Jamaica Plain, a neighborhood in Boston, is home to 184 Heath St. Harvard Square and Faneuil Hall Marketplace are worth checking out if shopping is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore Boston Common and Boston Harbor. Check out an event or a game at Fenway Park, and consider making time for New England Aquarium, a top attraction not to be missed. Visit our Boston travel guide
Yes, pets are allowed at this property. There's a fee of USD 50 per pet, per stay. Service animals are exempt from fees.
How much does it cost to stay at 184 Heath St?
As of 13 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at 184 Heath St on 26 Dhuʻl-Qiʻdah 2026 start from SAR 236, excluding taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.
How much is parking?
Self parking is available for USD 35 per day.
What time is check-in at 184 Heath St?
Check-in start time: 7:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime.
What time is check-out at 184 Heath St?
Check-out is at 9:00 AM.
Where is 184 Heath St located?
Located in Jamaica Plain, this guesthouse is within 1 mi (2 km) of Longwood Medical Area, Northeastern University, and Boston Children's Hospital. Fenway Park and Boston University are also within 2 mi (3 km). Heath Street Station is 7 minutes by foot and Jackson Square Station is 8 minutes.
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184 Heath St Reviews
3.4
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The overall experience felt nice. had a great time cooking for my family in this very functional kitchen. The dishes I made were loved by the whole family. Very good times at 184 Heath Street !
TL;DR: Low price isn't worth the terrible, pernicious smell that will follow you for days.
For the cheap price, we knew we couldn't expect high standing establishment, which is fair game. You get what you pay for, and for a short stay, we were more than fine with an old, not-so-well-maintained room and uncomfortable bed. However, no photo, no review could truly prepare us the the horrendous and pervasive smell that permeated the whole building, from hallway to rooms. Nothing was clean. Bathrooms, floors, sheets: all covered in grime or dubious stains. If you have read other comments complaining about the smell and thought "heh, it's probably not that bad" or "heh, it's an old comment, it's probably fixed by now", please don't. It's not, and worse than you think.
Pros:
- Cheap for the area (we are all here for the price, let's be honest)
- Location is not so far from MBTA transit lines, so going downtown is a reasonable 20 min trip
- Owner was responsive
Cons:
- Dirty
- Smells like a wet dog's bum
- Broken amenities
It was nice. The room has wi-fi and a kitchen near the living room. There's a pool table. The owner is very nice and respectable. The other guests are quiet and it felt pretty safe. The price was really good. Thank you.
No pet area. Very small space rooms .no towels and no toilet paper for those travellers coming in from long flights
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025
Verified review
8/10 Good
Eric
2 August 2026
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
It is what it is, and what it is is a decent cheap place to stay in Boston. The room was tiny. Two single beds, an outlet to charge your phone and a window AC unit. I had to climb two steep flights of stairs to get to my room, but that was ok with me. One time I had to wait on the shared bathroom, but I managed. If you will only need the room for sleeping it’s totally fine. Get out and explore the city. I did. There’s a few good restaurants within walking distance. Fenway is less than two miles so an easy uber there and then a nice walk home (since Ubers are crazy after the game or show). It doesn’t look like much from outside, but again if you’re only there to sleep, who cares? Check in was a little clunky. My original directions for self check in did not include my room number so I had to call and text several times to get that, but once I got it I had no issues. I’d stay again if I was traveling solo. My wife would never stay there, but she’s less adventurous than me. And truth be told, if she were there I’d want to stay in a nicer place. My friends stayed at the Marriott for $900 for two nights. I was in and out at 184 Heath for under $200. Plenty of nearby street parking for free. I parked within a block with no issues.
Basically stayed in a closet. Dead bugs on floor, burn marks in sheets, mold in shared bathroom and spray insulation everywhere. Single room had a lock, bed, fan, and safe with no key. Worked for what I needed but 2/10 reccomend.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified review
4/10 Poor
Phsyer
23 June 2026
I booked a Queen and a Twin bed and only got a twin. The whole apartment had this funky smell to it. All the amenities were shared so there which I wasn’t informed about. One of the twin beds had a broken frame and neither one had a box spring underneath. One of the bathroom doors was broken and hard to close, which honestly had me concerned. When I showed up there was someone cleaning but they didn’t speak much English so I couldn’t ask her any questions. I didn’t use the kitchen because I didn’t need to. Also the sheets and pillowcases seem to be constantly reused. I would recommend bringing your own
For anyone wanting to stay here just bring your own sheets, some air freshener and definitely don’t make it a long stay if you want to be comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2026
Verified review
6/10 Okay
Daniela
17 September 2026
Disliked: Amenities
The room was ok. Wish bathroom was a little cleaner but overall decent for a short stay
The room I stayed in wasn’t very well cleaned, and the building as a whole is a little run down. But it’s a place to stay and there weren’t any bedbugs. If you really need a place to sleep, it’ll do the trick
What a disgrace! These conditions are more than unsanitary. You should be ashamed of letting people stay in your horrible place. I hope you get banned from all booking platforms.
We set foot inside the place, saw the condition, and left immediately.
The smell—and the bedding—I don’t even have the words!
The front door wouldn’t even close—no security at all.
No communication with the host—she didn’t even respond to me once during the entire stay, from start to finish!
We’d booked a quadruple room, and we ended up in a room with two twin beds… NOTHING WAS RIGHT.
A DISASTER—STAY AWAY!
This room was dirty. The blinds were broken along with the heater unit. The place had trash in the kitchen and smelled bad. It was down an alley in an unsafe neighborhood. We found dirty socks on the stairs. The kitchen was very dirty with dishes in the sink. Bedspreads looked like they had never been washed. We would not stay there so we looked for another place and left. The owner refused to return our money of only 1 night. Expedia only offered credits. Out of thousands of places I have stayed at, this was the worst. I would not book here ever! Also, my trust in Expedia is gone.
It was aweful the mattresses were terrible it felt like sleeping on rocks, there were rats the size of my foot, the toilet didn’t flush, late service. In all I would not rent better to just get a hotel.
When I arrived the room was all messy and with trash. It smelled really bad and felt insecure as if someone could enter randomly to it. I entered the room and left straight away, didn’t even stay there.
Heath St is the most disgusting place I have ever been in. Infested with rats and cockroaches in the filthy shared kitchen.
One bathroom/toilet for 8 rooms. Nothing provided. No toilet paper, soap or even a towel.
We left after 1 night, having paid for 8.
This property should not be on Expedia list.
I will be pursuing a refund when I return to the UK.