We came from the U.K. and flew into Logan airport. To get to the house you want to:
- Take the airport shuttle bus to the Blue ‘T’ line, “airport”,
- go to “state” station and change to Orange line to Forest hills
- exit the station on the RHS to the bus lane, and wait on the LHS of the depot underneath the 34/34E/40 sign. You ride that to Washington street/Cornell street. The stop is just after metropolitan avenue.
Second, id recommend shopping at the target that is about 0.7miles away for your food and supplies. Food in the city is expensive generally (Boston is the 3rd most expensive US city; it’s similar prices to London) and you’ll do well to stock up on fruit, bread, milk and water to save you buying that out, and save your money for things you want to try that are novel, rather than paying $9 for a panini and coffee.
The plus sides of this place:
Cheap,
Host was friendly and helpful,
Clean room with comfy bed,
Towels etc included
Close to the bus stop.
Cons;
- Far out from downtown, so having a drink in a bar and heading home means you arrive back pretty tired and ready for sleep.
- District isn’t naturally historical or aesthetic and the people didn’t engage too positively in general. The feel was quite self serving.
Overall benefits outweighed the cons and it’s great once you know the transport links and shops.