11/12/2015
We do not serve breakfast but many of the nearby restaurants deliver
and there is a cafe right on the corner. There are also
cooking facilities in the rooms as listed below. There is no maid
service but your room will be clean and set up and we respect your
privacy. We ask that guests stay for a minimum of two consecutive
nights. Check out time is 11:00 am and Check in at 4:00 pm (16:00).
You may leave your bags but your room may not be ready to be occupied
till four O'clock.
Front Room Rates 2015
Single nightly $85 Double nightly $95
Single weekly $425 Double weekly $450
Garden Room Rates 2015
Nightly $80
Weekly $400
RESERVATIONS AND DEPOSITS:
I need a deposit: personal check, traveler's check, PayPal (the easiest and
simplest), bank draft, Western Union or money order in dollars for 20%
of the rate to secure reservations.
Credit cards are problematic and require a 7.5% processing charge
added to the deposit. If you E-mail I will hold your reservations for
about a week or however long we estimate it will take the deposit to
reach me in Cambridge. Make all checks or Money Orders out
to Jaenia Mikulka. My PayPal address is [email protected]
The entire amount for your stay must be paid in advance on arrival
unless other arrangements have been made. I will, of course, accept
cash and out of state checks. Deposits are not refundable. A
deposit will be charged even for nights cancelled after arrival.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Both rooms have wireless DSL, HDTV and DVD players, kitchen facilities
(Microwave, refrigerator, toaster over, coffee maker, cutlery etc. adequate for cooking breakfast or a small meal), irons & boards,
refrigerators, small vacuums and hair driers, and, of course, fresh
towels and linens. Our folk Victorian house was built around 1886 but
is totally renovated and has central AC and heating controlled with
the (hot/cold air) vents in the floor.
The FRONT SUITE is at the front of my house on the first floor and
offers a private entrance. My living space is totally separate and I
use the back entrance.
There are two (twin) beds in the front bedroom and they can be pushed
together, bridged and fastened as a king sized bed if you ask in
advance. There is a lamp and a little table between the beds. Next
to the beds are a six-foot closet. I do not have cable TV because we
can pick up most of the local channels with the antenna.
Outside the bedroom door is a kitchenette including a small
refrigerator, bar sink, microwave, coffee maker, toaster oven. kitchen
utensils and china. The WC (lavatory) is next to this and includes a
small sink and hand towels. There are two large double hung windows
in this airy and well lit room.
There is a shower in the room and lots of towels are available. Next
to the shower are a vanity table and a large mirror. There is the
private cordless phone and answering system. Your private number is
617-576-2417. Local calls are free but you must pay for long distance.
The private entrance to the GARDEN ROOM is gained through the side
gate and up the ramp. The French Doors open into a newly renovated
room with Maple trim. The ramp makes the room 'accessible'; however
the room is too small for a wheelchair. It also has a kitchenette
equipped like the Front Suite only scaled for a single. It is totally
separate from my living quarters.
The Garden Room is a small room with double bed and a connected
bathroom with a shower and towels. It has a clock radio and small
table. There is a double hung window next to the large mirror. It
also includes cooking facilities The number on the private line is
617-864-7164. Local calls are free but you must pay for long distance.
There is a small desk that can be removed to open both of the French
doors.
PARKING
Neither the agency nor the owner is responsible for
traffic violations or towing. There is free street parking less
than 2 blocks away with no permit necessary.
NEIGHBORHOOD
My house is about a third of a mile from Davis Square. That's a brisk
five-minute walk. Davis Square is on the Red Line, the main line for
the Boston public transportation or the "T" There is a large bus
station for electric busses next to my house. Busses are more scenic
but slower.
There are many eating-places and nightspots in Davis Square and it is
considered by the Boston Globe to be the "hippest" place in town. We
have lots of live music Rock, Traditional Folk and Blues and
Contemporary Jazz. In addition to the shows at the local clubs and
pubs there is a theater with four cinemas and an auditorium for live
performances that have included Bruce Springsteen (Really), Donavan
and Joan Biaz. Harvard Square is two stops on the Subway and MIT is
between three and four stops. The fifth stop is Mass. General
Hospital then into downtown Boston and South Station.
There also is a public library branch a short walk away. Symphony
Hall, all the many concert halls, museums and historic sites are
accessible on the "T".
DIRECTIONS:
CAMERON AVENUE
My house is marked 16 on the gate and the mailbox next to the gate.
It is a yellow front gable house with a narrow white front porch. It
is next to a brick building with murals painted by the local high
school students.
The numbers on Cameron Avenue, start at both ends; the street passes
into Somerville. We are on the Cambridge side near Massachusetts
Avenue. Cameron Avenue turns into Harvey Street on the other side of
Mass. Ave.
On the corner of Cameron Avenue is a Cafe across from which is a
triangular building on the top of which is a big blue sign pointing to
Cambridge Lumber on Harvey Street. Cameron avenue is on 2400 block
of Massachusetts Avenue. The End Station Car Barn for the #77
electric busses is just before Cameron Avenue and the wires stung
above Mass. Ave turn into the bus lot.
Massachusetts Avenue (Rte. 2A) taken NW leads to Rte. 16 (three lights)
also called Alewife Brook Parkway. Rte. 16 North goes to Revere Beach
and Rte. 93 N&S. Rte. 2 is south is the next traffic light south on
rt16. Traveling further south on RT 16 takes you towards the Charles
River. Massachusetts Avenue taken SE and South meanders through
Harvard Square where it turns east and heads past MIT and across the
bridge into Boston and Back Bay.
SUBWAY: from Logan Airport
Coming from the airport you can take the (new) Silver Line to South
Station. Then take the Red Line to Davis Square. Follow the walking
directions below.
WALKING: from Davis Square T-Stop:
From the Holland Street side, leave the station by the Mecham Street
exit door. Follow the path directly in front of you between the trees
and sculptures. After about a six-minute walk you will pass the
end-station for electric busses on your left. The gate will let you
out on Cameron Ave. Go right on leaving the pathway. Cameron Inn is
#16 about 15 meters from the gate.
DRIVING: from the Airport:
Take Route 1A south through the tunnel to the expressway and go north
to Storrow Drive West.
Follow the signs for Routes 2, 3 and 16 towards Arlington. You will
cross the Charles River on the Eliot Bridge just past Harvard Square
and the Stadium. Stay on Routes 2, 3 and 16 towards Arlington. You
will cross a large intersection and go up a hill to pass Fresh Pond
and on to our rotaries (turn-abouts). The first rotary is on Concord
Avenue and you will go left to the second rotary.
At the second rotary you will go right and pass the strip malls and
over the RR bridge. You will be on Alewife Brook Parkway and pass
Alewife Station and Route 2 west on your left. After the light at
Route 2 go north one light to Massachusetts Avenue, route 2a. Go
right on Massachusetts Avenue for 3 lights and left onto Cameron
Avenue.
DRIVING: From North South or West
take Route 95 to Route 2 East: Go north (left) on the Alewife Brook
Parkway (route 16 north). Take a right at the next light onto
Massachusetts Avenue for 3 lights and left onto Cameron Avenue.
DRIVING: From Harvard Square
We are a right off Massachusetts Avenue (north-west) past Porter
Square on the way to the Arlington town line.
The Boston and Cambridge street grid is laid out like overlain spider
webs, the center of each being one of our many “Squares” with rays
leading to other squares. This happened because the squares were
originally small isolated villages. The streets and paths all lead
to the next little village.
If you have trouble find a nice cafe on Mass Ave or in Davis Square
and call me at 617-661-9332.
