A great place to stay in a quiet part of Jamaica Plain, right across the road from a huge park with a zoo. It’s clean, well-set up, and the hosts are friendly, flexible and quick to help (they even left out toys and books for our 5 year old). The place has a very special character— an attic apartment in a huge Victorian mansion straight out of the movies. Surrounded by beautiful gardens and expansive lawns and perched on a high hilltop, you can climb a narrow staircase in the apartment to a high turret with panoramic views of the area—a bit like living in a lighthouse.