Stars of Boston

“Good location. Small one bed room unit. General speaking, it was a pretty good stay.”

“Good location. Walkable to Harvard Square which is where we were most of the time. Comfortable beds and everything is provided for.”

“Convenient location. Spacious apartment.”

“Overall we would not stay here again. It’s in a cute neighborhood with lots of shops and restaurants nearby. The unit is fine - dated look and furnishings, but spacious and clean. And the host was very quick to respond to questions. The biggest issue we had is that it’s on a busy street and the master bedroom gets a lot of street noise. I bought ear plugs after the first night and it didn’t help. This might be ok if you’re used to living in a loud urban setting, but that’s not us. I also felt like the management company was looking to nickel and dime us with extra fees. Check in is 3pm. I asked if the unit would be ready at 2pm. The answer was yes, but there would be an extra fee. And the house instructions read like a menu of fines / fees that apply if you don’t do everything exactly as they want. The overall vibe with all the fees is not friendly or accommodating. Does the management company know they are in the hospitality business??”

“This place is located near Fenway and walkable to a lot of restaurants as well. It was clean. The train is louder than we expected and the place isn’t as well kept as we expected especially for the price.”

“Great stay at this apartment. It fit our needs for two adults and two kids and fairly close to Fenway Park. It was fairly convenient to two T stops. The building is a little dated but the apartment was clean and very comfortable!”

“I stay in Brookline regularly and this is my favorite apartment so far. I love that it is not IKEA furniture and decoration, the kitchen actually has what you need to cook and the apartment gets lots of light. It is a great location, just a few minutes walk to the T and the Brookline Village shops, walking distance to the high school. It is a very quiet and pleasant apartment and well set up. The only strange aspect was the property management company - they responded the messages with what seemed to be AI responses rather than actually reading and answering my questions. When I called the number they gave, it seemed to connect to a call center, where I spoke to a person who did not have specific, up-to-date information on my rental. When I asked if the apartment might be ready a few hours before check in, I was told I could arrive early for $50/hour, or drop off bags early for $15/hour, for the 'security and integrity of the property.' A bit much to ask on an expensive, 2week rental!”

“Is the location good, yes. It the space good, yes. That quickly no longer matters when there are hidden fees everywhere. For example, in the listing at the time (assuming they change it) it said there was crib and pack n play (on request). I've been using Airbnb for last 5 yrs since having kids, never had a pack n play listed that I had to pay for per day if I wanted too request it. Not only that, if it says there is a crib, then there should be a crib. Otherwise, why is it listed??? Yep. False advertising. Oh? You need parking yep, gotta pay for that per day too. Nope they won't advertise that before hand either. They only care about making money off of you at every chance. Literally, list a washer and dryer but once you get there , guess what? you have to pay for that too. Not worth it at all. There so many better airbnb hosts that actually understand the art of hospitality.”

“Great location, close to all amenities. Adequate space and provisions; coffee only supplied for 1-2 days regardless of stay length. Heating and hot water centrally controlled; showering during specific hours required of you want a hot shower - fluctuating temperature regardless of time”

“Entire house (no loud neighbors!) in a convenient location within walking distance to T, Whole Foods, the Charles River, Harvard, MIT. It’s set back from the street (which can make it a little hard to find for some delivery drivers even when given detailed instructions) but makes it extra quiet. Location is hard to beat. The interior is a little dated but functional. We had a water leak in the basement due to a frozen pipe. The property management company had it fixed in a reasonable time but we endured two days of loud noise while the problem was fixed. As “compensation” for the inconvenience we were offered a free parking pass for which we had no use since we had no car. And when I asked for a late checkout (after staying for 5 weeks) I was told to pay $45 per hour. Communication with the property management was slow. At one point early in our stay I had asked to extend our stay for two weeks and did not receive a response for 5 days. Good place but not the best management.”