This apartment is in a great location for exploring HIstorical Boston. It is about a 15 minute walk from North End and 20 minutes or so to the Wharf/aquarium. The apartment is exactly as described.
The bedroom and bathroom are on the main level of apartment. The bedroom faces the street so a lot of street noise is heard in this room. The kitchen/living room is in the basement of the building and you must climb a circular staircase. I was easily able to carry my heavy luggage up and down the staircase. A futon is available in the living area if someone wants/needs to sleep down there. Val & Jay do have an egg crate topper to help make it more comfortable.
The shared laundry room area was a great amenity to have access to. There were 2 or 3 washers and 2 or 3 dryers. You could use coins or credit card to operate them and they were much more reasonably priced than going to a laundrymat.
Val and Jay were very easy to interact with and quickly responded to my messages. We had one slight issue while checking in but Jay took care of the issue very quickly and professionally.
Overall I would stay here again and/or recommend it to others. The only word of caution I would have would be if someone is NOT used to city noises and/or noises that come along with living in an apartment building, this location may not be right for you as there was a lot of street noise and noise from other residents that bled into the main bedroom especially. The lower level was pretty quiet.