Patrick was a great communicator, answered his texts immediately and checked in with us halfway during the stay for anything we needed. The place is more spacious than it looks in photos. It was incredibly clean. We had 3 people staying comfortably, with my wife and me in one room and our son in the other bedroom. The place is newly remodeled, new bathroom, modern appliances. I liked having no TV. There are two futons in the living room for sitting and I fell asleep reading in one lying down. I was delighted by the French press in the kitchen, instead of a drip maker, and there were still fresh unused coffee grounds in a plastic container. We could hear live music at night from the bar on the first floor, but it sounds like a dull, muffled bass and we had no problems sleeping. If you're a light sleeper or need total silence, then an apt above a neighborhood tavern may not be quiet enough. The 69 bus is one block away and connects to the Lechmere T stop or took us to Harvard Square in the other direction. We didn't rent a car. I would stay here again in a heartbeat. We had way more room than a hotel room and we had a kitchen, living room, dining table, beautiful bathroom and 2 bedrooms. We stayed here as a home base as we looked at colleges for five days.