This 4 Bed, 2 Bath beautifully furnished apartment with Laundry in unit, and fully equipped kitchen available for both long and short term rental. With one King bed and 3 Queens, this beautifully designed and furnished loft is located right in downtown Boston. Includes all furnishings and cooking equipment!
The apartment is accessible via a self-check-in process to lower your exposure!
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Check-in: 5 PM Check-out: 10 AM
Smoking inside: Not available Parties and events: Not available 
Pets: Pets allowed 
While the host was communicative and responsive, our stay was significantly marred by persistent noise disturbances that made our trip anything but relaxing 1. The unit above ours was incessantly loud. Every footstep, conversation, and movement resonated through the ceiling, making it feel as though the occupants were in the same room. The situation was exacerbated by the presence of a child and a dog, leading to constant thumping. It was akin to residing beneath a bustling playground. For those sensitive to noise, I strongly advise booking a top-floor unit to avoid this relentless disturbance.  2. Adjacent to the property is a church whose bells chime every 15 minutes, day and night. This continuous ringing severely disrupted our sleep. It’s disappointing that this crucial detail wasn’t disclosed in the listing. 3. Upon arrival, we noticed cobwebs adorning the brickwork inside the unit.
Upon arrival, there were numerous individuals in very close proximity to the entrance who were using hard drugs which made us feel VERY uncomfortable. There were countless homeless/drug users near both the front and back entrances during all hours of the day and nights (many were literally acting like zombies and clearly under heavy influence of hard drugs). There was human feces on the sidewalk near the entrance. The building lacked security as mentioned in the description which greatly added to our unease. We found men's underwear in the closet. We killed dozens of flies in the apartment which was nasty. The listing mentioned a king bed but there wasn't one, which affected our sleeping arrangements. The bathroom outlets didn’t work and the toilet handle was stuck. There were loud noises from the water system, elevator, neighbors above, and other sources. For the cost of this stay, our recommendation would be to stay at the 4 star hotel down the street for comfort and safety.
The good: beautiful bedrooms, living room, geographically nice location. The bad: street felt unsafe (compounded by unlocked entryway doors despite code for entry), an active ceiling leak in one bathroom dripping on outlets, remnants of glass of previously shattered shower door in the other bathroom, among other issues.
Overall, the host and cleaning crew were nice enough to allow us to leave our luggage early to allow us to enjoy the day. The overall unit was not worth what we paid for and was a little disappointing based on the pictures provided. The 404 unit required a lot of repairs and updates, the TV was not working, and the kitchen had stains and loose ends. One of the bathrooms seemed that was recently upgraded but there was missing plasterwork and mold stains on the bathroom. The worst part of it all was there is a local church where the bells begin sounding at 7:30 AM every fifteen minutes for the remainder of the day. Don't recommend this location if you are not a morning person.
Having an issue is always unfortunate, how you handle it is often more telling than the issue itself. (Our garage got flooded earlier in the week, made haste, show went on.) When you message a property manager about a broken glass shower door mount left with jagged pieces sticking out and also loose pieces on the ledge, you don't expect to be met with defensiveness. There was a vinyl shower curtain hung to obstruct you from seeing the broken glass, and we didn't see it until the second morning, when someone found a piece with their foot. How can a property manager rent a property without personally inspecting it after an incident like this takes place? If you knew a glass shower door was broken, then you have a duty, (probably under contract with the owner) to ensure all repairs are completed prior to returning that property to rent. It’s not like I also messaged them to complain about the water damage in the far bathroom above the mirror and ceiling and what looks like something was ripped off or thrown through the wall and speckled over the wall there too.(have photos), or the people stomping above all night both nights. Or the incessant sound of Daniel Tosh’s tour bus generator running 24 hours a day outside the windows from Friday 1am to Sunday 3am. (Saturday night show at Orpheum) We chose this place because it’s presented and marketed as a clean, safe, hip, space. Reality wasn’t quite as shiny as the pictures, wish we stayed at The Godfrey. Never staying in AirBnB in Boston after this experience, very soured for the thousands spent and feel deceived into renting a place that was not as described at all. Nor even safe to inhabit, even worse when Brian and Heather knew we were bringing our baby. What if she ate a piece of glass sitting on the shower floor with me?(luckily we were in the bathroom with the moldy/poorly repaired ceiling instead of the one with broken glass)
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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