4/5 stars. Would stay again.
Pros:
- GREAT location; easy walk to Fenway.
- Beautiful building w/ nice modern clean interior.
Cons:
- Ownership utilizes a 3rd-party mgmt platform; this made me nervous, as I've had poor experiences in the past with a property listed on Hotels.com but using a 3rd-party platform for signatures and payments. During the aforementioned poor experience, Hotels.com reps initially told me that this was not allowed, and that I should make no payments off Hotels.com. However, after further 3-way discussion, they said that there is a list of approved 3rd-party platforms. So I fault Hotels.com for the confusion moreso than the property for using it, though I wish it was all just handled here.
- "Parking conveniently available" means paid parking is available on advance request/additional payment. Luckily, I realized this prior to arriving and was able to order it. The available parking is only 2 total spaces for however many units, and it was not clearly communicated where the spaces were; they are behind the building, so flop around either way from Beacon to access. The spaces are very tight; with anything bigger than two compact vehicles, you'll be brushing against rows of dirty trash cans and the cars, with both live and dead rats around you. But I suppose this is to be expected in inner-city.
- "Virtual" front desk means your code won't work until checkin time on the dot. When we happened to arrive 11 mins early, had to call for early access.
