Location: 5-stars
Apartment: 2.5-stars
What you should know before booking...
The good: Location!
- it's about 5 minutes walk to the tourist center and start of the freedom trail
- one block from Boston Common
- about 30 minutes from Fenway Park + Museum of Fine Arts on foot
- one block from Chinatown
- 20 minute walk to New England Aquarium and start of the harbor walk
- 15 minute walk to Longfellow Bridge and Charles River
- 5-10 minutes walk from several T train stations with lines going in every direction
The not as good: the apartment itself:
- This is a fifth-floor walk-up
- This is a small studio apartment
- The bathroom is tiny with a very loud fan and not great shower
- Bed is very squeaky, uncomfortable, and was made with the wrong size sheets so they kept coming off
If you're looking for a place to crash when exploring the city, I'd highly recommend this for location. That being said, it's overpriced for the quality of the apartment and I wouldn't recommend staying here if you intend to spend much time at "home" while in Boston.
Also, below the apartment on the street are several bars and restaurants. I got food poisoning from New York Pizza, so wouldn't recommend eating there. The Tam is a good bar, but Fourth Wall had the worst service I have ever experienced.