Alex's place was very convenient for exploring Boston. The neighborhood was safe and walkable and provided a great selection of stores for shopping, including groceries. The place was not as clean as we expected - we did check in a bit early which may have contributed but the trash cans were full, there were dirty dishes in the sink and the floor was quite dusty. Alex sent someone over to clean up after we mentioned it to him. Also, we couldn't get the TV to work but we weren't in the apartment much so wasn't a big issue.