Alys’ home is every bit as charming as it appears in the listing. She was great at communication about my arrival time and checking in. Her kitties are very sweet, one shy and one not at all. Narrow staircase to 2nd floor bedroom was ideal since I had a backpack + small duffel. If you aren’t comfortable with varnished, steep stairs or have huge luggage you and Alys both might prefer you look elsewhere. I was comfortable enough with getting off at the Red Line T stop (Fields Corner) and walking the 7 or so blocks, slightly uphill, through the Little Saigon neighborhood but if you are used to more gentrified surroundings you could find trash on the thoroughfare streets and chain link fences surrounding nearby houses a bit off-putting, especially for a nighttime arrival as a single, older woman. There are buses I could have caught that would have shortened the walk to 2 blocks; but I chose to walk from the T (subway). I even went out at dusk and walked up to the nearby Ronan Park that has a view of the harbor. Alys’s place has high hedges, flowering bushes, and a front gate as well as a private back yard and feels like a little sanctuary on a quiet urban street. The bathroom is great. The bed is high but I think there’s a footstool under it. Just be aware if you’re not agile and need to get up in the night. Bathroom is just 2 steps from your door and you’ll be the only guest. I’d gladly stay there again.