Boston, Massachusetts (North End)
One-bedroom with a rooftop deck, hot tub, and Boston Harbor views - in the heart of Boston's Little Italy.
Our fully loaded one bed is centrally located in Boston's North End (Little Italy) on land that was previously American Patriot Paul Revere's bell foundry. The unit features a spacious roof deck with views of Boston Harbor, the USS Constitution, and the USS Cassin Young.
Within 10 minutes walking distance to 50+ restaurants, TD Garden, the Freedom Trail, and the subway. Also within walking distance to the Boston Common/Public Garden and many of Boston's most visited attractions.
In-unit how-tos and essentials from the welcome packet.
Check-in is any time after 3:00 PM. If you'd like to arrive earlier, just reach out. We'll send your individual door code before arrival - it works for both the main door of the building and your unit.
There are two wall-mounted mini-split units - one in the living room and one in the bedroom - each with its own remote. Point the remote at the wall unit and press the up/down temperature buttons until you hear a beep (otherwise the change won't register).
The Smart TV has streaming services including Amazon Prime, Netflix, Apple TV, and YouTube. We also have YouTube TV for most live TV channels. Please use the 'Guest' profile within our accounts and keep our accounts logged in.
The private roof deck is one of the best parts of the apartment. The access is a bit unusual, so please read carefully.
The North End doesn't offer much street parking for non-residents. There are several indoor and outdoor garages in the neighborhood - if you plan to come and go during your stay, consider a lot that offers in-and-out privileges.
The property is in a densely populated neighborhood, so we respectfully ask that you:
Check-out is before 11:00 AM. If you need a later check-out, let us know and we'll do our best. When you leave, please:
Boston is very walkable from the North End, and public transit is close by.
Registration: Boston STR-460608
We both grew up in greater Boston and have lived in the North End for over 10 years. Almost everything on this list is within walking distance of the apartment. For dinner, it's a good idea to make a reservation - not every restaurant takes them.
First Italian cafe in Boston - iced coffee, three liquor bars, cigar room, desserts, gelato
Coffee, croissants, breakfast & lunch sandwiches
Great for espresso, pastries, panini, gelato, Peroni on draft
Coffee, espresso martini, gelato, pastries
Large sandwiches on homemade focaccia
Large subs, homemade pasta, pizza, salads, sauces
Indoor marketplace of NE artisans - don't miss the cider donuts
Traditional Mexican, known for tortas (pressed sandwiches)
Upscale Italian, late-night pizza
Many dishes served in sauté pan
Seafood and pasta
19th-century row house with 5 cozy dining rooms, outdoor seating
Waterside seafood, outdoor seating
Popular oyster bar and seafood
Large portions, homemade pasta, tightly packed
Nice seafood restaurant with covered patio and firepits
Great ambience for summer outdoor dining
Large portions, family-style dining
Traditional Sicilian comfort food
Affordable, fresh takeout sushi
Very popular, especially for cannoli (cash only)
Our personal favorite - has tables and a bar downstairs, also serves breakfast (cash only)
Open 24/7, cash only
Turn into the alley, straight ahead - follow the smell, fresh bread, cash only
Spots our guests have loved that aren't (yet) on our list above.
French-Mediterranean bakery - breakfast sandwiches, lattes, shakshuka. Beacon Hill and Back Bay locations are an easy walk.
All-day Asian-American breakfast spot from the Mei Mei team - fluffy rice cakes, milk bread, sticky buns. Multiple guests rated it 10/10.
America's oldest continuously operating tavern, est. 1795. Easy stop near Faneuil Hall for a relaxing drink.
America's oldest restaurant (est. 1826) - sit at the horseshoe bar for oysters and chowder.
Wood-fired pizza and classic Italian in the North End.
Tinned-fish bar and seafood spot on Dartmouth St - the lobster roll is a favorite.
1780 tavern frequented by Paul Revere - pair with a Bunker Hill visit.
Italian steakhouse downtown - guests pair it with a Celtics game.
Charming North End Italian - accommodating for families with little kids.
Independent bookstore with a café tucked downstairs - perfect Beacon Hill stop.
Intimate candlelit Northern Italian on Hanover St.
Boston's favorite craft brewery - taprooms in Fort Point and on the Greenway (seasonal).
