This is a great vintage place for families looking for a large, laid-back space to call home during their time in Boston. Tricia is a kind host who is happy to chat and answer any questions guests might have. She has a cool cat named Zeke, who popped in for a couple visits, and a lovable old dog Reina. A vacation rental this spacious is rare in the city, and particularly at such an affordable price! It was worth it for us, but guests should expect some inconveniences. For one, without a rental car, we had to walk a LOT and navigate many stairs--a number of steep steps up to the 2-story flat, & a long cement stairway between houses that functions as a short-cut toward the town center, a 15- to 18- minute walk away. This is the place to stroll, have dinner, a beer, or an ice cream at one-of-a-kind pubs, parlors, and eateries. The market is in the opposite direction and is also a 15-20-minute walk from the house. The Jamaica Plain area is about a half-hour subway ride from Boston proper; it's at the end of the orange line at the Forest Hills stop, which is about a 10-minute walk to the flat. With luggage, it's impossible, so best to grab a cab or Uber to the house. None of this was a huge deal for us, as we took our time and were in no hurry, hanging around the house many mornings. The apt. has no air-conditioning, so we were lucky in having weather in the 80s (fahrenheit) for our week in August; we enjoyed the breezes through the open windows &--being from parched Southern Calif.--reveled when a day of rain came. We enjoyed the beautiful green woodsy view out back through a wall of windows in the wonderful, large kitchen overlooking the backyard. However, if the temp. slides into the 90s, the place gets too hot. On our last night after a 90+ degree day, our daughter needed to move down from the top floor. We liked the gorgeous, bright kitchen & the delightful Spanish-style bathroom, though the beds were a bit too firm for us and all were doubles, no queens. But there were 4 to choose from! We essentially had all we needed, plus the charm of residing in someone's vintage, well-lived-in home. Thanks Tricia! (I even read one of the books on her shelves.) We were content to give up TV-viewing for the week, as the one TV had very limited programming. It appeared, however, that we could have run DVDs, but we chose to spend our down-time cooking, eating, and reading, while our daughter went online in the front living room, where the wifi worked best. Finally, we were amazed at the generous supply of whole, unprocessed breakfast foods that Tricia supplied for our first couple of mornings in Boston. That was over and above anything we'd had in our many other rentals. It was indeed a personal, unique, and...