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#15 of 104 Specialty lodging in Boston
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On a tree lined, residential downtown neighborhood, we offer designer suites specially designed to accommodate the most discerning traveller. Very clean and elegant, all amenities found in a home and work are included.
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Free High Speed Internet (WiFi)
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Grade: 84 out of 100
41Restaurantswithin 0.3 miles
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45 Worcester St, Boston, MA 02118-3904
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- Ivan_CR_MadridMadrid, Spain1 contributionExcellent option for short-term rental in BostonPrices of hotels and short-term rentals are very high in Boston. Caj House is, by far, the best option I have heard about. I stayed for a month at one of their Orient Express apartments at Worcester Street. It was fully furnished and equipped, clean, and nicely decorated. The staff are kind and professional; they will always be ready to help you. Finally, the apartments are located in a beautiful, pleasant area conveniently connected to Cambridge and Boston downtown by bus and metro.Date of stay: September 2012Traveled on businessWritten October 3, 2012
- monalisaishomeSaint Paul, Minnesota1 contributionWe will return next summer.Very clean. Lots of stairs to get to our room, but the view was the pay off! We were there for 6 weeks on business, and it was really nice. Could walk to Berklee College, or hop the bus a few blocks away. Neighborhood was safe and pretty. Food shopping was easy, and laundry is available in bldg. Really felt like home away from home! Also, deposit was refunded in timely manner. Like I said, could not be more pleased!Date of stay: July 2011Traveled on businessWritten September 8, 2011
- sgwanderer34 contributionsMy home away from homeI stayed at Apt 11, Worcester St for 2 months from Feb to April and felt right at home in the spacious and well furnished apartment. It contained everything promised on the website, and looked exactly the same! Kudos for honest advertising. I loved the view of the street in different weather - sunrise, sunset, snow and sun! The tree right outside the window fascinated me... pity i didn't get to see it in full foliage in Spring. The worst thing about it was lugging my heavy luggage up the narrow staircase, but once that was over, I had no problems making myself a home away from home for 2 months. With wireless internet connection, i could truly stay in touch with home from the dining room table. Heating was a little unpredictable but i never had to go cold. And Walter and Mike were most helpful and friendly, coming to my help soon as i called. As a solo female traveller, i felt safe in the environs with nearby convenience stores. To get around, i recommend the Silver line close by on Washington Street which has connections to the other lines. I also walked almost everywhere - with the Symphony Hall, Prudential Shops all within walking distance. Also surrounded by excellent restaurants in the South End (albeit a bit pricey), it's an excellent location if you don't plan to cook.Date of stay: February 2009Traveled on businessWritten June 22, 2009
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I live in the neighborhood and almost every time I walk by there is some kind of screw up with double booking or no one shows up to check the guest in for hours. Please don’t book this place as you likely won’t actually have a room
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Date of stay: April 2020Trip type: Traveled solo
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I booked the house via AirBnB and found out it's also listed on tripadvisor. Meanwhile it also has its own website. The multiple sources might be the reason causing my problem ---- DOUBLE booking and I'm the one without the access to the apartment #4 while the others are living inside. And we both paid. The host is not responding any message. I sent message one night before my flight, informed them my flight was delayed, eventually when I arrived at the door no one has picked the phone. I filed the complaint to AirBnB afterwards and found another hotel. Conclusion: If there is a zero to choose for review, I will. Unless you booked another hotel for back up, my advice is, DON'T book it.
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Date of stay: August 2019Trip type: Traveled on business
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I stayed here while traveling for work (during the hot damp boston summer). Sure, the apartment has cute decorations, but the AirBnB listing said it has an A/C and it does NOT. Not even a fan. Texted, called, and messaged the host a ton of times to see if they had a fan or anything, and they never responded. It was unBEARably hot and I spent half the night on the phone with AirBnB instead of sleeping and being ready for work the next day. Do NOT book this place (especially in the summer)!!
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Date of stay: July 2019Trip type: Traveled on business
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I have been placing our medical travelers here since 2010. Their stays are usually 3 mths or more. The reasons I keep placing my travelers at Caj House. * Fantastic Customer Service. Walter replies promptly whenever I e-mail him. Any issues are resolved in a timely manner. * Great location, safe neighborhood, close to the T for public transportation. * Wonderful apartments, secure, clean, comfortable, the travelers are able to cook. * Pricing is great and works with our budget. I have to be able to keep my clients happy and I have been able to do this by placing them at Caj House and will continue to do so. Thank you Walter for all that you do!
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Date of stay: September 2017Trip type: Traveled on business
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Stayed here for two months - great location in a fun neighborhood. Nice and quiet and easy walking distance to restaurants. Nice rooms with everything you could want. Walter is a good guy and a very attentive host/owner. I can't recommend this highly enough.
