Charming Central Boston Apartment Close to Attractions and Transport!

• Nice Location with Something to Be Desired

  Nice Location with Something to Be Desired

  • Guest A guest from Minneapolis
  • Date of stay 04/12/13
  • Review Submitted 05/09/13
  Rating Details: I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. I was more than happy with the location. The vacation rental was very clean. The property manager was somewhat unhelpful. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Beautiful building, nice location/neighborhood. 1st floor did not have couch as advertised, and limited seating was available. Heat wasn't on the first night, but management came and turned it on the second night. Satellite TV went down and requests for service went unanswered by management (no response whatsoever to calls and email). Wasn't too big of a deal until until two days later me and my friends finished the marathon and returned to apartment while suddenly fielding phone calls concerning our safety. Would have been nice to have a working TV in order to track what was going on in the city the days that followed.

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• Except for temperature a good five days.

  Except for temperature a good five days.

  • Guest A guest from Pittsboro
  • Date of stay 04/03/13
  • Review Submitted 05/02/13
  Rating Details: I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. I was more than happy with the location. The vacation rental was very clean. The property manager was adequately helpful. Overall, I do not recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Apartment clean, Street noisy but ok with us.Liked walking to the tube. Our biggest problem was coping with an apartment set at 64 degrees. We froze. Should have been able to control it ourselves. Owner not helpful.

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• Lovely stay

  Lovely stay

  • Guest Katrina Q.
  • Date of stay 12/30/12
  • Review Submitted 04/23/13
  Rating Details: I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. I was more than happy with the location. The vacation rental was spotless. The property manager was very helpful. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Beautiful apartment for a comfortable stay for 5 people. Conveniently located next to a restaurant serving delicious food. Although there was an annoying internal vacuum which would go on in the morning which was very noisy.

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• Overall positive review

  Overall positive review

  • Guest A guest from Newark
  • Date of stay 03/24/13
  • Review Submitted 04/17/13
  Rating Details: I was somewhat dissatisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. I was more than happy with the location. The vacation rental was very clean. The property manager was adequately helpful. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: I felt that the property was located in a convenient spot to public transportation, but it might be helpful to explain that you can take the #17 bus right in front of the building to the Andrew station on the Red Line. We figured that out ourself. Also, the availability of street parking was very good. On the negative side, several of the pull-up blinds were damaged and the absence of one in the bathroom was not good at all. In hindsight, we never called about it, so that's on us, but I suspect that the cleaning crew should have checked that out when they came in prior to our coming in. Also, it would be helpful if you provided a few of the necessities--toilet paper, paper towels, and trash bags. I would enthusiastically recommend it but would advise a potential renter to make sure they call if there are any issues like we had. Also, the amount of hot water was good, but if there's anything that can be done about the water pressure in the shower and kitchen, you should do it. Shower drain needs Drano'd.

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• Great location! Roomy, very comfortable place.

  Great location! Roomy, very comfortable place.

  • Guest Benjamin M.
  • Date of stay 01/25/13
  • Review Submitted 02/13/13
  Rating Details: I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. I was very happy with the location. The vacation rental was spotless. The property manager was very helpful. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: You have a great location to most of Boston. Rooms were nicely decorated. Kitchen was fully stocked to use. Nice neighborhood. Will stay again!

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• Best stay in Boston

  Best stay in Boston

  • Guest Nancy C.
  • Date of stay 11/09/12
  • Review Submitted 12/03/12
  Rating Details: I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. I was very happy with the location. The vacation rental was spotless. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Love staying at the Dorset, and loved the service of Swank Properties. Cant wait to stay there again

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• French-American family stay

  French-American family stay

  • Guest Jean C.
  • Date of stay 10/30/12
  • Review Submitted 12/03/12
  Rating Details: I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. I was happy with the location. The vacation rental was very clean. The property manager was very helpful. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Visiting our daughter at BU, we thoroughly enjoyed a one week stay with our family of four + 2 grand-parents= 6, in this well-designed, spacious apartment. The apartment is really lovely, it's true, even more beautiful than the photos! Only minus, there is a considerable amount of street noise for two of the bedrooms. Otherwise, the impeccably comfortable beds and the loveliness of the apartment made up for this. The rate was a VERY good deal compared to the costs of hotels in Boston. We would recommend having a car (parking was never a problem and free!).

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• Boston apartment

  Boston apartment

  • Guest Roland M.
  • Date of stay 10/21/12
  • Review Submitted 12/03/12
  Rating Details: I was satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. I was somewhat unhappy with the location. The vacation rental was clean. The property manager was adequately helpful. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Apartment layout modern but let down by lack of maintenance and not set up for 4 people e.g 3 stools in kitchen, 3 chairs in lounge, mixed bag of glasses and crockery. The bed linen in one bedroom smelt damp and we had to request a new sheet as the bottom sheet was ripped. It is a shame, the property is spacious lovely wooden floors, great little kitchen but just tired. Location 10 minute from Andrew reminded me of days in Brixton area mixed. Very noisy road and parking can be an issue, also noisy from above flat. The restaurant next door looked great but didn't get a chance to try. Contacted the team and were helpful on arrival.

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• Great place to stay with one issue

  Great place to stay with one issue

  • Guest Pascal C.
  • Date of stay 10/17/12
  • Review Submitted 12/03/12
  Rating Details: I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. I was happy with the location. The vacation rental was very clean. The property manager was very helpful. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: It was overall a great stay, though I have mixed feelings about the location of this property. It is a very convenient location with ample street parking with a major caveat: the traffic noise could be an issue for a light sleeper. It was to a point where some of the guests needed ear plug to sleep. Other than that, not much to complain about this place. Shawn was very professional and provided assistance in a very timely manner; he even provided brand new hair dryer when requested. Would have given this property a perfect score if it wasn't for the noise level.

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• A very cool home base

  A very cool home base

  • Guest Mark D.
  • Date of stay 09/22/12
  • Review Submitted 12/03/12
  Rating Details: I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. I was very happy with the location. The vacation rental was spotless. The property manager was very helpful. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Dorset was a great choice for us while we visited Boston and surrounding area. Four of us were comfortably accommodated in the spacious unit. A beautifully renovated old house holding the unique character of the neighborhood of days gone by. The perfect place for us to conveniently come and go, relax and have a very cool home base.

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