Great location for a decent price in Boston! I only say decent because everywhere we looked at staying was $$$$ - you should expect to pay 3-4 hundred (or more) a night for a decent spot in Boston. we got this place for 5 nights at around $1500 which was very reasonable compared to other options, even those in the area. It is a clean, fairly spacious apartment with nice decor. Check in was easy, navigating from airport and finding it was easy. They gave us extra towels, as well. Apartment has basic cookware and appliances but I didn’t see cooking oil or like salt and pepper - didn’t look very hard though, but keep that in mind.
Overall great experience and would recommend/ stay here again. We had no problems with the host or apartment.
5 min walk from Boston Common and the Bolyson stop on the green line, which will get you basically anywhere you need to go in the city, whether you ride it the full time or easily connect to other lines and the airport. It’s about a 20 min walk to the downtown area, maybe 40 to north end, and 40 min walk from Fenway, so overall the location is walkable as well as easy access to subways. I am also 6 months pregnant so if I found it doable it should be easy for the average able bodied person to get around the city from here. Some things to keep in mind:
check in is at 5 pm, so if you have an earlier flight, plan accordingly. we went straight to a harbor cruise from the airport and were done by 4:30 so it worked out perfectly - but we also just had carry on bags, and part of the decision to carry on was knowing we’d have a gap between flight and check in.
There is construction going on in the lot next door during the week and it will wake you up around 6-6:30. This was not a huge issue for us as we had early nights and wanted to get up and out each day to maximize our sightseeing, but take it into consideration. There is also a nightclub two doors down. We only heard noise from it Saturday night, which is to be expected and was no problem for us. You are in a city so overall, set expectations for quiet as a whole low. But aside from the construction, which again wasn’t an issue for us, we didn’t experience any disruptive loud noises.
I would recommend this to anyone who really wants to see Boston but doesn’t want to spend 2-3k in accommodations alone. For us it was a great value, clean and cozy space, and good location. Thanks to the host!