This is an amazing place to stay. The pictures really do not do it justice -- and the pictures are quite good. The apartment is extremely well laid-out and convenient to many things in the South End and has an extremely high level of finish. It is on the penthouse floor and it definitely feels like that title is appropriate. The location is grand. Multiple restaurant and coffee shops are in the area. There's a Walgreen's in the first floor of the building as well as a pastry shop. The Silver Line (sort of a hybrid between a train and bus -- it has a dedicated lane and boarding area and is big and train-like) stops right across the street. You can rent a bike by the half-hour across the street and drop it off there or almost anywhere in Boston (the Blue Bike). And finally, Mary could not have been a better host -- very gracious, easy to work with, and set us up with excellent seats to the Red Sox-Yankees game. She had no control over this, but the Sox won, so it really was a perfect experience. I wouldn't stay anywhere else in Boston.