***We have and continue to follow a strict sanitization process with our Property. ----Newly remodeled Victorian with all the Victorian charm, yet modern convenience in the best location. Our home features traditional soapstone counters and sink, luxury Japanese soaking tub with a huge rainfall showerhead, super-automatic coffee machine to get you going in the morning, and tons of charm. Perfect for 4-5 Adults +/- children
Our home is a two-bedroom in a beautiful 124-year-old Victorian home surrounded by a beautifully gardened yard. We’ve just completed extensive remodeling to a modern style while paying homage to and by preserving much of its Victorian elements and charm.
Our home easily accommodates 4-5 adults. We do have a high-end queen-sized stay firm inflatable airbed for guests with children/teens if needed.
Inside we have two bedrooms each with queen-sized beds with luxury mattresses. Either or both of the rooms can be set up for you to be a work-space/office configuration complete with internet, large screen monitors, keyboard, and mouse (just plug your laptop in and your good to go).
The bathroom has a stunning hand-hammered copper Japanese soaking tub, and what we believe is just about the largest rainfall shower-head made. ((Due to the high walls on the tub it may not be suitable for folks with limited mobility))
Our home is right across the street from one of the best cheese, fresh-baked bread, and luxury grocery stores in Boston, let alone Cambridge. Just down the street is another grocery, whole foods are also very close. Restaurants and other shops abound.
The neighborhood is one of the most sought after in the region, featuring some of the best-preserved Victorian homes anywhere. Just a few blocks away is the historic Longfellow house and gardens, which we highly recommend folks visit.
For getting around the Cambridge and Boston area is simple and couldn’t be easier. There is a T Stop (Boston's mass transit system) right across the street, where via the trolley you can be in Harvard Square Station in minutes. Using the T you can be just about anywhere else in Boston and Cambridge in little to no time.
We encourage folks not to drive in Boston and to use the T and Uber instead. We even offer an Uber discount code which will give you a discount on your first Uber ride booked from your phone (q2bpq).
However, if you have a car we have one off-street parking space in the driveway that's often available for your use if you wish (a rare find in and around Cambridge/Boston).
Our entire flat is available for guests. We provide all the towels, linen, dishes, soaps, and things you need to live comfortably even the coffee! All you need is your things. You can fill the refrigerator with food and goodies from the cheese and luxury goods store across the street, grocery just up the street, or convenience store just up the way. Washer and Dryer are there for your use as well.
Guests have the entire suite to themselves.
Monthly rental offers housekeeping services, laundry services are also optionally available
Nestled up to Harvard and surrounds the neighborhood is quiet, well established, and beautiful with a lot of history and many famous residents past and current.
Located in the neighborhood of Cambridge called Huron Village, the home is blocks away from the historic Longfellow House, Harvard, MIT, Radcliffe, Leslie, and the entire area exudes Victorian charm.
There is easy and quick access to local stores, tree-lined streets, and it offers exceptionally easy access to all things Cambridge and Boston, no car required!
Close to Harvard, Lesley, Radcliffe, and MIT. The home is a 10-minute walk to Harvard Square and Harvard University. An electric trolly/bus stops right outside and whisks you to Harvard Square and the T (trains) that run throughout Cambridge and Boston in 3 minutes. From there MIT is 3 or 4 more minutes by the T, Boston Commons roughly 8 minutes.
The Huron Village neighborhood has great local shops and restaurants to explore with a classic New England feel right in the middle of everything. The Longfellow House on Brattle is just a few blocks away.
ABSOLUTELY NO PARTIES or similar gatherings. We've never had issues with families or friends traveling together, family dinner/birthday party or things like that, we are specifically addressing parties.
Everything needs to be inside by 10 pm at a respectable noise level. Sorry to be so blunt but we have had a number of epic issues with this lately. It jeopardized guest safety/experience and our ability to host. There are many wonderful clubs and environments nearby for such activities. The area we are in is an upscale housing area not suitable for parties and similar events. As such you may find yourself without a place to stay. If in doubt please ask before booking.
