Pros:
1. Location - Within walking distance to the Commons, and 20 min walk to North End, Newbury Street. Close to the metro and bus station. Close to great coffee shops.
2. Tidy/Clean - The cleaning team did a solid job of cleaning the place, so $160 cleaning fee, seems a bit high, but probably justifiable.
3. Space - Pretty spacious living room, warm, well lit. 4 of us felt very comfortable.
Cons:
1. Location - Although the location is central, we didn't feel safe, especially in the evenings. Several fights broke out between homeless and drunk people during our 5-day stay there. The police were called. The second entrance to the building (near Santander bank) is constantly filled with loud crowds, drinking on the street, playing loud musing, and in general, behaving disorderly. Again, the police had to be called to stop this. I wouldn't recommend staying in this place if you have young children.
2. Tech - Pretty old and small TV, with awful resolution. Super patchy WiFi, which doesn't work several times a day.
3. Inflexible host - Wouldn't allow us to leave the luggage prior to check-in, even when the previous tenant already moved out. $50 early check-in is too expensive.
4. Check-in - 4 PM check-in is super late, even for AirBnB standards. The cleaning team wasn't ready at 4 PM, and took another hour to prepare the place.