I work in Boston and stayed at Victors apartment for ~20 days before moving to another city. Victor was a great host! He stuffed the fridge with beer, water, and even prepared snacks that I like! The apartment is small but space is used very efficiently with furnitures optimized for small space living, so the place does not feel cramped at all! I think Victor made most of the furnitures himself...very impressive. There are also lots of details in the apartment that I liked, eg. interesting pictures allover the walls of the apartment, hanging tin buckets everywhere, bathroom wall artistically covered with book pages as wall paper. The kitchen is small and simple and not for lots of cooking, but has essentials to make simple food. I love that he has a kruegur coffee maker, and even coffee pods in one of the tin buckets so I get can caffeinated without getting out of the house. In the winter the place is a bit cold, especially on the couch near the window, but there is a heater that warms up the space efficiently. As for the Allston neighborhood, lots of students live here, so it is has a good mix of hip and cheap shops a short walk away to cater people of different needs.