When we arrived, there were a lot of trash everywhere around the house, the yard was all ridden with overgrown weeds and overall look of the house was unkempt. Later in a day, I went outside and collected all the trash I could, so it would look a little more decent while we lived there. Inside, the house smelled of a cigarette smoke. Thankfully, after we left windows open for a while, the smell dissipated. Although I do not have any complaints about two bedrooms (they were clean and comfortable enough), bathroom and kitchen were very dirty. There were splashes of grime on the walls of the bathroom and dirt on the floor. The wall tiles were covered with patches of mildew. There was a ring of grime around the faucet fixtures. The bath curtain was so dirty, it looked like it was not washed in years. I asked the owners to replace it. Although it was promptly done, they only replaced the inside curtain. I had to take down the outer curtain so we don’t have to be grossed out using the bathroom. The towels were smelly – we used paper towels whenever we could. In the kitchen, the dishwasher and toaster did not work. The dish rack was provided instead, but I was afraid to use it as it was covered in grime. All surfaces were sticky. The dishes were limited, only 4 coffee mugs were provided. Three cloudy plastic glasses were in cupboard. We had to buy disposable plates, utensils and cups. Only one knife was provided and it was very dull – we had to buy one in the Whole Foods. As for cookware, there were only several woks – no pans and no pots. Everything (cookware, dishes, utensils and furniture) except may be for bedroom furniture looked like something found in the yard sale discarded by other people. For example, the dining table was a flimsy plastic folding table for 4 covered with a dirty tablecloth (it literally had dirty stains on it). I was embarrassed to serve the food on it, but unfortunately, there were no other place to serve food in this place. Counter space was so limited, it was difficult to use it for cooking and or eating. On a bright side, the location was good (next door to Whole Foods and good playground, close to MIT and Harvard and walking distance to the subway) and we appreciated water cooler provided. The parking was convenient and neighborhood felt safe. Unfortunately, the good things do not outweigh the issues we had with this place , so we will not stay here again and will not recommend it to anyone.