Our stay with Barrie and his family is absolutely delightful. On the first day of arrival, Barrie's mom-in-law, Teresa, warmly welcomed us and gave us a very detailed introduction to the house. Our room is very big, holding up a queen bed, two study desks and a lot of space. All the public areas are very new, nice and clean. The bed is comfortable and it was very quiet at night. We slept pretty well.

Although we shared bathroom with Teresa, we never felt any inconvenience. The bathroom was almost always available and very clean. We share the public area with several other guests and we could feel that Barrie and his family are making best efforts to accommodate everyone's need and make us home. Breakfast is provided, which is not a standard for air bnb hosts. Every morning we have coffee, bread, cereal, peanut butter, jam and juice for free. There are also washer and dryer in the living room, which guests can use freely. Furthermore, there is a key-less entry to the house. At times we had to come back late, we didn't need to worry about troubling other people.

The room came with a private parking lot, which was what we need. At that time, we were in the middle of moving and carried a lot of stuff in our car. The parking lot is outside the house, but it was very safe. I work in the longwood medical area and it took me about half an hour to get there, with one bus transition. For me, this is totally reasonable travel time for such low rent.

Barrie and Karina are a lovely couple. They are very kind, reasonable and helping. I feel lucky to have this chance to live with them and if possible, I would love to stay there again. Barrie, good luck to your MBA degree and Karina, best wishes to your board exam! May God bless you!