This might be the only 4bed, 3.5 bath with roof-deck in Boston available for short-term stays! It's right in the heart of Fenway, and located on the top floor of a beautiful 120 year old Boston building.
Fenway park is a short 5 min walk from the apartment, you can see the Citgo sign from the deck! Back Bay, Brookline,
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Check-in: 5 PM Check-out: 10 AM
Smoking inside: Not available Parties and events: Not available 
Pets: Pets allowed 
Great location but this unit needs maintenance. There were buckets out collecting a leak from the ceiling at the main entrance/hallway when we first arrived. There was no notice of this active leak by mgmt. There are other water issues on the top floor too. Rotten floor boards, and water stains. Kitchen has basics for cooking. Bathrooms amply stocked w shampoo etc. Great location with view of the CITGO sign. Rooftop patio seems to be under construction. LOTS of stairs.
We had stayed in another of Steven properties and it was great. This is why this property is disappointing. Since we entered the building, the entrance had garbage and flies. The entrance of the apartment also left us with an awful impression, the walls and ceiling’s where stained, holes on the walls, the door locks inside didn’t work properly and some were very loose. The apt is in need of maintenance and renovations. Unfortunately, we saw in the kitchen and living room cockroaches which left us with a very unpleasant experience. The ceiling in the master bedroom has a very large humidity stain and the paint is falling off. We gave it two stars because of the location is great and the beds were comfortable, but the overall feeling of the state of the apt is a bit run down, doesn’t match perfectly the photos. It was not worth the high premium price we paid for the stay.
The apartment is very large, spacious and full of natural light. The beds were comfortable. There were three good sized bathrooms. The size was a good fit for 7 adults. The roof top patio was fabulous. Gorgeous views of the city. The location was good for us. A few drawbacks are that it is a fourth floor walk up. The walk up would not work for someone who is not in fairly good health or for a family with children. There is an elevator but it does not work. Also the apartment was not well supplied with basic amenities such as paper towels, dish washing soap, laundry soap, napkins, placemats, coat hangers. We had to go to a store and purchase a coffee maker, which they did reimburse us for. Also there are only glasses and bowls for 5 people, no wine glasses. We contacted the host and they brought us some paper towels and some champagne flutes. The furniture is rather unsteady. We also saw roaches. Possibly this is a new listing for our host. He seemed surprised about the lack of amenities. I feel he will rectify these issues very soon before others encounter this. He did try to help but it just didn't work out. All my communications with the host left me feeling like he is an upstanding person who truly wants to do the right thing.
Place could be great but needs major TLC/investment. Also there are a ton of stairs so do not rent if stairs are an issue. Place was in disrepair and not that clean. Location and rooftop were very good. Lobby of the building was dirty and 2 smoke shops on block was not consistent with high price they charge for this apartment.
This is one of the most beautiful apartments I've stayed at, great location, excellent roofdeck, lots of space, so it pains me to give it such a low rating. The apartment has fallen into a state of disrepair. The door to the master suite is off the hinges, the shower rod in the main bathroom consistently fell (rather than coming over, landlords sent a YouTube video to tell us how to fix it), there is significant water damage, dirty walls with peeling paint, broken and unmatching shades in the bedrooms. There were not enough towels for our party, and the kitchen does not have essential cookware and utensils to make it easy to use. No frying pan, no salt/pepper/olive oil, no corkscrew. Bed upstairs was very comfortable, but rather than having sheets that fit a king bed, a flat sheet probably for a queen was thrown on top of a mattress cover, and the box spring was exposed. If this property were maintained, I think it could be one of the most highly sought after units in Boston. It has incredible space for a group, has incredible charm and character, high ceilings, views. But it really, profoundly needs updating and a newly stocked kitchen.
