Ehab is a truely generous and helpful host. He made sure I had arrived and checked in OK, was really helpful about the amenities, checked everything was OK, responded immediately when I had a minor issue, even checked I had landed OK from my flight when I left! He was very happy to talk if I wanted, left me alone otherwise. Courteous, clear, he is a great guy!
The room was just as shown, good space, plenty of clothes space, comfortable bed. Nice kitchen, washer/dryer in the basement available (which is good as the local laundromat gets poor reviews). Tea/coffee and basic food provided. Bathroom clean, loads of hot water. The location is quite quiet, siren noise once ever couple of days but otherwise fine. There are a couple of basic-level "chinese" takeouts nearby (OK, not great), bars, a pizza place (did not try), but the real benefit for location is the 5 minute walk to the Red Line T, which goes to the historic centre of Boston, and to Cambridge (Harvard, MIT). I went in winter, but in summer the beach (10 minutes' walk away) would be nice too.
I had a great 10 days here, and think it is really good value. A real find.