My husband and I wanted a comfortable, quiet, well-located condo that would allow us to walk everywhere for our long weekend in Boston. Eva and Drew's place fit the bill perfectly.
PARKING: We were happy to see parking meters directly across Beacon Street from the condo. They're not really for long term parking, but were perfect to unload our bags into the condo. We ended up parking at a lot about a quarter mile away (using Drew's SpotHero promo code). Very smooth process. Worked out great.
THE CONDO: Very light and bright, clean, dazzlingly high ceilings — the photos are accurate but the ceiling height gives a true feeling of openness that's hard to capture. Super deep closet for hanging longer clothes/jackets, and PLENTY of dresser space for folded articles. The kitchen was well-stocked with cutlery, glasses, bowls, toaster, etc. We were psyched to see a Nespresso coffeemaker and 2 pods. (And a Nespresso boutique on Newbury St. to buy more.) The bathroom is spotless, good shower pressure, too. We weren't bothered by any street noise at all (we ended up using the air conditioner for most of our stay so if there was any noise, it may have been masked).
THE LOCATION: Beautiful, quiet neighborhood of stately old brownstones. A few minutes walk to Newbury and Boylston Streets for breakfast. It was a gorgeous weather weekend so we were able to walk absolutely everywhere — the Freedom Trail, Museum of Fine Arts, Isabella Gardner Museum, Riverfront, Fenway Park.
COMMUNICATION: Check-in / check-out was super easy. A few days before arrival, we received the lock-box code and it worked without a hitch. Drew and Eva were super helpful and responsive to our questions as well. We asked if they thought it would be safe to walk back to the condo from Fenway Park at around 10pm, and Drew said yup, in fact, we'd be walking with a ton of other people (and he was right).
Such a beautiful city and condo! We wouldn't hesitate to stay at Eva's place again!