Charmante Harvard victorienne

We had a fantastic time during our stay in Cambridge! Easy Uber or drive into Boston, home spacious for 5, weather was amazing! Had dinner on the deck final night, perfect! Steve was great about communicating! Would definitely stay here again! Only downside was a hot water issue but it wasn’t his fault and he was responsive in trying to resolve.

The house is in the typical style found in Cambridge with period features. It was spotlessly clean with a well supplied kitchen and spacious, comfortable bedrooms. The area is beautiful, there are many local shops and nice parks nearby. Walking into Harvard is a pleasure. Public transport is easy with a bus stop outside taking you to Harvard Square T. The owner is very communicative, even sending us a weather warning when a storm was forecast. Overall, I would stay here again.

Very friendly host

Great place to stay in Cambridge. Positive: Great location. Quiet, safe neighborhood, 20 min easy walk to train. Owners were quick to fix any issues, very personable. Bike rental right outside door. Very central location. Public parking available in town. Negative: 1 parking spot available.

Disappointing experience in poorly maintained Victorian building near Harvard Square. Positive: The location was good. A mile's walk from Harvard Square as expected. The bus stopped just outside the property. It was nice to have a deck as we had good weather, though it was not in great shape. Some of the beds were quite comfortable. And the host was responsive when I texted. Negative: First of all, there are not 5 bedrooms. There are only 4. And there are not 2 bathrooms. There are 1.5 bathrooms which means only one shower in the place. We were six women traveling to visit Boston. We would not have booked had we understood either of those facts. The building is pretty neglected, in much need of maintenance. And the rental is not the entire house, it is just an apartment. Both front doors to the building stick when being opened and closed and, upon entrance, there is an immediate circular stairway leading to the second (living) floor. The staircase continues to the third (2 bedroom, half bath) floor so beware of large suitcases, charming though the staircase is. Also be aware (although this is hopefully on the must-fix list) that the door from the kitchen to the deck does not lock. We rigged an "alarm" of clanging metal measuring cups hung from the door handle, just in case.