The Herter Penthouse, Luxury, Harvard

Top floor of a brand-new building in Boston's Allston-Brighton innovation corridor — the light is better up here and so is the quiet. Two bedrooms, two full baths, two king beds, sleeps six. Harvard's Allston campus is a walk down the same street. Groceries, coffee, and a bus straight to the Red Line are at the door. Two roof decks with skyline views, in-unit laundry, fast Wi-Fi, and a dedicated workspace. Garage parking available on site.

Top floor, nothing above you. Western Ave is a working corridor and the sixth floor is where that stops mattering — you get the light and you leave the street behind.

SLEEPS 6 | 2 BEDROOMS | 2 FULL BATHS

– Bedroom 1: King bed

– Bedroom 2: King bed

– Living room: Queen sofa bed

WORK FROM HERE

– High-speed Wi-Fi throughout

– Dedicated workspace

– 65" smart TVs

– Central A/C and heat

KITCHEN

– Full-size range, oven, dishwasher, microwave

– Keurig coffee maker with pods

– Cookware, bakeware, knives, cutting boards, dinnerware, glassware, wine glasses, flatware

– Snacks, seltzer, and bottled water waiting when you arrive

BATHS & LINENS

– Two full bathrooms, a bidet in each

– A complete towel set per guest — not a shared stack

– Bath mats, hand towels, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, hand soap

BEDROOMS

– Full bedding sets on every bed, real mattress protectors, real pillows

– Blackout shades in both bedrooms

– Extra blankets in the closet

LAUNDRY

– Washer and dryer in the unit

BUILDING

– Two roof decks with city views

– Media room

– Pool table lounge

– Elevator

– Garage parking available for an additional fee

LONGER STAYS

Housekeeping can be scheduled during stays of 30 nights or more.

You have the entire apartment to yourself, plus resident access to both roof decks, the media room, the lounge, and the elevator.

Check-in is contactless — you'll receive your door code and full arrival instructions before you land.

Parking: Garage parking is available on site for an additional fee and is not included in the nightly rate. The garage uses a two-vehicle car lift, so one reservation can hold up to two cars. Availability is limited and must be reserved in advance. Street parking on Western Ave and the surrounding blocks is metered or resident-permit only and is not available to guests.

We manage this home ourselves, and we are available for the entire stay.

Before you arrive you'll get your door code, directions, parking details, and everything else you need in one message — nothing to chase, no one to meet. We check in once shortly after you've settled to make sure the apartment is right. After that we stay out of your way.

If anything comes up, from a burned-out bulb to a question about the neighborhood, message us. We respond throughout the day, usually within the hour, and we'd rather hear about a problem on day one than read about it in a review.

PROFESSIONALLY MANAGED BY PLATINUM STAYS

This home is operated by Platinum Stays, a Boston-based corporate and medical housing company. It is not a side-rental. It is furnished, stocked, inspected, and cleaned to a standard we hold across our entire portfolio, and it is managed by a real team you can reach.

WHO THIS HOME IS BUILT FOR

(502 and 601) Relocating professionals landing in Boston before a lease starts. Traveling nurses, residents, and clinicians on assignment. Visiting faculty, researchers, and families here for Harvard, BU, or MIT. Families displaced by a claim who need somewhere real to live, not a hotel room. Anyone who needs two full bathrooms and a door that closes on a workday.

(409) One or two people here for a while. Traveling nurses and clinicians on thirteen-week assignments. Relocating professionals waiting on a lease. Visiting researchers and fellows at Harvard, BU, or MIT. Anyone who would rather have a kitchen, a washer, and a desk than a hotel room and a mini fridge.

THE APARTMENT IS FULLY STOCKED

Bathrooms: a bidet in every bathroom. Plush oversized towels, a complete set per guest, not a shared stack. Bath mats, hand towels, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, and hand soap.

Beds: full bedding sets on every bed. Real mattress protectors, real pillows, extra blankets in the closet. Blackout shades in the bedrooms.

Kitchen: this is a kitchen you can actually cook in. Full cookware, bakeware, knives, cutting boards, mixing bowls, colanders, dinnerware, glassware, wine glasses, mugs, and flatware. Keurig with pods, kettle, toaster, microwave, oven, and dishwasher.

On arrival: snacks, seltzer, and bottled water are waiting for you.

Work: fast Wi-Fi throughout, a dedicated workspace, and 65-inch smart TVs. Central A/C and heat. Washer and dryer in the unit.

THE BUILDING

Two rooftop decks with skyline views. A private movie room. A residents lounge with a pool table. Elevator access to every floor. Trash and recycling are on the ground floor of the garage.

FULLY DIGITAL ACCESS

Every guest in your party can have their own code. No key handoff, no lockbox, no one waiting in the lobby, no one stuck outside because someone else has the key. Codes are active only for the dates of your reservation.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Across the street: Star Market, open 6 AM to 11 PM daily, with a pharmacy and a Starbucks inside. On the same block: Ariana for Afghan and Perilla's for Korean. Five minutes up Western Ave: Pavement Coffeehouse. Ten minutes on foot: the Charles River Speedway, home to Notch Brewery and Pizza Project.

Fitness: there is no gym in the building, but Fitness and Fuel is next door at 390 Western, Amplify Fitness is four minutes away, and NB Fitness Club at Boston Landing is fifteen.

Outdoors: the Charles River and the riverside running and cycling path are directly across Soldiers Field Road.

GETTING AROUND

The MBTA 70 bus stops directly outside our door and runs straight down Western Ave into Central Square, Cambridge, which is a Red Line station. From there you are a few stops from Harvard Square, MIT, and downtown.

Boston Landing commuter rail is a ten minute walk, on the Framingham/Worcester line into Lansdowne at Fenway, Back Bay, and South Station.

On foot: Harvard's Science and Engineering Complex, 14 minutes. Boston Landing and New Balance headquarters, 12 minutes. Warrior Ice Arena, 13 minutes. Harvard Business School, 21 minutes.

By car, approximate: Mount Auburn Hospital 7 minutes. Boston Medical Center Brighton 8 minutes. Harvard Square 10 minutes. Boston University 10 minutes. MIT 15 minutes. Longwood Medical Area, including Brigham and Women's, Boston Children's, Dana-Farber, and Beth Israel Deaconess, 15 to 20 minutes. Mass General 20 minutes. Logan Airport 25 minutes.

CONTACT US, NOT THE BUILDING

Our team manages this home. Building front desk and property management staff do not have access to the apartment and cannot assist with anything inside it. For anything at all, from a burned out bulb to a lost code, message us directly. We reply throughout your stay, usually within the hour.

SECURITY

A doorbell camera at the front door monitors the entry and the shared hallway immediately outside the unit. Audio recording is disabled. There are no cameras or recording devices of any kind inside the apartment.