On first appearance this was a cute, little studio in a good location. It was old but we expected that with Boston.
We first noticed no dresser or place to hang clothes, which we could deal with.
The TV was hung above the counter on a pull-out arm so you could see it from the bed. This was nice, but it wasn’t sturdy and I was afraid to move it lest it fall. There was a Fire TV with Netflix and Prime Video. Someone else’s Netflix logged in already, but we kept getting kicked off, possibly because Amazon was not logged in. I did not feel comfortable logging into my Amazon because the TV did not have the rental interface that automatically logs out on a chosen date.
The air conditioning was a portable unit that was insufficient and my companion woke up sweating every night.
The bathroom door knob was falling off and unusable—the door got stuck at one point.
We were initially given two towels and one washcloth, despite booking two guests. The host later messaged us asking if we needed anything, where we let them know about the towels and requested more. We got a response that erred on the side of condescending saying they had let the housekeeper know and we would be getting them. When we came back almost 12 hours later, we hadn’t received the towels. Note that the temperature outside was in the 80s for the duration of our stay. We finally received two more towels and no washcloths two days after requesting them. The housekeeper was rude when she delivered them.
The water took a while to heat up and was lukewarm, before turning freezing within 10 minutes.
The bed was rock hard and my companion woke up sore every day.
The only positives were the location and the cuteness of the studio. It definitely needs some things worked out to make it a more comfortable stay, and the communication needs to be friendlier and more accommodating.