This 3rd floor apartment was home vase for our three day trip to Boston. We really only slept here. It was close to transportation (less than a mile away). It was fine during the day. I suggest Uber or Lyft at night. The price of a lyft to the north end was about $17. We did walk the 4 or 5 blocks in the evening to the Dorchester Brewing Company,and felt safe walking back around 9:00pm. There is not a tv, so if that is an issue, take that into consideration. We didn’t need it. It was scorching hot on our trip but the window units kept the apartment nice and cool. It is minimalistic. We are out so we didn’t need to cook. The fridge is a small college one , so don’t load up on groceries. Eat any Italian food in Boston. It’s great. We had Pantry Pizza delivered to us at the brewery and it was good. We enjoyed our stay.