We were a group of 5 adults and 3 children and spent the week of July 4th in Christina's home. It could not have been a better experience.
1. Christina is super fast to respond and very accommodating. Everything about the house was as advertised.
2. The house is warm, cozy, pleasant and its obvious that a well-educated, cultured and unpretentious family lives in it. There are really interesting and diverse collections of books in several rooms. Great music CDs and cookbooks. We felt at home in an instant.
3. The basement bedroom is like an exec suite--private and comfortable.
4. The patio and backyard is extraordinarily pretty (especially for someone used to the tiny-ness of SF Bay Area yards!!) , with mature trees and a well maintained clearing for playtime.
5. For us, the kitchen was the highlight! So well-appointed it is: pots, pans, spices etc., that I could have cooked a traditional indian meal in this kitchen- no problem. And I could have fed about 30 people easily with all the plates and cutlery. A beautiful wall to wall window overlooks the backyard filling the kitchen with light.
6. Good location too. Boston downtown is about 20-30 min drive.
7. The only thing that could be better: cooling system in the basement.
This place will be our first choice if we find ourselves needing a place in Boston again.