Richard's place was excellent. It's in a very beautiful part of North Boston right near plenty of great Italian restaurants and pastry shops. This is also right near the Boston Metro and close to the airport.
The apartment was clean upon arrival with coffee and some bathroom supplies available. The fireplace was needed on the cold Boston night. Richard could not meet me but he made the key exchange very simple since his family members are also in the building.
Overall a great host and I would definitely recommend it to any visitors of Boston!