Mixed feelings - PROS: check-in was a breeze, really appreciated the directions and the self check-in process since our flights were all delayed by hours. Apartment overall was very clean at check-in. The beds and linens are very comfortable. The kitchen has everything needed including a stacked, full size washer and dryer (although you need to be very tall to reach the control panel on the top machine). The location is ideal if you need to be at Harvard or MIT - walkable to either (long but comfortable walk), if you don’t want to walk that far there is a bus stop almost in front of the house to get to Central Sq and the Red Line. Groceries are only about two blocks away, convenience store even closer. The back deck and side balcony are nice. Apartment comes with a bottled water dispenser - hot and cold water. The overall noise level was no more or less than you would expect from an urban apartment, and being on the third floor means no one is walking around above you.
CONS: living room needs more seating, only furniture in the room was a sofa facing the wall with the wall mounted tv, no side tables, no lamps, no shelving. There is no way four people could comfortably sit in the living room to talk or watch tv. Dining table had peeling, sticky tape at edges with only four very inexpensive folding chairs and needed to be moved to the living room to be used. Extra towels were stored in a plastic tub in the living room (I did this in college, don’t expect it when paying close to $300 a night).