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Date of stay: June 2017Trip type: Traveled on business
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I've lived in the studio 13W at the 45 of Worcester street for one month during the summer 2016. It turned out to be an excellent solution and I can suggest it without doubts to every people which travels alone, for few days or several months. I'm a young women and I was in Boston for studying and travelling: the neighborhood was ideal: quiet, clean. The studio flat was nice and it had everything I needed. The location is about 30-35 minutes walking to the Boston Common (city center). I have never had problems with Wi-Fi, using it a lot for browsing, whatsapp, emails..(of course not for watching film by streaming cause when I travel I spend my time outside, visiting!). Walter, the owner, is a really polite person, ready to give me informations and help me when -one Sunday, I had problems with the flush. Highly recommended!…
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Date of stay: July 2016Trip type: Traveled solo
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I highly recommend CAJ House. I lived in the Worcester House for three months during the summer of 2016. This was my first time traveling to Boston (and to the east coast) to pursue a summer internship. After running into several housing scams, I was immediately impressed with both Walter and Javier's professionalism. Walter always emailed me back answering my questions and concerns prior to my arrival. Javier met me on a Saturday morning to help me move in. Honestly, I feel that the location of CAJ, in the South End, shaped my Boston experience. The South End quickly became my favorite neighborhood of the city because it's safe, there are tons of fun cafes, coffee shops and boutiques. In addition, the location of the apartment was near two T-stops, a very important necessity, because I relied on public transit for the duration of the summer. Thanks CAJ House for such a great experience! I will definatly use you guys again if I come back to Boston!…
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Date of stay: June 2016Trip type: Traveled on business
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Staying at the Deluxe Apt for about three weeks was wonderful. The location was really fantastic, within walking distance of several quaint cafes and bakeries, which made grabbing breakfasts and treats all too easy. (Render Coffee, Cafe Madeleine, Flour Bakery, etc.) It was also very much a pleasant short walk to Newbury Street. The apartment itself was gorgeous, spacious, and so inviting. In general, I really cannot find any fault with my stay. Walter was very prompt in answering any questions I had. I would highly recommend it to my friends and family if they were to stay over in Boston.
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Date of stay: June 2016Trip type: Traveled solo
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I spent one month there (August 2015, on the ground floor facing the street) and was very pleased with the experience. I had no problem whatsoever, everything was as advertised, and Boston's South End is fantastic.
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Date of stay: August 2015Trip type: Traveled on business
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This property failed to meet our expectations, and as a result we were never able to complete a booking due to management's lack of professionalism. We had planned to book a stay for about seven days. The website publicly advertised a weekly minimum and maximum rate for 2015 which differed by two hundred dollars less from the rate we were quoted. Although this is a 4-week minimum property, occasionally they allow shorter stays, according to their website. We contacted them several times and they agreed to give us an apartment for seven days. They said we had to pay a deposit, which we did, then sign a lease, submit photo identification, and pay the remainder. Despite the FAQ on the website stating that they accepted other payment methods, they demanded we pay using PayPal and charged us $27 fee for doing that! Yes. A pass-through PayPal fee. Despite this, we still went forward thinking everything would be OK and pretty regular. However, the lease we received was a boilerplate template document, missing referenced attachments, and in some places ineffectual due to poorly defined or undefined terms. In one place, it stated we would be charged for utilities (which was not the case). We thought it would be reasonable to handwrite/correct this mistake, since we were signing and didn't want extra charges. Secondly, we asked that a copy of the lease be returned to us countersigned before our short-term stay (the lease said within 30 days and our stay began sooner); again, a reasonable request given that they were taking our money. In addition, the lease contained so many cost-cutting, nit-picky terms and ways for the owner to collect additional fees that it was insulting. They will even charge you $80 if you miss the check-in window from 3 to 6 p.m. An entire paragraph discussed how to use the towels (no bleach when washing them [yuck!], don't use them to pick up water spills,etc.). The entire focus seemed less about customer experience, and more about cost; if they treated customers better, perhaps they would not have to be such sticklers when it comes to amenities. Half of the terms seemed written for teenagers rather than educated, working professionals (i.e. don't allow people to sleep on the couch, no irons or towels on wooden furniture, etc.). Despite all of these quirks, we still went forward hoping all would be OK. A lease was sent around 4:30 in the afternoon, hours after our first PayPal deposit, demanding we return the lease signed, and payment immediately upon receipt. The office is closed after 6 p.m. We waited hours for a response from them multiple times, and then the e-mail we received seemed a bit rushed and demanding. Still, we complied and sent the lease that afternoon with our corrections (maybe an hour or two turnaround time). The next day, they e-mailed back and asked for a copy of passport (we were waiting for approval to send this personal information), and said they were