First before you book know that this is a shady host!! The pictures show you the real front door in the listing however after you book the address that you are given is for the nice looking place down the street that is brick. When I asked for about this the host said he would send the address 24 hours before the stay. This is after the time which is convenient to cancel. When it was under 23 hours and I still hadn’t heard from the host I had to ask for the address not once but twice. When we got the correct address we were told to not let others around there know that we were staying as Airbnb but “guests” of the long term resident. As if this wasn’t shady enough we then learned about the open door policy.
When booking, the info said keyless. Any other place that said that meant you enter a code. Be sure you understand and are ok with there being no locking of any of the doors unless you are in the room. You will need to be okay with leaving anything you don’t want to carry on you at all times in a room that you can’t lock, a front door that you can’t lock either. We stayed in one of the two rooms at the top of the stairs and there is no way to tell if one guest goes into the other room. There is a safe that someone can pick up and put in their luggage if they think you have something in it.
The whole place isn’t clean. The fitted sheets don’t fit the bed so it would come off while sleeping. Oh and for the last 3 days of our stay someone had shoved their dirty bed sheets on top of the microwave draping down the side of the microwave and fridge. There are crumbs on all the floors. There were so many dishes in the drying rack when we first got there that we had to put them away before we could wash our cups. The bathrooms have no hand towels or formats. They are both full of everyone’s soaps and toothbrushes even though it states not to leave them in the bathroom. However I’m pretty sure that all of that belongs to the guy that stays there long term. The main toilet has a large crack in the tank. Going back to the towels, you are left with one each and no washcloths.
While there is parking, when you ask about it (if while there already) you will not get any info on where it is safe to park. I recommend that you find that out before booking in Boston.
Communication with the host was hard. Sometimes it was good but mostly I had to ask things many times to get a response.
The noise level is good most of the time but when you are trying to sleep. The people that live upstairs with the host area go up and down the stairs late into the night and often. Earplugs are a must.