Barbara and Martin have a lovely house that I recommend to anyone looking at staying in Hyde Park. It was nicely decorated, well furnished, with a well-equipped kitchen, very comfortable beds, excellent laundry facilities, and were very generous with provided extras. It felt luxurious. The property is described as an apartment, but we seldom heard the upstairs neighbour, and nothing from the downstairs bedsit.

We were met by their agent and felt very welcome. We didn't need to contact them during our stay, but felt confident that we could have done so readily.

We used public transport during our week-long stay, and had to use a bus to connect to the Orange line. The 39 bus was often crowded, despite its frequency. The 50 bus was more pleasant, stopped closer, but took longer. MBTA's T-Pass permitted us unlimited travel on the subway and local bus, so we did not use the commuter rail.

We found a good selection of eating out places in nearby Jamaica Plain, which was $11-$12 away via Uber.