Convenient stay close to Back bay. Great area for dogs.

Clean, quiet, and comfortable apartment in excellent location with offstreet parking. Kitchen was well equipped for making meals and hosting 4 people for dinner. Excellent communication and response times from owner.

The accommodations were perfect for my stay. The kitchen had everything I needed for morning coffee. It was in close proximity and walkable to my family. I felt safe walking in the area.Back cove is beautiful this time of year. Thank you! I'll be back!

Overall sense of the property:* Location: great - quiet, but a quick drive to family in Portland and places in the city that we wanted to visit (Children's museum, etc)* Aesthetic: old-Maine homestead (spacious family spaces, lower ceilings, homey furnishings)What didn't work well for us: strong scents and allergens/triggers in the unit, problems with electrical safety, tub slippery and doesn't drain (wasn't safe for the older family member staying with us, and so who had to go elsewhere to shower each day)* Unit smelled of stale cigarette smoke (faint-to-moderate, but every single person who came inside mentioned it immediately, unprompted, followed by "I'm not sure how you can stay here, isn't that a huge breathing issue for you and for [Mom's name]?")* Unit smelled _strongly_ of scented laundry detergent and laundry "scent enhancer". We weren't able to open (nevermind use) the laundry machines.* Some sheets and towels strongly scented, extras in large bedroom closet were stored bunched up in piles instead of looking clean and had a range of random scents.* Repeated frequent dripping/pinging noise on the AC in the smaller bedroom. Kept our toddler and one parent awake on several nights.Things that didn't affect us directly (from what we could tell) but that might impact others:* Looked like mold in the AC in the smaller bedroom and on the window behind the bed.* Window blind in smaller bedroom doesn't fully close, meaning next door can watch you get dressed.