It is with regret that I write this negative review. The owner seems nice and upbeat, but there were problems with the place right from the start. She asked me to leave a 5-star review, but I cannot, in good conscience leave more than a two-star review. Our plane into Boston was delayed so we did not arrive at the airbnb until late, close to 10:00. My daughter went into the bathroom, and I walked into the kitchen and turned on the lights. Immediately, the power to several rooms, including ours, went off, including the the window unit a/c in our room. Fortunately, there was another couple who were extremely nice, who let us know that there was an issue with the electrical panel and they had been shown (by the electrician?) how to reset it. The power went off at least 5 times that night, and the last time was when my daughter was in the shower with her hair full of shampoo. The water went cold, and the lights were off. I had to wake the other couple, and it was 11:20 pm. Thank God, they had already told me that they were willing to get up and fix it. The second night, we were much more careful about flipping any switch and we would take our phones to use as a flashlight. We made sure to turn off the a/c if we needed to use the other lights in adjacent rooms.
We went for a walk around the neighborhood on our second day, and it appeared at first glance to be a somewhat gentrified neighborhood, but we could hear lots of Spanish and other languages being spoken. Lots of babies, people working on their motorcycles, Asian women picking leaves and I believe the neighborhood had lots of immigrants, with many people who were renting. However, the last night we were there, they showed their patriotism, as it was the 4th of July. All the houses in this neighborhood are quite close together. After nightfall, there was a barrage of firecrackers and rockets, that made it seem as though there was a contest to see who could set off the most firecrackers at one time. It was like a war zone, and I feel sorry for anyone who might have had PTSD in that area. There were houses literally all around us that were engaged in this. We had an early morning flight the next day, (6:00 am) so we needed to get up early and be at the airport at 4:00 am. I finally called the police around 11:00 pm because of the constant noise. I don't know if they ever came, but the fireworks continued, off and on, until about 3:00 am. It seems that the people in this neighborhood are more interested in their personal freedoms than the greater good of the neighborhood. I just don't think this neighborhood is conducive for an airbnb.
As for the house itself, it looked clean in the photos, but when we got inside, although the place is tidy, the hardwood floors looked dirty, and every single step you took squeaked. The bathroom, however, was updated and immaculate. I know the owner recently bought this place, but I feel like there are things that can be done (maybe more fresh paint and really cleaning the floors), and of course, the electrical panel. I have been a property manager for someone who owned two properties, and I have never heard of this kind of thing happening, at all. I decided to stay here, because the owner has another property that got many good reviews, and it didn't occur to me that this one might have had a problem. I hope other people who stayed here had a better experience there than we did.