The apartment is exactly like the pictures. Beds are comfortable, all appliances work perfectly, and spacious living room combined with kitchen and dining space. The apartment is in a calm street but very well located. A fifteen-minute walk to the subway station (30-minute trip to central Boston) and a two-minute walk to the bus stop (10-minute trip to Harvard Square). You do not really need a car. One block from the Fresh Pond, a great park to walk, run, bike or spend some time in the open. Whole Market, TJMaxx, CVS, liquor stores, and others can be found at the mall only 5 minutes away walking. If you're staying for more than five days, be sure to buy charlie's tickets instead of paying for individual trips. We have spent a month in the apartment and it was really our "home away from home".