We stayed for 7 nights, and as a retired couple in our 60s were very comfortable and happy in Marlene’s home. The room (no 3 upstairs) was exactly as described, with bathroom fittings of a higher quality than many hotels. There’s a small fridge in the bedroom which is useful, but if it annoys you you can always unplug it. All the flooring is polished wood so you might hear other guests if they are heavy footed. The larger fridge in the kitchen holds plenty and there’s a good microwave. We found the bed to be super comfy and the shower was powerful and uncomplicated always a bonus! Marlene let us do our laundry which we very much appreciated as she has powerful equipment which dried everything super fast.
The location is quiet and residential, the No 66 bus is a 3 minute walk away and takes you in 10 minutes to Harvard Subway. We bought groceries 10 mins walk away at Trader Joes. We bought a week long Charliecard which made it cheap to use the bus/subways. It was warm during our stay so we didn’t need the heating.