This was my first stay with Airbnb and it was fantastic. We chose to stay here because of the listing, which showed a beautiful full apartment and was located just 6 blocks from where our daughter lives. The listing does not do justice to the lovely home. It is on a classic Cambridge street with really friendly people and Kate and Andy have clearly put great love and creativity into their home.
Andy greeted us so warmly and made sure we knew where everything was and answered all our questions. The prior reviews had prepared us for the welcome treats of fresh fruit and nuts, a delicious IPA in the fridge and very good coffee preground and ready for the next morning's breakfast.
The space was just as advertised, but the pictures and words do not really capture the attention to design and detail that has been put into this space. We did not make use of the kitchen much, but we could see that we could have made any meal we wanted and all the tools would have been there. It was fun to take time to discover the range of art through the apartment, much of which is done by Kate and some by other members of the family.
The location was especially perfect for us given how close we were to our daughter and it was more quiet than I expected given that we had all the lovely windows open for the first days of our stay. It turned very "tropical" for the last couple of days and we were sorry to have to close the windows and ask Andy to put the window air conditioners in for us. He did that immediately and that made the apartment cool and comfortable right away. We walked everywhere, and enjoyed being about equidistant from Davis Square and the Fresh Pond shopping area.
In sum, this was a great place to stay. Great hosts, great location, great accommodations. We look forward to coming back.