About the Homestay

Urban Cosy
  • Welcomes
  • Males
  • Females
  • Couples
  • Families
  • Students

My home is located in West Roxbury. It is about a 30 minute bus ride to Forest Hills Station where you can access the orange line to go Downtown. You may also walk 5 minutes to the West Roxbury commuter rail stop and take the purple line into downtown. I live in a multi-family home with my significant other Fred. I am a certified ESL teacher who teaches first grade. Fred works for Fed Ex. We love seeing movies, going to the Gym, taking Yoga classes, and dancing. Our home is located in West Roxbury which is a very peaceful place with lots of exciting things to do. Centre St. has lots of quaint shops and delicious restaurants. You may walk there in about 5 minutes. Dedham Legacy Place is about a 15 minute car ride away. This mall has lots of shopping, restaurants/bars, a movie theatre and even Kings Bowling.
We love to host travelers and students from around the world. Our house has bedrooms on the second and third floors for guests/travelers. There are 2 shared bathrooms for all students/travelers to use. Check-in time is between 5-8pm and check out time is 11 am.
Please be sure to ask me for directions to my house before you are due to arrive. I ask that you do not give out my personal information and home address to strangers. Please be proactive and find out how to get to my house beforehand. I also ask that you do not disturb my neighbors. If for some reason I am not home please wait patiently on my porch.

Most rooms can have a single or double occupancy. I expect you to cancel one month prior to your arrival date in order to receive a 50% refund. I also expect to receive 50% payment up to one week after you book the room and the other 50% upon arrival in cash. Thank you!

Bedrooms available for booking

Minimum stay is for 1 night

Maximum stay is for 365 nights

Check-in date must be before 28 Jul 2024

Available for given dates

Long stay? If you have a reoccuring schedule where days in the week do not require accommodation, you can unselect those days below. This will inform the host and reduce the price of your stay.

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single bed
From $46 per night
Single Room
Sleeps 1

Bathroom shared (with family / other guests)
1 Single Bed

Bedroom availableNot available for dates

This room has one single bed. It has a closet, laundry basket, lamp, side table, oscillating fan and an over the door mirror. The bathroom is shared with other travelers.

Facilities
  • Closet / Wardrobe
  • Bedside Locker / Nightstand
  • Mirror
  • Fridge
  • Hair-dryer
 1 guest
Nightly Price
$50
Weekly Price
$350
Monthly price
$1,400
Double bed floor 3
From $55 per night
Double Room
Sleeps 2

Bathroom shared (with family / other guests)
1 Double Bed

Bedroom availableNot available for dates

This large room has a double bed. Shared kitchenette and bathroom with up to 3 other guests.

Facilities
  • Desk and Lamp
  • TV
  • Air Conditioning
  • Dresser / Drawers
  • Closet / Wardrobe
  • Bedside Locker / Nightstand
  • Mirror
  • Fridge
  • Hair-dryer
 1 guest
2 guests
Nightly Price
$55
$75
Weekly Price
$385
$525
Monthly price
$1,650
$2,000
full size bed
From $55 per night
Double Room
Sleeps 2

Bathroom shared (with family / other guests)
1 Double Bed

Bedroom availableNot available for dates

This room on the second floor has a full size bed and a loveseat couch It has a shared bathroom and kitchen with up to 4 other guests.

Facilities
  • Desk and Lamp
  • TV
  • Air Conditioning
  • Dresser / Drawers
  • Closet / Wardrobe
  • Bedside Locker / Nightstand
  • Mirror
  • Fridge
  • Hair-dryer
 1 guest
2 guests
Nightly Price
$55
$75
Weekly Price
$385
$525
Monthly price
$1,650
$2,000
Full bed/pull out couch
From $65 per night
Triple Room
Sleeps 3

Bathroom shared (with family / other guests)
1 Double, 1 Pull-Out Sofa Bed

Bedroom availableNot available for dates

This room is a large bedroom with a comfortable full size bed and a pull out couch. There is a shared bathroom with up to 3 other guests and kitchen. It is separated from the room next door by a locked door.

Facilities
  • Desk and Lamp
  • TV
  • Air Conditioning
  • Closet / Wardrobe
  • Mirror
  • Fridge
  • Hair-dryer
 1 guest
2+ Guests
Nightly Price
$65
$85
Weekly Price
$455
$595
Monthly price
$1,950
$2,550
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About the Area

Our house is located in West Roxbury. The bus stop is a 2 minute walk from our house and will take you to Forest Hills Station. From there you access the orange line to travel into Downtown Boston . The commuter rail is a 3-5 min walk and will take you quickly to Downton Boston. There are lots of restaurants/bars/shops on Centre St.. Dedham Legacy Place is a short bus ride away. There is a movie theatre, bowling alley, restaurants, Whole Foods, and lots of shopping at Dedham Legacy Place.

