Kelly's house in Boston was in a beautiful neighbourhood in Jamaica Plain. The street was lined with old houses all with distinct characteristics and it was very close to Center Street that had all the amenities you would need. We stayed at Kelly's place for five days in July during an incredibly hot spell that plagued Boston. We arrived on a Saturday and parked our car on the street and left it there for the entire trip. No one was home but Kelly left easy instructions to get into the house. My husband, myself and our two teenagers stayed on the third floor of the house, like a "loft" and you needed to walk up a staircase from the main foyer of the house. The loft consisted of two bedrooms, one with a king bed and the other with twins, a tiny kitchenette and bathroom. Only the king bedroom had a TV. Unfortunately, unlike the other guests who had their refrigerator stocked with basic amenities, we had nothing so we went to the convenience store to buy some. The next day, someone showed up with groceries but we had already purchased what we needed. It should be noted that there is not a full kitchen in the loft; it has a mini-fridge, microwave, toaster oven, one sink and basic cutlery, glasses and dishes for four people. You cannot cook a meal in this kitchen, we had basic breakfasts (cereal and toast) - that's about it. There were window air conditioners in the two bedrooms and kitchen but because of the extreme heat we found we were really warm at night. I found the walk to the subway was about 7 minutes. The subway is on the Orange line and it is easy to get to downtown Boston - but it does take 30-40 minutes from leaving the house to downtown arrival. Overall, Kelly and Phil were very nice and gracious hosts and the area was beautiful but for a family of four we found the loft a little too small.