Three of us stayed in Jessica's basement apartment for a full week. We never met Jessica in all that time, and so we were a little bit on our own -- especially because her voice-mailbox was full at the number listed on the AirBnB site. Surprisingly, there was no book or sheet of instructions concerning how the apartment works (for example, what to do with the trash and the recyclables, how to use the oven, washer-dryer, etc.). On the other hand, Jessica has supplied some lovely info concerning the neighborhood and Boston generally. The general positives are, first of all, the place is clean and the beds are comfortable, there are plenty of linens and plenty of towels, and the WiFi works wonderfully. There is a full-sized refrigerator and some pots and pans and plenty of dishes and glasses and cups. There are many kitchen knives all of which are in serious need of sharpening (dull knives are dangerous knives -- we ended up using our Swiss Army knife a lot). The kitchen is so tiny that only one person can work in there, and the fire extinguisher in the kitchen indicates that it is out of pressure - useless in case of fire. The shower is just fine and there are plenty of extra supplies. The apartment is not air-conditioned, but there is a large portable fan that works well. Parking is easy on the street around the corner at all hours, and on the street in front of the house during the day. But watch out for the street cleaners on Fridays, when you need to watch which side of the street you may park on. The Savin Hill station of the Red Line subway is just over 1/2 mile away. We walked it every day to go into Boston, but we also noticed that there are a few on-street parking places next to the station if you prefer to park and ride. The shopping scene is poor. The nearest regular grocery store is 1.2 miles away and is brilliantly hidden to the south of the JFK Red Line station. You will have a very hard time figuring out how to get to the store from the station, or how to drive to the store (which we could never figure out how to describe). Big box stores (Best Buy, Target, etc. ) are about 10 minutes away to the north by car, and the major artery into Boston (I-93) is about 6 minutes away. The neighborhood is mixed-race, very quiet, and feels secure, and it has wonderful Victorian architecture much of which, however, is in bad shape. The house containing our apartment was in reduced-shape and the garden was grossly overgrown and unattractive. Three blocks away, on Dorchester Street, is a Viet-Namese enclave that includes some really nice authentic eateries at quite modest prices.