The third floor apartment was clean, neat and what we needed in a place to stay. It is is an older home with all its charms and individual quirks: 3 flights of stairs (as advertised) and some head-bumps from not being used to slanted gabled walls in the 3rd floor apt.. No criticism, just sharing a couple of our challenges. Marianne takes good care of the place and her guests. We hope she will accept us back when we visit Boston again.