Recommendations from our past guests to help you make the most of your stay
Several years ago, a neighbor approached us with surprising news: our building sits on land once owned by American Patriot Paul Revere. We dug into historical maps and records - and confirmed it. Here's the story.
The History Channel describes Paul Revere as a colonial Boston silversmith, industrialist, propagandist, and patriot - immortalized in the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem about his midnight ride to warn the colonists of a British attack. That ride gave the local militia a key advantage during the Battles of Lexington and Concord, sparking the Revolutionary War and eventual American independence.
The Old North Church referenced in the poem - where Revere hung the lanterns that signaled how the British were invading - is a couple of blocks away in the North End. It's even visible from the top of our roof deck stairs, if you look off the back of the building through the narrow opening between the other brick buildings.
We used historical maps to verify what our neighbor shared. On the left above is Clough's Atlas of 1798; on the right, an overlay of that atlas and a current-day map. The streets of the atlas and the modern map align almost perfectly - with one big exception: Commercial Street.
It turns out the lots along Commercial Street (previously named Lynn Street, and renamed in 1828) were shrunk in order to widen the road. From Samuel Adams Drake's Old Landmarks and Historic Personages of Boston (1833–1905):
“Lynn Street is described in 1708 as from the North Battery northwesterly to the Ferry way at Hudson's Point; it retained this name until after 1828. Before it was built into a thoroughfare this street was only a narrow way around the beach… We next come to Foster Street, in the lower part of which was formerly the cannon and bell foundry of Paul Revere. Up to the time of the establishment of these works both cannon and bells were imported, but P. Revere cast brass guns successfully, and some of his bells still hang in our steeples. Hollowware, stoves, and a variety of articles for domestic use were manufactured at this foundry, erected previous to 1794.”
Commercial Street was widened, in part, because freight trains and an elevated passenger railway - 'the El' - operated along it. Our property sits between what was once North Station and Battery Street Station on the Elevated.
Before a football/baseball field was built, there was an actual beach running along Commercial Street. The elevated rail tracks are visible in the background of the postcard above.
“We had a beach right where the North End Park is, and the postcard I'm sharing shows the beach probably in the 1920s or earlier. If you look carefully you will notice that at that time the sand extended all the way up to Commercial Street. Later a football / baseball field replaced much of the sand. The elevated railway which joined North Station to South Station is clearly visible - and don't we miss it. The tenement buildings on Commercial Street look the same as today, but the large brick buildings in the background were commercial warehouses. The US Government eventually bought them and extended the Coast Guard base. The photo was taken from a pier which still existed when I was a child and extended into the harbor perpendicular to the beach. There were changing rooms, lockers and showers on the pier - one side for men and the other for women. Good swimmers like my uncle Fred would jump off the top of the pier, swim to the Charlestown Navy Yard, touch the warships, and swim back. That was quite an achievement and something which gave a considerable amount of local prestige. The Navy sailors were always amused and called the North End boys 'seals' because they got so dark in the summer. I wonder if North End boys were the original Navy Seals.”
The USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest commissioned ship of any type still afloat, launched in 1797 - one of six original frigates authorized by the Naval Act of 1794. She's still a fully commissioned US Navy ship and serves as a museum open to visitors, across the water in Charlestown (about 1.2 miles away).
The destroyer to her right is the USS Cassin Young. From the National Park Service: 'Built for speed and capability, USS Cassin Young engaged in seven Pacific battles in World War II, survived two Kamikaze hits, and served another full decade beyond her expected lifetime. Built in 1943 in San Pedro, California, she is one of 175 Fletcher-class destroyers built during World War II. Here in Charlestown this navy yard built dozens of similar ships during the war. In the 1950s, Cassin Young and many other destroyers received regular repairs and modernization in Charlestown. Maintained by the National Park Service and an army of dedicated park volunteers, Cassin Young remains to this day as a testament to the crews who sailed her and the men and women who built and maintained her.'
During this project we also discovered that our building was built sometime between 1883 and 1888. You can read more about the history of the corner and the old beach at northendwaterfront.com.
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We both grew up in the greater Boston area and have resided in the North End for over 10 years. We love sharing our neighborhood - and the rest of the city - with our guests.