Let me start by saying that my intent is to be honest, constructive and positive, therefore I will start with the positives.
The location of the Treehouse was excellent!! It was in a beautiful old neighborhood very close to Harvard. We started our mornings with a very pretty 15 minute walk to Harvard square down Stark and Brattle.
The area is safe, clean and beautiful.
The negatives- Like I said, I am trying to be constructive.
I do believe that Janet misrepresented the capacity of the apartment. We are a family of 4. She has it listed on AirBnB as having 2 bedrooms, when it indeed only has one. My kids had to sleep on the floor in a crawl space under the gable(The treehouse is a converted attic) and on some very uncomfortable, thin mattress pads. The bedroom was fine, but I found the bed to be uncomfortable. I think it was some kind of IKEA mattress which was very hard and not what most people are used to sleeping on. The kitchen is a very tiny galley with a dorm refrigerator. It was our intention to make family meals, but this was difficult due to near zero counter space and a small round table more suited to a couple rather than a family. Consequently, we ate out considerably more than planned. Lastly--although I do believe Janet was well intentioned, her first impression was not terribly welcoming. She was very assertive about the "house rules" and was very intent on making sure you knew them and followed them. Now, I understand that people need to respect others property, but I felt like I was back in 4th grade on the 1st day of school. There are more tactful ways (such as placing signs) to let people know how how she wants things done.
Now -back to the positive- I chose this house because it was clean, safe and close to public transportation and Harvard, which it most definitely was. In this sense it satisfied our mission, however, it is my hope that Janet will change the listing to 1 bedroom and perhaps invest in more comfortable mattresses and pillows, as well as rethinking how she wants to communicate her house rules