Good Place to Stay in Boston

My family of 4 stayed in the arthouse for a few days while touring schools for my son. The house was perfect for us. It was very clean, well stocked, and the furnishings were lovely! It is well located, especially if you are not familiar with the area. We will hopefully have the opp. to stay there again if our son is accepted to Berklee! The owners were extremely nice and helpful with offering ideas of places to visit during our stay in Boston. I hesitate to tell you how great this place is, I think I would rather keep it as our little Boston secret, but it is too nice not to share!

As a frequent traveler I am always staying in hotels. When I'm in an area for an extended period of time I like to look for alternatives to hotels. During my last stay in Boston I found the perfect hotel substitute. The Arthouse has everything you look for in a vacation home. It is conveniently located near a variety of restaurants and shops, including one of my favorite new coffee/sandwich/pastry/all around awesome shops in the Boston area, Ula Cafe. I love being able to walk to coffee in the morning, and Ula is literally a half a block away (if you like to brew your own coffee, the Arthouse has a great bean grinding coffee maker as well). You're a quick train or cab ride from downtown and copley square, without being overwhelmed with the congestion of the city. The place itself is beautiful and very modern. The kitchen is great (which we utilized quite a bit). The living room and bedrooms are spacious. The beds are very comfortable. The unit has free high-speed wireless internet. Which is essential for someone like myself. It has everything you could ask for in a temporary rental and more. In addition, the owners of the property are very helpful with any questions you might have about dining, entertainment, or anything else you might need assistance with. If you are ever in the Boston area and looking for a pleasant and unique stay, the Arthouse really is the ideal hotel alternative. I hope to be back!

Our family consisting of my husband and our 2 kids (ages 3 and 0) stayed at the Arthouse for a week in October 2009. We hadn't been back to Boston for several years and was amazed at the change to this area. We felt perfectly safe, and we were within walking distance of a trendy cafe, an upscale pizza place, and a gourmet grocery. The unit itself could not be more ideal for families. It was extremely clean and had plenty of room for our toddler and baby. It was furnished in an elegant and efficient style and all the furniture and appliances were in like-new shape. There were even some age appropriate toys that our kids enjoyed. The location is excellent, and we had no problem with on-street parking (though if you do park on the street, be sure to note the street cleaning days which are clearly marked by signs. We saw cars getting towed.) If your Boston destinations lie along the T (subway) routes, you don't even really need a car. Among our favorite extra amenities, we particularly appreciated the fast wifi connection, the provided beans and coffee grinder to make a decent pot of coffee in the morning, all the bath necessities that one might need, the deceptively ample washer and dryer, and the close proximity to take out places that deliver (great garlic rotisserie chicken from Alex's Chimis, especially handy in rainy weather!) The hosts were unobtrusive and responsive to our requests and had left out helpful guides and notes about the area.
For our next trip to Boston, we'll definitely check availability at the Arthouse as a prerequisite to our stay. I would recommend this unit without hesitation to any of our friends and family. There are a couple of stairs to get into the unit that might be a bit challenging for some--they are clearly shown in the picture, and there are no additional stairs to enter the unit as the unit is on the first floor.

We just returned from a five week stay at this property and had a great time. It's very conveniently located near a train station, which we used to go everywhere we wanted to go. The condo itself is very comfortable with all the stuff you need to cook in if you'd like to. Beds and furniture are very, very comfortable, including the couch, which my daughter and I slept on for two weeks while my mother was there with us! The owners are just wonderful people too. Loved JP - lots of rebuilding going on. Ula Cafe right down the street for morning coffee, and Bella Luna right there for great lunches and dinner. We'll be back!!

Thanks so much for letting me stay. I will be back. The place was really clean and so much better than a hotel.

This place is just like a home away from home. Seriously. It has every convenience you could ask for (full, well equipped kitchen, W/D, linens, flat screen TV, wifi) and TONS of space. Its very clean and crisp in its interior decoration and, although we couldn't make much use of it during our very rainy stay, a beautiful private garden. The place is hyper convenient to the "T" and excellent food (Ten Tables, Canto 6) is just a short walk away through a charming neighborhood. All of this - yet it is SO inexpensive for Boston.

I had a wonderful stay here. So much better than a cold, corporate hotel. Christine and Will were lovely and handled everything with great care. The apartment was spotless and had everything I needed. It's very quiet as well and close to so many things in JP-Christine gave me great directions to a local grocery store and other local cafes. I've traveled a lot and stayed in many different places..this was definitely one of my favorites.

Our stay at Arthouse was wonderful (my husband and I and our two young children, ages 4 and 2)! If we decide on another trip back, we will gladly stay there again! The hosts were available if we needed anything and very friendly, wish we had more time to chat with them.
It was fun to stay in a renovated space that is still in an area that is developing. I grew up nearby and am blow away by the changes in the neighborhood. Parking was easy, the beds were comfortable and the cherry and almond scones were just a stone's throw away at nearby Ula Cafe. Had we had the opportunity, we would have checked out the brewery and restaurant too. The condo was spacious and easy to find ourselves at home. I went running in the am along the SW corridor, enjoyed others going for bike-rides and dog walks. We loved the fact that Stonybrook T stop was a 3 minute walk from the condo. We spent an entire day in Boston and using the T was fantastic (we are NYers so really appreciate mass transit). If you do not mind a changing neighborhood and love green space and urban digs, this is the place for you! Fun to be in JP for the weekend. We spent two days heading to all sorts of attractions: Contemporary Art Museum, Children's Museum, Swan Boats, Harbor Cruise, North End, downtown, public gardens, Harvard Square and Toscaninis Icecream and it was so easy to get around. Nothing was more than a 10-15 minute drive or a quick subway ride. Thank you to our hosts! Really enjoyed our visit and the apartment! We will be back!