Pros: Nice neighborhood, quiet, comfortable. The apartment is cozy and pretty with tons of natural light. It’s not lavishly equipped but you’ll find what you need.
Cons: lots of restrictions — no yard or porch access allowed, for starters. The outside of the house looks very run down. The hosts would not let us drop our bags early, which was inconvenient but manageable. Very very bad, though, , was that there is a fully uncovered window in the shower. There was no way to shower without standing directly in front of the window. While it wasn’t visible from the street in summer, with the trees leafed out, it would be in fall/winter. It was, however, completely visible from the neighbors’ window. It is not like that in the listing. I would not have booked the place, much less stayed there with two teenagers, if I’d known showering was a public act.
Worse, when I asked the hosts what could be done they said “We took it down because no one else has complained” and refused to enter the apartment to do anything until we checked out. They had left a small piece of self-adhesive glass “frost” that didn’t even cover the bottom pane so my husband stuck it on, but for what they charged I’d expect a much higher level of concern and help over such a huge issue. We completed our stay because the US Open was in town so there was nothing available in Boston but absolutely would have left over this if we’d been able to find another place. Great if you’re an exhibitionist — otherwise look elsewhere.