I came with my daughter to look at colleges. The weather was horrid but the apartment & all else great.

Alex was helpful & available. He checked in with us the day following arrival to make sure we were happy. He stored our bags before/ after check in/ out.

The apartment was exactly what we expected and very clean.

The transportation options were even better than expected. The T Orange line is a 5m walk from the apartment. We had no trouble getting out even all the way to Tufts in less than 45m. The North End is right on the Orange line, where there are a ton of historic sites & food. I thought we'd need to Uber back at night but we didn't; the T is very safe, as is Alex's neighborhood. (To put that statement in context -- I grew up in a small farming community, still live in a small town, and pretty much suspect that everyone in and city is out to get my purse if not my life).

The best thing to me is that I was terrified my daughter would love Boston and want to move all the way across the country. She did but its okay! I will enjoy visiting her, and I won't worry (too much) about her being in such a big place.

(Regarding parking, we did not have a car. There is parking by the apartment but nowhere else in Boston as far as I can tell. It's so easy to T or Uber around from Alex's that I would suggest that. )