The shared spaces in the house include the large kitchen (renovated August 2017) and living room spaces (2 living rooms). There is also a huge basement which is a great space for kids to play.

Our family really loved the huge garden. It is a great and safe place for kids to play. There are large rocks (great for dinosaur island play) and woody spaces (great for hut making) for the kids to play. There is a small vegetable garden to use as well. We grew tomatoes, beans, herbs, and pumpkins. There is access to water in the garden as well which is great for water play with the kids. The bedroom doors open to the garden where there are patios to sit outside. There is also a gas bbq installed outside to use.

The neighborhood is really nice, friendly neighbors, and kids in the area. There are many green spaces and opportunities for walks. The house is really close to the Minuteman bike way and the great Meadows and a short walk/cycle from playgrounds and Wilson’s farm.

The house is a 5 minute walk away from buses to Alewife and MIT is ~50 minutes away by public transport. However I tended to cycle via the Minuteman (~20 min to Alewife).

Julie is a very friendly and helpful person, and always goes the extra bit to make things as smooth as possible for her tenants. We've enjoyed great conversations with Julie, nice summer BBQs in the garden, and have met and enjoyed the company of some of her friends when they have visited. Our children also have built a great relationship with Julie.

The house is very big and organized. Even though it is shared with two other tenants, we never feel it is crowded. In the kitchen, you can find all the kitchen accessories that you can think of. You can cook any food you like - as long as you clean it up afterwards. Julie is very open to this.

The two bedrooms are specious, along with the bathroom, you have your own privacy. There are two patios, each connected with one room, where you can access to the beautiful backyard easily.

The hot tub is a best treatment if you need some relaxation after a busy long day.

Julie also has a Yamaha piano in the living room that my daughter plays almost everyday.

The house is in a convenient location. 5 minutes to Lexington center, 10 minutes to Alwife station, supermarkets such as H-Mart, Market Basket, Wholefood, Trader Joes, and Burlington Mall; one block to the Minuteman Bikeway.

The rent is very reasonable considering all the utilities are included.

We will miss Julie and this house a lot when we leave by the end of December.

We adored beautiful kitchen, two roomy living rooms, and of course our two bedrooms (both with nice view outside). And our kids (teenagers) preferred basement where they spent most of the time after school in wintertime. Basement is well furnished and heated so it was good extra space for all of us. Hot tub is something that I will miss very much. This is exceptional pleasure to have a hot tub after busy day in big porch with big window to rainy yard. The most helpful person in the house was landlady. She helped us on plenty of occasions.

Perfect bikeway behind the house is just additional advantage. I use it everyday to get to Harvard (although there are convenient bus routes and T).

This house and its owner are among best things that happened to us in this trip.