Local Area Facilities
  • Park
  • Gym
  • Golf
  • Bowling
  • Cinema
  • Library
  • Shopping Centre
  • Restaurant
  • Bus Stop
  • Train station
  • Hospital

Meals

Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.

Included in the stay
  • Complimentary Light Breakfast
  • Use of Kitchen

House Rules

There is no smoking inside the home or on the property. No drugs, candles, plug ins, visitors, mail or pets allowed. Please do not bring furniture/t.v's etc or use my place as a storage unit. All guests are expected to clean up after themselves especially in the kitchen and bathroom and to be quiet after 10 pm. Please limit your one shower per day to 10 minutes. There is laundry in the 2nd floor kitchen. You will need 5.50 in quarters to do one load. There is also a 50 cent charge for each detergent pod and/or capful of bleach. You are allowed to use the stove. You are allowed to use the microwave and refrigerator. Please let me know if you have a car. There is street parking with no time restrictions. Check-in time is 5-8pm and check out time is 11am. Please do not disturb my neighbors. The thermostats are set so please do not touch them or try to change the setting. You are allowed to use only the bedroom, kitchen and bathroom assigned to your booking.

Smoking Rules

Your host is a non-smoker.

Smoking is not allowed.

25 Reviews

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    France
    Age 25 - 34

    5 hearts
    October 2019

    This guest awarded the host 5 hearts but didn’t leave any comments.

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    Portugal
    Age 25 - 34

    4 hearts
    October 2019

    Lynda is a doer. Although she had issues with the house's heating she was nonetheless able to prepare a room for us and host us for the night. She gave us great tips about what to see, eat and do around Boston. As can be read on the Homestay description, Lynda has lots of rules for her house. All of them are understandable, mostly common sense rules. I see the need to make them explicit when you host people from all over the world, coming from different cultural backgrounds. Still we found the rule debriefing to be too overwhelming and hard to keep track, specially for someone that was staying for a single night. Make sure to keep focused while you get the rules' briefing. Anyway, all went swiftly, and it seems we didn't break any major rule :) The neighbourhood is quiet and it is easy to park around. The house, mostly a wood based construction, shows the usual signs of aging, with some crackling sounds as you walk around. Nevertheless everything was tidy and comfortable. Our room was spacious and properly furnished.

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    Costa Rica
    Age 55 - 64

    4 hearts
    October 2018

    This guest awarded the host 4 hearts but didn’t leave any comments.

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    Colombia
    Age 25 - 34

    5 hearts
    September 2018

    Lynda was super nice and everything was very clean. I will definitely stay again when going back to visit Boston :)

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    United States
    Age 55 - 64

    5 hearts
    September 2018

    Lynda was awesome. Exceeded my expectations. Clean Kewl place.

    Host reply
    Homestay Host Family Lynda in ,

    Thank you so much Stanley! You are welcome back anytime!

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    United States
    Age 35 - 44

    5 hearts
    September 2018

    It was a great experience. Her communication was excellent. Will definitely be back!

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    China
    Age 45 - 54

    4 hearts
    August 2018

    She is very nice.She did many things for us.We had a good experience.

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    Germany
    Age 35 - 44

    5 hearts
    April 2018

    I had a very pleasant stay at Lynda's house. She is a great host and took very good care of me during my stay. The house is super clean and I felt very comfortable for the moment I entered. I would definitely recommend Lynda's house to anyone who is looking for a nice, welcoming and super clean place in Boston! :)

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    Japan
    Age 25 - 34

    1 heart
    November 2017

    the heater was so bad it wasn't good and bed was near window that it was so cold that I got bad flue and it made my sightseeing plan ruined.

    Host reply
    Homestay Host Family Lynda in ,

    Takuma, this review is absolutely not true. The heater is working just fine. Other guests who stayed with me at the same time as you were very comfortable. If you felt the heater was not working then why didn’t you tell me so I could check on it for you? I asked you numerous times if everything was ok and if you needed anything. Why didn’t you mention this? If I stayed somewhere and thought the heater was not working then I would feel responsible to tell my host. Communication is very important. Please communicate with your host in the future. Take care!

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    England
    Age 65 - 74

    4 hearts
    November 2017

    The facilities were very good, our only concern was that we might have had to share the apartment with strangers and there was no lock on the bathroom door. In the event we did not have to share and in all other ways would have rated this stay with 5 hearts.

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