This is a cute house in a great location. I stayed here with a group of friends attending a weekend event at MIT--we wanted a nice place to crash that was walkable to the university and near stores and restuarants. This is right near public transit, easy walking distance to MIT, just off the main street in the Central Square neighborhood. (Several restaurants of all kinds within 2 blocks or so, and the 24-hour CVS is very helpful when you're heading to bed and realize you forgot something...)

Several bedrooms are connected upstairs so you may have to figure out the layout if you don't want to accidentally barge in on anyone! Downstairs living room has plenty of seating (and a pullout couch bed), and also plenty of electrical outlets (good for nerds with laptops).

Kitchen is a nice size and stocked with the basics (cups, plates, toaster, etc.) and has a little breakfast table.

We stayed for a week, and while we were here we had an unfortunate heating system malfunction in the middle of the night. Gail responded right away in the morning to get someone in to fix it, and since it was a holiday weekend she brought in space heaters for all of the rooms so that it was usable until the technicians came in. (We ended up staying in a hotel that night and got a partial refund to cover the cost, which we didn't have to ask for.) It was not the highlight of my week, but these things happen, and she was gracious and responsive the whole time--everything was taken care of as quickly as possible.

Overall we had a lovely time here--great house and great host. I would definitely recommend this place to visitors, especially small groups/families.