Bedroom was clean and comfortable. There’s no central heating so the bedroom has a small heating appliance to use instead, would suggest getting that ready a while before you’re about to go to sleep if you’re staying here in the winter.
You have to share a bathroom with others, who often spent a very long time in the bathroom and that was a little frustrating. I also once came home and found that the other residents had left the door to the house wide open. At times I could also smell them smoking w*ed on the floor I was on.
Host allowed me to check in half an hour earlier but I had requested a week prior that I need to check in two hours before, so I was a little disappointed that my request could not be accommodated although I asked for it rather early. Besides that, John was respectful and friendly in his communication, the location is a short distance from Harvard Square and a lot of other attractions.