Valerie made us feel very welcome. She made cupcakes from scratch for us!! Delicious. And she let us keep two whole lobsters in her fridge overnight to take to Hartford the next day. Her house is precious, and the location is great... only a few short blocks to the subway. We were in downtown Boston from her front door in about 35 minutes. The room was very comfortable, and clean, as was the bathroom (large, thick towels) and kitchen. Going downstairs to the bathroom was a very minor inconvenience for us, given the huge savings over a hotel room in the city. Overall, we enjoyed our stay (two nights) very much, and will definitely look her up when we return to Boston. She rates an "A+" with us.