Boston is a pricey town. If you're looking for something economical and just need a safe, clean place to sleep and shower, John has made that happen.
The room is small, barely larger than the bed, but not oppressively so. The bathroom and shower are correspondingly small, but OK. The kitchen was large enough, clean and well-equipped. There's a filter attached to the sink faucet and there is also a bottled water dispenser. There's a small refrigerator/freezer in the room's closet and a regular, full-size refrigerator in the kitchen, which is shared by everyone (there are four rooms on the floor, three of which share a bathroom on the hallway and one of which — the one we had — has an en suite bath). The stairway going up to the second floor is a little steep, but not badly so and there's a handrail and overhead light, plus rubber pads on each step
We read in several reviews that people sometimes thought the neighborhood was "sketchy". It's basically an old, working class neighborhood. Didn't notice any trash on the streets or questionable people lurking about. We weren't apprehensive about it and definitely appreciated the abundant and free on-street parking.
Overall, we had a very comfortable two nights' stay there and do not hesitate to recommend it.