Ahh, to review Michelle! :)
Michelle is a super blend of the hostess with the mostest, friend, animal whisperer. And I know this is just in the few days I spent with her. :) She knows what she's doing. I'm glad she decided to open her home up on Airbnb; especially to visitors as far flung as Australia, Italy, Brazil-or me; just from Las Vegas but new to New England and traveling solo.
From my first interaction; she offered to let me stow my luggage for me in her car while she worked (I came in a few hours before she would be able to welcome me to her home), homemade granola and blueberry goodness I enjoyed in her cheerful fuschia kitchen, to the last night Thai dinner with her other boarders, this place was warm and welcoming. She was respectful of my privacy as well; silently proffering a space heater outside my door when the weather suddenly cooled. This is how good she is to all; a neighborhood stray momma cat has devotedly affixed herself to Michelle (even if in a room with other hands to pet her) because animals just KNOW. There is such warmth and graciousness and genuine concern for others that emanates. It's an innate ability.

Stay here if you need a friendly and respectful place to stay. The room is comfortable, the neighborhood is beautiful, and I would recommend it to any of my friends traveling to Boston in the future.