We stayed at this apartment for 5 weeks while my mother was receiving medical treatment at Beth Israel Deaconess.
PROS: It is an extremely comfortable, bright, well-supplied little apartment good for staying in long-term. The kitchen is BEAUTIFUL, equipped for easy cooking, and the renovation is new and comfortable. The location is excellent and in walking distance to Whole Foods and CVS, restaurants, bakeries etc. In contrast to some of the other reviews, I think this is actually REALLY quite worth the price and much cheaper than comparable places nearby. The reviews that complained about the dingy hallways seem to be from people who've never lived in middle-class urban apartment buildings -- it's perfectly normal, friendly, not unsafe or seedy. The reviews that complained about sound isolation do have a point: the walls are very thin, but again it is not uncommon for urban apartment buildings and rarely was truly bothersome. It is comfortable for 2 people, though one of the bedrooms has an interior window that doesn't sound isolate it from the rest of the apartment; more people staying there would work if for a brief period of time or very comfortable sharing a small space.
CONS: In contrast to the very comfortable, thoughtful apartment, the arrangements with the host made this stay quite unpleasant for us which is a shame. Communication re the "linen service" was bizarre: without the linen service, there are no pillows or duvets, not just sheets/towels. We agreed to the extra $90, navigated paying through the Airbnb's platform despite the host insisting on Venmo (contrary to AirBnb's policies). Once this was arranged it turns out that one of the beds had NO duvet cover or top sheet, and despite my requesting this several times it was never provided meaning that I slept against a bare duvet which is uneasy to say the least.
WORST was the issue of parking: At the time we booked the apartment and were given instructions in the house manual, the exact parking spot number associated with the apartment was specified in multiple locations. The listing mentioned "free parking on premises" as well as "free parking on street" and made NO mention that this would be an additional charge or what that charge would be. INSTEAD, the host called for our car to be towed without warning or calling to check in with us first to see if it was ours, and when we contacted him, he informed us that parking would have been an additional fee. This cost us an extra $140 towing fee, not least the hassle to have to retrieve the car from the tow lot. The host then ALTERED THE LISTING so that it read "paid parking on premises" before calling to discuss the topic. (I have screenshots from before the change, when I tried to find evidence of paid parking menitoned). This is an EXTREME red flag with regard to the host, and I've requested refund through AirBnB and hope the host will agree to refund us. After speaking, there was an agreement that we would continue to park in the spot without charging us a fee, though we arrived to the spot once to find the host himself parked there, requiring us to find parking on the street. This, after previously being towed by him, seemed quite inconsiderate. (We, in contrast to the host, wrote to check whether that was him and ask if he could give us a heads up in future if we needed to park there so we can plan around him.) To be honest, this is the most unpleasant and puzzling experience with an Airbnb host we've had, after many years of using this service in many places around the world.
The apartment itself is fantastic. The host (and his colleagues, so who do this professionally) would make me worry about staying in a place of his in the future.