The co-host Mary was extremely responsive and did everything she could to support me during my week-long stay in Cambridge. I loved the location as I could easily walk to Whole Foods, Trader Joes and the most amazing lobster lunch spot - Alive and Kicking Lobsters for the lobster bisque and sandwich! I also am a runner and it was only a short distance to run along the Charles River. Also, I could walk to both a yoga studio, Prana Power Yoga, and MIT, where I participating in a class on campus.
The biggest downsides were the two women that stayed in the apartment upstairs as they were heavy walkers and also smokers. I believe they were smoking outside, but either way, the forced air was blowing their cigarette smoke inside my apartment whenever the heat come on. Also, they were walking around the apartment loudly in the middle of the night and since I went to bed at 8:30 pm with a 5:15 am rising time, I was woke up multiple times: 10 pm, 12:30 am, 4:45 am, for example. I was in touch with Mary and she reached out to them multiple times, but it appeared to have no effect. Thus, if you are sound sensitive and hate the smell of cigarette smoke, you may want to stay in the top floor apartment!