I love the location of this apartment - right smack in the middle of North End, easy walk to most of the historical sites and Haymarket T Station. I was with my 11-year-old daughter, and I never once feel unsafe walking around the neighborhood. We were standing on Hull Street this morning at 5:30am waiting for our Lyft ride to the airport, and it was peaceful and quiet.
For an apartment that's so close to the Old North Church, where it's swamped with tourists constantly, the apartment itself is surprisingly quiet. Yes, the apartment is up 5 flights of stairs, but after all the Italian food, it's a good exercise. We arranged for an early check in, and the process was seamless. The apartment is small but efficient - we had everything we needed for a nice stay. Jose is extremely responsive too and a gracious host.
I highly recommend the little corner cafe facing the church - the latte is great, and breakfast sandwiches are awesome. But mostly, they are just nice people. We took a red-eye flight, arrived at 8am, and sat at the cafe's window seats till 11am, and they never for a moment made us feel uncomfortable. Quite the opposite, actually.
I will definitely return and stay in this apartment again!