Elena & Tim’s home in Boston is a stunning, peaceful chillout space but still so central. It is wonderfully appointed with lovely, comfortable furnishings and top quality kitchen equipment whether you just want a quick breakfast or a full on gourmet cook-up. The best advice I can give anyone renting their home is to take the 5 minute walk to the Huntington Avenue entrance to Prudential Centre and do the Skywalk Observatory (we bought a GoCity Boston Explorer Pass which lasts up to 30 days and included the Observatory) so you can orient yourself. Go early enough to see everything in daylight – allow 45 minutes to listen to all the audio commentary – and time it for 1 hour before sunset so you can then watch the city light up around you as you walk round a second time. As you do the observatory you will realise that you are in walking distance of Copley Square (10 minutes where the Boston Public Library and especially the courtyard are great oases of calm to catch a coffee ), The Mapparium (10 minutes and a unique experience not to be missed). There are also 3 subway stations ( Back Bay, Mass Ave & Symphony) about 5 minutes from 135 West Newton and once you hit the subway the Boston is yours to explore. We bought a 7 day Metropass which pays for itself after 8 subway journeys – we must have used it about 30 times in 6 days and it includes the Long Wharf – Charleston Dockyard ferry. If our subway use seems excessive that’s because, although Boston is a very walkable city, we were there in the middle of a heatwave. Because the brownstone is so central, we would go out late morning, do some sightseeing then go back to West Newton Street to freshen up before heading back into town for the evening. Locally, there is a supermarket and wine store at one end of the block and a superb pizza shop and deli at the other. We had pizza a couple of times but we didn’t use any of the local restaurants as there is so much choice in the centre. Time & Elena were very responsive to our questions and came back very quickly to our emails on everything from house matters to firework viewing spots on 4th July. Best compliment I can pay is that next time we are in Boston – and we will be back as it is such a beautiful, historic and proud (in a good way) city – we would definitely book 135 if it is still on Airbnb. Before printing, think about the environment. The content of this message may be confidential, legally privileged and protected by law. Unauthorized use, copying or disclosure of any of it may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender and remove it from your system. While attachments to this e-mail are checked for viruses, we do not accept...