We couldn't have been happier with the apartment, the location, and our hosts Paul and Larry. The night we arrived -- after midnight on a Wed. after a long day of travel from Los Angeles -- Larry and Paul met us at the front door, gave us a tour of the suite, and graciously offered us some late night snacks (!!!). They are just the loveliest people, and they really took care of us weary travelers that first night.

The apartment has a microwave, fridge, toaster oven, coffee maker - pretty much whatever you'd need to feel comfortable without having to eat out for every meal. Despite the fact that the king bed is two twins bed-sheeted together, it was crazy comfortable, and every night we slept deeply. In the mornings we brewed coffee and sat on the shady 2nd floor balcony taking in the cool mornings.

Mucho gracias to Paul who was the host with the most when we couldn't coordinate our schedules and needed some clothes cleaned for the last 2 days -- that he did our laundry was absolutely above and beyond anything we expected. Thank you, Paul!

The house is about a 5 min. walk from the Central Square T and 7 min. from Inman Square. As a former Bostonian/Cantabrigian, I couldn't have been happier with the location -- so easy to walk to Harvard and Porter Squares, or across the Smoot Bridge to the Back Bay. There are a ton of nearby restaurants of all different kinds - Indian, vegan, Italian, cafes, Middle Eastern (shout out to City Girl Cafe in Inman and Ten Tables in Harvard Square). There's live music, buses (the 1 bus goes right up Mass Ave to the Back Bay), trains (red line T), and the apartment is very (very!) close to MIT, Harvard, and Lesley. There are bikes to rent and an Enterprise car rental nearby also (and the house has a driveway with plenty of room for parking).

We'd definitely love to come back to stay the next time we're in Boston.