looking over the changes to the document. We paid the rest of the money immediately and sent the passport photo. Again, we thought everything would be OK as the changes we made were corrections affecting our payment liability and reflecting our actual agreement, rather than extreme requests or material alterations. Then, the next morning (after now three or four days of dealing with them!) we received an e-mail stating that our reservation had been cancelled. We were aggravated. The reason given was: FAILURE TO SIGN THE PROPOSED LEASE WITHIN THE TIME SPECIFIED. The time to return the lease was never specified! They agreed to review our documents! They never said the lease is non-negotiable, take-it-or-leave-it. AND they took all of our money first, before waiting to approve or deny the lease which is a really, really bad practice. As a result we had to wait for a refund, and we were disadvantaged when it came time to find a different reservation. We then had about two weeks to find a new reservation due to their unprofessionalism. If you're going to send your tenants a lease, it should at least be a true and correct lease, not some one-size-fits-all document. We did get our money back, so that was the only positive. In addition, we know not to deal with them in the future. As another reviewer stated, the apartment is advertised as and management tries to create the image of a corporate apartment/furnished professional housing, and yet the lease describes in detail how you basically can't use the Internet for any reasonable professional purpose (such as downloading files from Dropbox, streaming any content, or having more than one device on the Internet at one time) -- as if a working professional would have NO NEED to do any of these things. We saw some mixed reviews online, but weren't deterred. However, we should've listened. The property manager just plain lied to us about the reason for denying our reservation (and as a previous reviewer wrote in 2008, we believe they cancelled our short-term stay because they received a better, long-term offer), caused us unreasonable delay and hassle, and failed to operate in a professional and ethical manner. While I think these apartments may be nice, or even better than nice based on other reviews, that means nothing if the owners don't develop professionalism, courtesy, and general knowledge of customer service. People are not stupid.…
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Date of stay: July 2015Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from cajhouse, Owner at Caj Guest House Worcester Street
Responded Sep 1, 2015
I am always concerned about what could provoke strong responses as this one. I want us to be perceived as the best in our business as I believe we have been for 17 years now so I believe it is important to clarify and correct some misrepresentations of our offerings below. Yes, the reviewer is correct: we were difficult and maybe not as quick to warn him when we did not allow him to make changes to our rental agreement. The reason is because he is not a lawyer and we do not plan on hiring another lawyer to review his changes for a one week stay. Our agreement has been reviewed positively by hundreds of guests and is recommended by Greater Boston Real Estate Board for short term stays. Our internet is free but as most people who buy internet for their home know, we know of no internet that is completely unlimited and free. We allow 90 gygabites of highest speed internet per room x month. After this we throttle speed down to approximately half. But we do not cut access or charge an overage fee. The reviewer implies that most businessmen/women need huge bandwidth for work. Our experience is quite the opposite: our corporate users are low WIFI users, it is the person who stays in our apartment all day watching NETFLIX who gobbles up WIFI bandwidth so that every one else has slower access. We specifically discourage movie watching. Fee happy? We have a low all-included weekly rate: $670 to $750 x week for stays of 3 weeks or longer. Our stays for one week (our minimum) are priced higher (up to $200 more x week priced according to season, availability or many other factors) if available. All this is revealed on our website frequently asked questions. Our rate includes everything! We don't keep a security deposit (most of our competitors shadow and pre-authorize your credit card for damage protection). Since end of 2014 we have not charged a cleaning fee. We have not charged for WIFI access since 1993! I believe we were the first in South End Boston to offer free internet. Our rate is all inclusive: it is counter what is the trend in the hotel industry: they charge much more than we do per night and they want fees and tips for everything. We charge for late check ins and extra guests. Yet we don't charge this fee every time: if you are a repeat customer or you are staying more than one month we don't. Are we specific with our instructions? Of course we are: we have seen it all: good and and not so good. We believe in clarity, everything the reviewer said about examples we illustrate in our instructions (such as please do not sleep on couches without sheets or don't use bleach with colored items) is based on problem past experiences (yes, some corporate business people do put bleach with our beautiful expensive WEST ELM duvet covers and ruin them!) and we try to be as simple yet as clear as possible to avoid very expensive clean ups.
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Which popular attractions are close to Caj Guest House Worcester Street?
Nearby attractions include South End (0.2 miles), St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church (0.2 miles), and The TrikeHub (0.1 miles).
Which room amenities are available at Caj Guest House Worcester Street?
Top room amenities include a kitchenette, air conditioning, and a refrigerator.
What are some restaurants close to Caj Guest House Worcester Street?
Conveniently located restaurants include SRV Restaurant, Mike's City Diner, and Flour Bakery + Cafe.
Are there any historical sites close to Caj Guest House Worcester Street?
Many travelers enjoy visiting The Printing Office of Edes & Gill (2.2 miles), Old North Church & Historic Site (2.2 miles), and Granary Burying Ground (1.5 miles).