Apartment is exactly as shown in the listing photos and was very comfortable. This is a ground floor apartment and the friendly hosts live upstairs. Marie met us when we arrived, but everything in the apartment was so well set up that we had no need to reach out to our hosts again.

Apartment is light and airy with nice high ceilings. The bedroom is quite roomy and the bed was comfortable. I can't speak to comfort of the fold-out couch, but our kids who slept on it didn't complain. Coffee (and coffeemaker) was provided and the in-apartment washer/dryer (with detergent provided) was very handy.

The neighborhood was great! Don't worry about the reputation of Charlestown as a "rough" neighborhood -- watch Ben Affleck's movie "The Town" (a DVD of which was provided in the apartment) to see what I'm referring to. Our experience was that the neighborhood is quite gentrified. We never felt unsafe walking around, and the folks we encountered on the streets were all quite friendly.

It's easy to get around via the "T" (light rail/subway) with a stop about a ten-minute walk away or the bus with a stop just a block or two from the front door. There's even a water taxi that will take you from the downtown Boston waterfront directly to Charlestown (near the U.S.S. Constitution). We didn't have a car, but it appeared that finding nearby parking could be a bit of a pain. I would suggest skipping the car if you're just in town as a tourist.

The Bunker Hill Monument which is the northern terminus of the Freedom Trail was just two blocks away. Climb to the top (294 steps) for a bit of a workout and some great views of Boston and the surrounding area. Whole Foods is nearby and on the way from the T stop. The Warren Tavern (oldest in the state?) was a nice, nearby spot for a tasty dinner -- it was crowded (and loud) on a Friday night, but how often do you get a chance to eat/drink in the same spot that George Washington and Paul Revere did?

Great place to stay to explore a really fun city. We'll keep this place bookmarked if we have reason to return to Boston.