We do collect a $200 deposit which will not be returned if there are noise complaints or issues from the neighborhood, if our cleaner has to completely reconfigure our home, or re-establish all the TV wiring after your stay. We've never had to hold it back, but, it's there to prevent large and loud college parties and the like.
Standard Check-in is 4 or After, however, we can almost always accommodate early bag drop-off and sometimes an earlier check-in as well!
We have very few rules except to enjoy yourself and be respectful of our home and neighbors. We've tried to set everything up so you have a 5-star experience all around all. So all you need is your clothes and to focus on having a good time in our home as though it's your own.
The few small rules we have are:
* No smoking
* No pets
* * Our home is not suitable for loud parties (PLEASE Please be good neighbors! The outside decks and patios are wonderful places to hangout out but, please be conscious of noise, be quiet after 10 pm, and move inside by 11). We have neighbors who sleep with Windows open and Cambridge has very strict noise laws that kick in around 10pm.
* Please note the tub/shower has a high wall and may not be suitable for folks with limited mobility
Our home was built in 1880.. Please do not flush Tampons, Baby wipes (even the flush kind), or paper towels as they will clog up the plumbing system while you are there
Please understand the home is well over 120 years old from a time when all the materials to build it would have been brought by horse and buggy. The house would have then been hand built by skilled workers from scratch. It's clean, exceptionally comfortable, and in a great location. However, we've very purposefully not blown out the charm of an old house. The doors are all hand made, so not perfectly square, the floors creek a wee bit here and there, and some of the windows are a bit wavy. We've tried hard to balance the old with the new.
[By Booking Guests agree to the rental agreement below and agree to be bound by it [this is to comply with new short-term rental laws in Cambridge]]
SHORT TERM RENTAL AGREEMENT
Below is our tenant rental agreement for our home in Cambridge Ma 02138. By renting our property you (THE RENTER and THE RENTERs party) agree to this agreements terms and those in the listing, as do all members of your party. We (THE OWNER) make the agreement available before booking for this purpose. It is your responsibility as the tenant/renter to ensure that all members of your party have access to the agreement, understand it’s terms, and agree to them.
THE RENTER will be present at the property and agrees they have not rented the property for a third party without prior written permission from THE OWNER.
Terms of the Agreement:
1. THE OWNER has the right to inspect the premises without prior notice at any time to enforce the terms of this agreement. Should THE RENTERs violate any of the terms of this agreement, the rental period shall be terminated immediately. THE RENTERs waive all rights to process if they fail to vacate the premises upon termination of the rental period. THE RENTERs shall vacate the premises at the expiration time and date of this agreement.
2. You are responsible for providing your own phone(s). There is no phone service at the house, however, there is WiFi your cell phone can use for WiFi calling. Emergency medical, fire, and police service can be called by dialing 911 and calls of an emergency nature should use your cell plan and not WiFi to aid in the emergency services assistance to you.
3. THE RENTERs shall maintain the premises in a good, clean, and ready to rent condition, and use the premises only in a careful and lawful manner. THE RENTERs shall leave the premises in a near ready to rent condition at the expiration of the rental agreement, defined by the Landlord as only requiring cleaning and laundry services to make habitable by the next THE RENTERs. THE RENTERs shall pay for required services, maintenance, and repairs should the premises be left in a lesser condition. THE RENTERs agree that the Landlord shall deduct costs of said services from the security deposit prior to refund if THE RENTERs cause damage to the premises or its furnishings and THE RENTER agrees to pay any amounts over the deposit as required.
4. THE RENTERs shall dispose of all waste material generated during the rental period in a lawful manner and put the trash in the bins along the driveway. Trash pickup is Tuesday for garbage and recycling. If your stay includes Monday night the city required place the bins out by the curb Monday evening and bring them in after the city picks them up (Tuesday evening or afternoon is a good time to bring them back). THE RENTER is cautioned not to leave trash outside for long periods of time because it attracts animals.
5. THE RENTERs shall pay for any damage done to the premises over and above normal wear and tear.
6. No animals or pets of any kind will be brought onto the premises without prior written permission.
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