“At the top of our list of things we liked about our stay in Newton is Audrey herself. She is a delightful person, always willing to go out of her way to explain all the necessary details about her home and the neighborhood. We stayed for a week in December, and despite the cold weather, we could not have felt more comfortable. Her home was very clean and well suited for a family. I particularly enjoyed the fact that this is a family that likes to read, with many books from which to choose. What really sets this home off are the large windows in both the kitchen and sunroom facing the wooded backyard that adjoins other backyards. As a result, once inside the door, we felt a sense of both privacy and spaciousness, almost as if being on the edge of a park. Because we were visiting relatives in downtown Boston, the fact that the T is only about 10 minutes walk from the front door, made getting there a breeze. There are two restaurants also located about 10 minutes walk from the house. One is a bar & grill that has the feel of a neighborhood watering hole but with a great menu and vibe. The other is vegetarian and is probably among the very best restaurants of this type that we've found anywhere. If choose this home, I feel certain that you'll be glad you did. ”
Comfortable 3 BR home in lovely Boston suburb
Comfortable 3 BR home in lovely Boston suburb

Audrey
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- 3 Bedrooms
- Sleeps 4
- 2 Bathrooms
About our home
Our comfortable family home offers the best of both worlds- comfortable family home in a green, leafy suburb just outside of Boston, yet close to all the top spots in Boston from a quick train ride away. We are 8 miles from downtown Boston and an easy walk to the subway train that takes you in to downtown Boston and Cambridge, Fenway Park, Longwood medical area and more. Newton is a beautiful, safe area with lots of cute shops, local restaurants, yoga, cafes, swimming lake, etc.
If you have a car, it is an easy drive to historic sites of Lexington and Concord, Walden Pond, Salem & Gloucester, all the excellent universities such as Harvard, MIT, Boston College, BU, Wellesley, and Brandeis, and the shops in Cambridge and Harvard Square.
We are also close to the main highway that easily takes you to NYC (4 hours away), Cape Cod (1-2 hours away), western Mass (1-2 hours away), and up to New Hampshire and Maine (2-3 hours) if you want to travel farther afield.
Our house is comfortable and child friendly and has bikes, games, camping gear, etc all for your family's enjoyment.
We love home swapping and have had several successful experiences both in the US and Europe.
Willing to consider car swap too. Open to ALL locations. We love to travel near and far. Long weekends are possible for places within driving distance.
Features
- Main home
- Garden
- Wifi
- Cable TV
- Equipped for kids
- No smoking
- Central heating
- Dish washer
- Washing machine
- Dryer
- Parking
- No pets
Audrey's reviews
As a host (2)“A beautiful spacious really comfy house. The location was in a lovely suburban middle class area. Lovely shops and excellent veggie restaurant nearby. Easy train ride into Boston was so easy. Staying in Audrey s after travelling around was such a relief Tobe in this lovely home. Their lovely neighbours took us on a tour to Harvard.Their back garden is green and spacious growing tomato and basil which we were Allie use. The house was spotless when we arrived. Lovely laundering facilities in classic American basement. Great house. Audrey left fantastic information. She even went out of get way to get us cheap tickets for adventure park. 100 per cent recommend this house great new England base to get about. Thanks Audrey and Rafi ”
More about us
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We are a professional couple with two young adult sons who generally will may or may not be traveling with us as they are forging their own paths in life. Audrey is a speech pathologist at a major academic hospital and Rafael is a software QA engineer.
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We have high respect for your home and treat it like our own. We are open to a car swap as well to make travel easy and less expensive
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We love to travel to new places, enjoy both cities and nature, museums, cafes, and hiking
Swap availability
- White
- Open to offers
- Green
- Available
- Red
- Not Available
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