This place is a mixed bag. On one hand, the apartment is very secure (3 locked doors) and very clean. It was also close to the subway and nicely situated between MIT and Harvard. On the other hand, the apartment is incredibly small, especially the bathroom (nearly unusable for larger people). Also, as others have mentioned, the walls are paper thin - you can hear people in the hallway very easily. One baffling thing is that this place is still labeled as a 1 bedroom when it is in fact a studio. The biggest problem though is the neighborhood itself. There are some very sketchy people who hang around the surrounding streets (which are not well lit),
and we generally did not feel safe walking at night. I would not recommend this place if you aren’t used to city/college living, and even if you are, I don’t think the low price is worth the lack in peace of mind and quality of life. On a positive note, the host was very responsive and helpful.