I stayed in one of Marie's rooms for three months during a summer internship. Marie goes above and beyond to accommodate her guests and their preferences, from varying the frequency of visits to change linens, to using her apartment's security cameras to confirm that noises heard at 2AM were just the wind, to surprise disposals of the trash! Hosting is a business for her and her husband, and they take their business seriously. After being asked to stay on board beyond the internship, I extended my stay with Marie.
A note to those prone to allergies: bring your own hypoallergenic linens and a dehumidifier! Also, outdoor cigarette smoking is a popular pastime among the neighbors.
A note to foodies: be prepared to travel outside of the neighborhood for a decent meal. I frequented only four local restaurants (two Jamaican, one Mexican and one pizza/sub shop) after experimenting with 15 or so. With that said, preparing my own meals was convenient courtesy of the provided cookware and plasticware, plus a grocery store a 15 minute walk away. Curiously, restaurants in neighboring Quincy won't deliver in spite of the house being within their delivery radius.
The house is in front of a park and from time to time the basketball games carry into midnight. Usually the activity and accompanying sounds of people having a good time are welcome. An advantage of the park is its ample flood lighting. The 4-minute walk from the subway to the house feels safer at night than I think it otherwise would.
Also, the house is predominantly wooden, including the floors, so sound tends to travel.
Wifi was great on my mac, pretty good on my windows pc, and unusable on my linux pc.