Brighton is the place to stay!! We have stayed in a few different places in Boston, but this was the Best! Downtown is nice to be close, but we had a bigger group and this house was great for everyone wanting to do their own thing.
The house has 3 true bedrooms on the third floor, one on the second floor right by the TV room. There are two other rooms, one connected through the TV bedroom and one right by the dinning room that converts into a bed, but is more of a sitting room. Everything seemed to work out for us with the group of 8 that we had - 2 couples, two singles and a mother and daughter that slept in the room by the TV room and the one off from that. Only two bathrooms was a bit rough for 8 adults that needed to go potty and shower in the morning, but we kept everything short and it worked out.
Having a full kitchen was nice, but don't plan on getting more than 4 people in there at one time. Small, but has everything that you need.
We didn't use the game room or laundry, but they have everything that you would need to keep a family entertained and get ready.
The back yard and parking was also Great! Two SUVs parked comfortably in the driveway and they have more space if needed.
We only sat out there once, but they have a patio that is quiet with a nice patio set , a BBQ and plenty of room for kids to play.
The main thing that I worried about was the loud stairs. Even trying to walk with gentle feet, you heard everyone if they were on stairs - and there are stairs to get everywhere. Entryway you walk up stairs to the 1st bath, dining room, TV room (2-3 bedrooms prev. ment.), down two steps to kitchen and second bath. To get to the three bedrooms you go up from the TV room and those are a bit steep and tricky.
Let me talk about the area now- Brighton really is the place to stay!!! Two minute walk to coffee, pizza (hit up Little King Pizza - The whole family will find something that they want and it is really good. And on the cheap), liquor store and shopping. The neighborhood is 'smaller town' and a bit chiller than Long Wharf area and Much better than staying in the Triangle. It's also only about 15-20 minutes from Long Wharf.
OVER ALL: We would 100% stay here again