Make sure you read the listing thoroughly so there’s no surprises on your trip...
Overall, good value for the Boston area. Spacious enough for a family. It’s about a 20 min drive outside of the downtown Boston area. We spent all our time sightseeing, so we spent a bit of $ to Uber quicker to sites.
Downfall for us, we actually came in during a very warm weekend. Locals said it was the hottest days they’d gotten recently. I was expecting AC in the unit but apparently this amenity is installed closer to summer, we were here last weekend of May. My husband and I had a very difficult time falling asleep because it was so warm inside. (Boston area doesn’t have HVAC) We are spoiled with our Serta pillow top mattress so between the heat and different bedding- poor nights rest.
Also, we try to be respectful of others home’s. This is an older, typical multi family home. Every step I made squeaked the floors. I felt like I was making so much noise for the tenants underneath. Although, I’m sure they are probably used to it by now. Speaking of other tenants — There’s others that live in this “apt unit”. There’s 3 floors, AirBnB is in the third floor. Short ceilings and no ceiling fans. There was a fan in the closet we used. Getting to your part of the unit involves going through a “private” stairway that is accessible by the other tenants. The third floor doesn’t have a separate lock from the rest of the tenants. I wasn’t expecting that. Felt like I had less security. It was “private”, we didn’t run into any of the other tenants. Just be sure to read the listing thoroughly! Most everything is noted if you read it all!
We wouldn’t stay here again but it still wasn’t bad. Again, good value for the area! WiFi was good too. Good communication and easy check in process.