The location is great! Boston common is across the street and it is really close to food, stores, banks, everything you need. We walked to the north end, took about 15 minutes maybe. The noise is real! Bring ear plugs or sleep in the back bedroom. It was noisy all night long (people yelling, trash trucks, loud cars, everything…all night), I did not sleep hardly at all. That’s really my only criticism, great place otherwise.