We really enjoyed our trip to Boston! Richards place was a GREAT location! Literally right in the middle of everything! I would use Richard's place if youre looking for somewhere that you can just go back to sleep, shower, etc. It is a small apt in the basement of a building, as long as you follow Richard's directions you will have no problem finding it. Be forewarned, the door is tiny, my husband and I thought it was funny, though! It's a tiny door that leads directly to stairs- so be careful and watch your head!
The bakery right in front of the apartment is delicious! Make sure to check out the Improv Asylum! We also went to Salem and it was a quick train ride and very easy to navigate. Richard's place was close to everything we needed and the train stations.
The only 2 complaints I had were:
1) This is totally out of Richards control. But whoever lives up stairs is VERY loud. At all hours. And the bedroom is right next to the tiny door that leads to the alley, so you will hear the door slam every time someone walks in. But like I said, we used this just as a place to sleep and shower so it wasn't that big of a deal and the location out weighs that!
2) It is an old apartment (as many things in Boston!) so it's not very updated. The shower was definitely old. It had mold all over the shower curtain (those are an easy replacement) and on the edge of the shower its self and the water pressure is really low. I felt like I needed flips flops to showers. I wish I had known beforehand so that's the only reason I feel the need to make that complaint.
Overall, the price is good for the location, the North End was great!