able to poke around in the ashante room (b/​c it was being changed over for the next guests), and it was very cute, all done up in african cloths and bright colours, and decorated with artifacts. we couldn’t see the black memorabilia room b/​c it was occupied, but — and i swear i did NOT plan this though the BF thought otherwise — we did get to see the jumping the broom room b/​c we had to be moved to it on our 3^rd/​last night. i’m still not sure why, but i didn’t mind b/​c that room was just as lovely as ours. the regal retreat (our first room) was done up in gorgeous dark colors and rich/​heavy wood furniture, and the large bathroom had a big claw-​foot tub. we felt like a queen and king! the jumping the broom room was light and airy with a canopy bed swathed in white gauze, pale colours and a large bathroom with a jacuzzi tub for 2. both rooms had deks with journal books on them where guests could leave notes about their stay. (i believe all the rooms have these, actually). the notes were so interesting to read! people talking about where they were from, why they were visiting, what they did on their stay and suggestions for what the next guests could do, and so on. a really lovely personal touch.
speaking of personal touches, the daily breakfasts cooked by the innkeeper… WOW. mouth-​watering french toast with fresh fruit topping, quiche, tasty omelettes, oh my! everything was WONDERFUL. i mean it was so good that the BF confided in me later that when i’d told him where we were going he was not pleased b/​c he actually has a slight B&B phobia and just does NOT like them (IDK how i did not know this in all the years we’d dated up to that point), but that the breakfasts turned him into a fan. how’s that for a compliment to the cook?!
it was really a perfect weekend and a perfect stay. i’ve had the other akwaaba locations on my to-​check-​out list for quite a while now, and hope i can start checking them off soon.

I just had my wedding party at Akwaaba and stayed there after as a B&B guest. Two words: beautiful, perfect.