The house had a pretty strong odor when we arrived. I got used to it by the first night but it was a little gross at first. The area of Jamaica Plain is cute. It was a nice walk to the little downtown area with restaurants and shops but it's not a short walk! The closest grocery store was over a mile away (whole foods). The house is situated right across from a large traffic circle. I'm not a light sleeper but I was woken up several times by ambulances with their sirens blaring both nights. There are 2 hospitals very close to the house. The house was ok, nothing to get too excited about. Emmanuel lives below the house which isn't very well detailed in the listing. He was very pleasant when we met to get the keys and then we didn't see him for the rest of the weekend.