Staying at J.G’s was wonderful. It was clean, bright, and spacious. My husband, 8 month old, and I stayed for 2 nights and it was great. The best parts for were the full size tub and washer and dryer (utilized both with the baby). The apartment is a basement apartment but was very bright and we only heard the above neighbors in the evenings (between 8-10:30pm). You do hear the train, but it’s only a few seconds at a time. Traffic depending it’s only 20-30 mins to downtown Boston, and about a 10 min drive to downtown Cambridge (near Harvard).
Before we arrived there was an issue with the water heater and J.G kept us up to date and the issue was fixed within 30 mins of our arrival. J.G is a wonderful host and you should definitely stay there.