John came and met us at the Alewife T station, which is a 10-15 minute walk from his home and very convenient (the Red Line goes through Harvard station and straight into the heart of Boston). I stayed here with my parents for 4 nights, and the room looks exactly like how it does in the photos. It was a bit small for the three of us but we expected that. It's also a ~20-minute walk from Davis Square where there's a ton of restaurants and food options. John was super accommodating, had muffins out for us for breakfast, is a great conversationalist, and even offered to let us keep some of our luggage in his home for a night after we checked out as we wanted to travel elsewhere and had too many bags to bring along with us. All in all, we had a great stay. Thanks, John!