Room for 1 or 2 with Chef's Meals

Massachusetts law now applies a 5.7 percent state excise tax on short-term rentals — the same rate that Massachusetts taxes hotels and other lodging establishments pay. If this site doesn’t collect it automatically, I will add it to the price when you book. I'm a professional chef and have lived in Paris & Brazil. I prepare a full meal every night, and also host ESL students. As I’m welcoming strangers into my home, I only consider requests from guests who introduce themselves properly and have a profile picture. To reserve the room, I require a 50% deposit, with the balance paid the day before arrival. Guests pay any transfer fees. I try to keep my rooms booked, so I don't accept reservations more than a week or 2 in advance, and only open my calendar for 5 weeks. So the room may be available for longer than my calendar indicates--please ask! My price does include self-serve breakfast and a full-course dinner every night, and I also offer an optional Bento lunch for an additional charge. -Dinner is served when ready, between 7 & 8 pm. If you won’t be home for dinner, please tell me the night before. This site's pricing is confusing, because although my price includes breakfast and dinner, it still defaults to say "Please note that only a light breakfast is included in the room rate. All other meals will incur an additional cost. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host." but it also says "INCLUDED IN THE STAY Full Breakfast Half Board" The price for a second person, who books with the first, to stay in this room is an additional $1000.00 per 4-week (28-night period,) and for a third person the price is an additional $800 for a 4-week period. $50.00 per night for shorter stays. Room(s): 1. Single Room (Single Room) with Shared bathroom This room has 1 bed, and usually hosts 1 person. I had a twin room, but I’m currently not renting it. Please contact me for pricing if the site is unclear. Thanks. Television is no longer in room. Capacity: 1 Rates: 550.00 Weekly / 1900.00 Monthly House Rules: I do NOT accept smokers or users of fragrances, even aerosol spray, as I am allergic. This room accommodates 1 or 2 people. I provide self-serve breakfast and full dinner, which are included in the price, and offer a bento box lunch option at additional cost. Please note: This site lists the same amount for “2 (or more) people,” meaning that if more than 2 guests book they pay only for 2 guests. I cannot accept that pricing, as I’m providing meals in my home. The price for a third guest in the same room is an additional $50 for that third person per night, or $200 for the third person per week, and $600 for the third person per month. Also please note: I book by the week, not the calendar month. A week starts Sunday and ends Saturday. I do this because different months have different numbers of days (31, 30 and 28 or 29 in leap year) and I feel it is fair to charge for the nights stayed. If the room isn't reserved, I may be able to be more flexible with the check-in and check-out time—just ask. Guests are asked to respect the cleanliness and order of my home by removing shoes (bring slippers!) and keeping noise from computer, music and phone low enough that others outside the room cannot hear. Quiet hours are between 10 pm & 8 am. Breakfast is self-serve: coffee/tea/milk, bread/pastry, fruit. Guests clean up after breakfast: put dishes in dishwasher and wipe counter & table. Please do not leave dishes in sink or crumbs on table/counter, or bring food into you room. As dinners are included and significant effort goes into their preparation, guests help by alternating between setting the table, washing dishes, and taking out recycling & sweeping floor. There are usually 2-3 guests total, so this is on a rotating schedule. For vegetarians and vegans: I will be cooking meat for myself and other guests. There will also be vegetables, grain and salad—but not necessarily a vegetarian entree every night. Guests are expected to wash all dinner dishes, even ones that had meat on them. If that doesn’t work for you, please don’t book. Thank you. I'm a professional chef and enjoy cooking, but am temperamental about sharing my kitchen, so guests have limited kitchen access: they prepare a self-serve breakfast but I cook dinner. Dinner is between 7:00 and 8:00 pm. If you won't be home for dinner, please notify me the night before. Because my refrigerator is almost always full with food for the cooking classes I teach at local elementary schools—and for my guests—I do not save dinner for lunch the next day. Dinner is served at night; if you don't come home for dinner, it is not available to be eaten for lunch the next day. Please sign up by Thursday night for weekend dinners so I can buy food and plan meals. Please clean up after yourself in the bathroom: do not leave hair in the sink or bathtub. Guests who stay longer than a week clean their own rooms during their stay, including dusting and vacuuming. Please get permission before bringing any guests home. Sleepovers of un-registered guests are not allowed. Do not put hot pots, especially the kettle, on the countertop or breakfast table. Make tea or coffee on the stainless steel table. If you burn the surface and it leaves a mark, you will have to pay for the repair. Cell phones are not allowed at the dinner table. No smoking Not suitable for pets No parties Check-in is after 6 PM. Check-out is 10:00 am. Payment Method: Please note that I require guests to pay 50% of the booking total to me upon booking to hold the room (on top of the 15% deposit is paid to Homestay.com) The balance is due on arrival in cash, PayPal or bank transfer. If you are paying by PayPal, please process the payment as FRIENDS AND FAMILY not GOODS AND SERVICES. If you process as Friends and Family, there will be no fee. If you process as Goods and Services, they will charge me a fee, which I expect you to reimburse me for. Thank you. Cancellation Policy: If guests cancel more than 14 days prior to booking date, half of the deposit will be refunded. Any cancellation later than that will not be refunded. I accept PayPal, or direct transfer to my bank. Guest will pay any transfer fees, including ones charged to me by PayPal or my bank. Amenities: Internet Access, Laundry, Garden, Parking Local Amenities: Shopping Centre, Local Bus Stop, Hospital, Park