DO NOT RENT FROM HIM (yes, I used all CAPS in this message because I am emphasizing my experience). It started from when we first booked. A couple of weeks afterwards, the Gov of Mass issued a stay-at-home order due to the rise in COVID cases. I went to Steven to request my money back as we had two of our guests with compromised immune systems and wanted to be sure they would be safe. He refused to give it to us. He would only stick to giving back our cleaning fee. I went to AirBnB and they stated that he had to be the one to give the refund. He said, no, he wasn't giving it back. We didn't want to lose our money so we went, minus the two people who couldn't go due to their issue. When we arrived, we walked into the condo and there was a loud beeping sound that would go off every 10 seconds. The condo is all wood floors and not much on the walls so the sound bounced off the floors and walls. It was a two level condo with three flights of stairs in total once you walk into the condo. So the sound was very loud. We also noticed in the king bedroom on the main floor that the curtain on the left side window had fallen off the wall. The bedroom faces the Main Street and the curtain would not only help with the level of noise coming off the street but the morning light coming into the room. I sent Steven a message from the email and it read: We just arrived abd there is a loud beeping noise from one of the smoke alarms as it needs a battery AND the shade in the king on second floor is laying on the bed as the holder fell out of the wall. Can we get this fixed ASAP? (the ASAP is capitalized because that is correct grammar per the AP Style guide. I also put the AND in caps because I wanted to be sure he recognized that there were two issues we encountered). He responded: No we can’t fix this ASAP. Tomorrow we will be able to help. (PS: He never came back to fix either issue). After his response, I responded with: So we have to listen to a beeping noise until tomorrow???? we cannot listen to this all night and we have a room with no blinds on a busy street. seriously??? (Yes, I responded like this because I own rental properties and if I had guests come into my properties and they had a smoke detector going off every 10 seconds I would want to fix that because you have to have working smoke detectors as part of owning a home). His response was: Ok so leave. Money back. Easy as that. (Easy at that? This coming from the guy who wouldn't give us a refund because of the stay at home order from his Governor but is now wanting to give it back because we arrived and found two things wrong with the place that needed his attention? He is getting upset at his guests in his house because they told him things needed to be fixed, one of which is a code violation if you don't have working smoke detectors). From there, I was so angry with his response, especially because of what he put us through prior to coming, I responded with: What’s wrong with you? We’re supposed to listen to a beeping sound all night??? And his response was right on par for how he has behaved throughout this entire process: What’s wrong with me ? We don’t have anyone to go take care of the smoke alarm now. In the morning we can. Don’t talk to me like that. Just call Airbnb. Explain the situation. And they’ll give you a refund. You can find a home without any beeping. Really, find another home without any beeping. So, if you say in your description that you can house cancer recovery patients, you have to know this wouldn't be acceptable to a patient and their family. So why would you treat other guests like this? I responded with: Please do not speak to me like that. We will figure it out abs try to reach all of them to take care of the noise. And because he just has to get the last word in: Don’t call you out for being rude? Ok you’re right. Guest in my house but it’s okay to use caps and add extra question marks and ask what’s wrong with me (So, it all comes down to him being ticked off because I used all CAPS in one of my responses and extra ??. Give me a break.) OHHHH (yes, using all CAPS again), he NEVER came back to fix anything. Never showed up. Never followed back up to see if we were ok and figured it out. Nothing, nada, zilch. SO, if you want to rent with someone who clearly doesn't like to be in the customer service business, or you like people berating you for bringing to their attention things that need to be taken care of, then Steven is your guy. If, though, you don't enjoy being spoken to like a child or being bullied by the owner, then this is not the place for you. There are plenty of more options out there. Also, no where in the description is it mentioned that you have to walk up 5 flights of stairs from the second entry into the building. You might want to pack light because the stairs are steep and long. Thanks!
Great location, beautiful space, love the roof deck! However I would not rent this space or from this host again. Before we arrived on Weds, host let us know that garbage disposal wasn't working and they wanted to come in and fix that and other issues on Thursday. We arrived and couldn't get into the apt bc the lock didn't work. We eventually got in but this remained an issue the entire stay and we were constantly stressed about the lock. We also arrived to a broken side table, broken door sill, bags of trash, backed up kitchen sink, dish washer leaking dirty water all over. I let them know of the other issues on Thurs and sent them pictures of preexisting damage. I let them know maintenance could come. They responded that I could simply leave and they'd gladly re-rent the apartment. This felt threatening as they knew we had no where else to go. Maintenance never came on Thurs and I had to follow up. They now said maint would come on Friday. On Friday we showed him the sink and told him about the door lock. We all saw a cocktoach climb out of the sink. We left. Later I asked the host if issues were fixed and they said no, they had to contact the owner. I never heard from them again. We were never able to use the kitchen and resulted in extra food costs for us. I asked for remediation on Sunday/after check out and they said they'd have to wait until Thurs to discuss possible refunds. I rehashed the issues. They retaliated by sending a fraudulent request for the table that was broken when we arrived by using the picture we sent them. At no point did they ever apologize for the issues, they just strung us along all weekend and acted like they would fix it. In the end, they did not refund any of my money. 1) lock didn't work right. This was an unsafe apt 2) no use of kitchen sink or dish washer. We had to eat out for all of meals and buy coffee resulting in extra costs to us 3) dirty apartment 4) unhygienic electric kettle 5) roaches 6) threatening/hostile host
Excellent location but run down interior with multiple missing/broken fixtures and window blinds. Terrifically dirty windows. Had problems with both toilets and host was very responsive but issues persisted. Chose the unit for its two bathrooms but one was usually out of commission with my poor husband working to fix it. Clean but very loud at night with window a/c units but thankfully comfortable linens and beds. Large living space. Could be great with some basic investment to upgrade bathrooms and fixtures.
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