Pristine, well-appointed apartment located on a quiet, one-way side street just a couple blocks away from Back Bay station. The apartment is the ground-floor unit in a brownstone with two other residents, one of whom is the host. The living room windows face the street. Great sunshine and you get to see the people come and go...
Bedroom has a high-quality mattress that was comfortable and supportive. Beautiful linens! The bathroom is small and perfectly usable. Shower had excellent water pressure. Bedroom windows face the back of the building and look out over a small garden.
Kitchen has ample supply of high-quality cooking tools, etc. I appreciated the top-notch drip coffee machine. If you don't feel like cooking, there are dozens of great restaurants within walking distance.
There are two slight drawbacks to the apartment. The first can definitely be improved by the owner: the apartment needs better lighting. If you need to read when it's cloudy out or during the evening, the combo of standing lamps and overhead lights in the living room / kitchen is not sufficient. More powerful lamps and a dedicated reading lamp would be very welcome.
Noise. One wall of the apartment is parallel to the common hallway through which people enter/exit the building and climb the stairs to the other units. This wall also includes the entrance to the apartment and another door (permanently locked) in the bedroom. When someone is in the hallway, you will hear them and, if you are making noise yourself, they will hear you. When you're in the bedroom, you'll also hear anyone who's sitting out in the back garden. Noise was never excessive, but I occasionally wished that the apartment were better insulated.
An excellent Airbnb stay. I would return!