It’s unusual for me to write a poor review and I don’t do this lightly.
Firstly to the positives. Check in was very easy - there’s a lock box to get your keys from and the apartment was relatively easy to find. The location is fantastic right on the North End and literally a 30 second walk to the freedom trail.
With the apartment itself, the cable TV had a generous number of channels and the WiFi worked well on the whole.
However there were a few things that let the listing down. The major one is noise, especially in the night. As the building is quite old, you can hear EVERYTHING both upstairs and downstairs - we could very clearly hear conversations in the adjoining flats and the floorboards upstairs are very creaky and woke us up on a number of occasions. If you’re a light sleeper, this probably isn’t for you.
The bed itself was uncomfortable for us - the mattress is very tired (hard on the edges, soft and dips in the middle) so we couldn’t count on a decent sleep combined with the noise.
Also we had little niggles - plates / glasses were dirty in the kitchen and the toilet doesn’t always flush (we had to adjust the lever in the cistern on a couple of occasions). The apartment itself is very dark and doesn’t lend itself to much natural light.
I’ve used Airbnb on a number of occasions now (both for budget and mid-prices stays) and this is the first apartment I wouldn’t recommend - the price is great and if you’re looking for a budget motel-style experience, this is fine, and the location really is fantastic. However, there are too many issues for us to consider staying again.