Great space for guest / student

First of all Kimesha was a lovely person as was her husband. Her family was absolutely delightful. I was also grateful for the low cost accommodation as staying in central Boston was incredibly expensive. I only found this out after booking a very cheap flight and was horrified at the $2,000 room only for a week prices. Kimesha really dug me out of a hole I dug for myself and I stayed there for only $230 which was a Godsend.
That being said the house was nothing like the clean beautifully decorated property shown on the Homestay page. The house was simply a mess. Dirty and untidy and didn`t look like it had a lick of fresh paint in many, many years. My bedroom was simply horrible and I didn`t like eating in the kitchen as it was so unclean.
Breakfast was included in the price but I decided to get my own food as I simply didn`t want to touch anything in the house as it was so dirty. I spent as little time in the house as possible because I felt unclean living there.
I decided not to do a review but Homestay sent me another request and after some soul searching I decided to write one. I felt this family needed the money and I didn`t want to cause them loss of income.
Kimesha even gave me a lift back to the airport so I feel very guilty making such a bad review for such lovely people, but after considerable thought I felt that I had an obligation to any future visitors to this house and, with great regret, I would not recommend this property until they get their act together and thoroughly clean and decorate their house.

I loved to stay at Kimeshas! I had a cosy room, perfect bed (the matress was incredible comfortamble), kitchen access, very good internet connection. In the area you have some small grocery shps and McD. Kimesha was very helpful, whenever I needed sth or asked her for things I needed she helped me. The family has sweet kids who are communiction masters for their age. I stayed lesser than I planned and Kimesha gave me the difference in cash that was great of her! I guess not every host would do that!

The district is not very close to the city center Boston or Cambridge. However, there are very good connections and one of them is perfect: you take bus number 45 from ruggles and get off almost in front of the house.

I did not feel myself unsafe in the area as other review describes. And I am also a white girl. The district is called Roxbury, and in safety ranking is not the best one.However, it does not mean that you should not go there. It is just different than the the city parts we know with big shopping malls, shicky bars etc. It is a black and hispanic neiborhood. I stayed 10 days and I came almost every day late eve home and I never saw any dangerous situation. People war sitting outside, chilling and chatting did not tell me anything or show any type of harrasment or so. Kimeshas place is perfect for sb who needs some days and weeks till he/she gets the permanent place, like in my case. It was the cheapest option and would choose that again if I would come to Boston and would need to stay somewhere till I get my flat.

So, i recommend folks, to choose staying at Kimeshas without hesitation! And thank you Kimesha for your hospitabilty!!

I am a student who has lived in at least 8 families in her last 4 years, but I would never suggest you to choose this family.
Don't get me wrong, Kimesha and her family are adorable, very nice, and gentle. I loved her kids and the grandma is lovely. I would give 5 stars to them as a family, but 0 as hosts.
I don't think they know what it means to be hosts. If you want to be a host, your house has to be always clean and tidy. I'm not talking about private room, I'm talking about common areas such as the kitchen and the bathroom. They always were in a mess. Kids taking a shower and leaving all of their clothes on the floor was common thing. They took a shower and they didn't even clean the bath or the sink. She says "A one time cleaning fee of $50 must be paid upon arrival" and I'm like "are you kidding me!!"
They don't provide you with towels and anything else!! A family should ask you every week if you have to wash your clothes, not force you to go find a laundry room and pay for it in the neighboring area.
The bed in my room was broken and it wasn't a real bed (they made it by themselves) so I had to fix it each time it fell to pieces.
Another thing, maybe the most important fact. The house is located in one of the most dangerous areas of Boston. I didn't know it before booking with Kimesha. Guess she should have said that. Each time I told someone that I lived in Roxbury, they were like afraid for my "situation" and they often offered to drive me home because the area is not safe. And I can assure you that they were right.