We rented the smallest room and it was a good, clean room. It does feel a bit cramped as there’s not much room for luggage. However, the place was very clean and we knew from reading reviews the room would be small.
The shared bathroom is super clean and the shower has great water pressure.
We used the kitchen most days to cook and keep expenses down. The appliances are great and again the cleanliness was top notch. John lives downstairs and was quick to bring up items (i.e. plastic wrap) for us to use which were not originally stocked in the kitchen.
We stayed 5 nights and seriously lucked out because John gave us a free upgrade to the Boston Common room after our third night (he had a cancelation for the bigger room). This room has a king bed, a closet and a private bathroom. Also, it adjoins the kitchen and is a little bit away from the other bedrooms so more private. If we go to Boston again we’ll choose this room from the start as the price is not much higher than our original room!
John was a delight to meet, very friendly and gracious.
Depending on the time of day and day of the week, the place is about 30 min to downtown via public transit and per google maps a 55 minute walk, but we found it to be more like 45 minute walk. Uber/Lyft rides are about 15 minutes from downtown.