Staying at Robert was a delight. Robert is very friendly, but not intrusive, and had a lot of helpful suggestions. I had my own bathroom, which for me was important, and the bedroom was spacious (great bed). The house is great, a lot of stairs, but washer and dryer as well as fully equipped kitchen (made cookies). I personally am not a dog person, but Rocco really grow on me, especially since he is not a jump-on-you-lick-your-face kind of dog, and I found myself playing with him and petting him just so he won't give me sad faces :)
The neighborhood, Jamaica Plain (JP), is also cool, more laid back and inclusive, which I liked. Robert was very kind to show me around, the first day, pointing out restaurants and places that might be of interest. The lake is especially nice and I was fortunate to be around for the JP music festival and Open studios.
The T station is only 5 minutes away, and you're in downtown in less then 20 min.
I loved Boston and having my home away from home for more than a month at Robert's was better than I ever expected. I would recommend his place to anybody visiting Boston who's not set at being in the middle of the hustle and bustle.

Robert, thanks for everything, it's been a pleasure!