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Linens are changing Linens arrived and I wish you Happy sleeping patterns in 2018! How many times have I visited furnished apartments and found all was great except for worn out non natural fiber materials? I can’t sleep without natural cottons so I decided I would provide the best to my guests. This year weRead more

Boston’s Theater District Is Close to CAJ House!   Over the years we have noticed a large increase in actors, stagehands, producers requesting a stay at CAJ House. I could not understand the implications. The first was an actress playing a role in MAMMA MIA! in 2004: she showed up literally on our doorstep. Since then, I have hostedRead more

Real Estate work is the lazy man / woman job My friend Cliff is a real estate developer like me. He joined me impromptu while I was having lunch at a local restaurant. As we were trading war stories about the real estate market, he made a statement that caught me by surprise and made me reflect.Read more

Tremont Street shops When you visit CAJ House, you not only get our undivided attention, you are also immersed in an ecosystem (nice term I picked up from my tree hugging days!) made up of small, locally owned shops. These shop visits provide quality of life improving merchandize or services which can make your visit to Boston unforgettable.Read more

Battery backup and customer service I was thinking of Elon Musk the other day and realized I have something in common with this most innovative and creative mind: no, I did not create a car company from scratch nor did I send a re-usable missile into space… but… like him I believe in batteries andRead more

Airbnb does furnished apartments, Uber does taxis   The new sharing economy giants   While listening to a radio show discussing the movement by the taxi industry to counter, via legislation, the UBER push in many cities where it is operating, I began reflecting on how AirBnb has changed the furnished apartment business. Personally, IRead more

Attention to Detail: No Afterthought At CAJ House   What attention to detail has to do with providing cozy accommodation for our clients, you might think. Well, it may not but we still do it. In fact, CAJ House prides itself of paying attention to detail in every aspect of its operations, be it theRead more

Tales from Boston: A Restaurant to Remember There are plenty of attractions in Boston, including art galleries, museums, performing arts centers, and plenty of shopping opportunities too. The greatest attractions though, are perhaps the restaurants in Boston, and eminent among them for nigh on 27 years, has been Hamersley’s Bistro. Yet, it is no longerRead more

Tales from Boston: The September 1st Relocation saga Boston is a perpetually young city, vibrant and captivating, and is constantly in a state of flux. Ever teeming with the students from the 7 high profile universities in the Greater Boston area, including Harvard and MIT, it is perhaps no surprise that the city always seemsRead more

Living Short Term Rentals: The Things You Need to Consider In an increasingly globalized and connected world, with travel times cut short to within hours across many thousands of miles, people find themselves traveling more and often, for both leisure and business purposes. Yet, they grow weary of the traditional hotels, which are sterile, crowdedRead more