This apartment is located in the best location Boston has to offer. The North End is within walking distance of restaurants, bars, cafe's, and bakeries- the best the city has to offer. The apartment is only two blocks from the water and less than a ten minute walk to Quincy Market and the Old State House. Basically, once you park your car, there's no need to drive again during your stay.
Check in was simple but make sure you take the suggestion about calling the 800 number 24hrs prior to your arrival. This apartment is managed by a real estate company and, even though everyone was very polite, there seemed to be a little confusion about whether I was actually booked for that exact apartment. It appears they may use several booking services to rent the apartment. But after a few minutes on the phone, all worked out fine. Also, read the info sent in your email carefully because you will have to self check in and you will be picking up the key for the apartment at another location two blocks away from where you'll be staying. It's easy if you read the instructions carefully and know what to expect.
Once we checked into the apartment we realized that we had just arranged to stay in one of the best locations in Boston- well worth the little bit of effort to get there.
The only problem I encountered was the supply of towels/linens/pillows provided. My wife and I stayed with our four children and the apartment was only supplied with enough for four people. It seems like four guests is the standard for this apartment and then they charge an additional $25/person above that. I emailed the contact person about the lack of supplies but I only received a generic response that there is always enough towels/linens/pillows provided regardless of the number of guests. So they've chosen to not believe the discrepancy nor refund the extra guest charges even though my family and I had to share towels and use the throw pillows from the couch for sleeping. All I would warn is if you are a group larger than four- count out your supplies when you first arrive so you can call to set it right. Otherwise, the kitchen and bathroom were updated and like new- well equipped.
All that being said....we very much enjoyed Boston. This apartment was great and very much enhanced our experience because we were staying within arm's reach of everything. The North End is beautiful and I would book this apartment again in a heartbeat.