We loved the location - walk out your door to coffee shops, restaurants and shopping. We walked nearly everywhere in the city that we wanted to see from this location. It was super convenient for getting to MIT. There is some road noise in the early morning (because you are right in the middle of it all) so I'd recommend bringing some ear plugs if you don't want to be up too early. Other than that, we thought this was a perfect home base for exploring Boston and I would absolutely stay here again.