This was not a rental for me but for 3 of our foreign employees who were coming into Boston to meet at our office for 2 weeks. In any event, I was the one who made the reservation.

The house was in impeccable condition when I arrived a few hours before our employees to leave some breakfast food, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that Jacklyn and her husband had also left some food, including a bottle of "welcome wine". The beds were all good with folded towels left on each one. A spacious living room and dining room. Everything very clean. Good WIFI, AppleTV, etc. It's the kind of place anybody could feel comfortable staying in during an extended visit.

Early into the stay, Jacklyn contacted me to tell she was offering an extra cleaning service mid-way through the stay, seeing as it was 2 weeks, and when would it be convenient for our guests? I like that she wanted to be helpful but not impose.

Also, although the dishwasher stopped working the day before our guests arrived, Jacklyn got it replaced very quickly and a new one was installed and functioning by the second day of our rental.

The location of this home is very convenient. Walk to the left or right of the house for five minutes and you get to an excellent supermarket (Whole Foods to the right, BFresh to the left). Walk 5 minutes to the left and you are at the Green Line (B line) or at one of many bus stops on Harvard Avenue -- where you can get into downtown Boston in 20 minutes or Cambridge in 15. Walk 10 minutes and you are in the heart of Coolidge Corner in Brookline, where you can find a ton of sophisticated restaurants, or go 15 minutes and you are in the heart of student-oriented food and entertainment (including at least 1/2 a dozen live music clubs).

You won't be disappointed staying here.