The Charles Hotel exterior

The Charles Hotel

by Independent

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SOLID BET

Good option

This hotel checks out. Some minor flags but nothing that should stop you from booking.

Cleanliness100/100

Excellent

Freshness37/100

Concerning

Rebrand Risk8/100

Low risk โ€” stable brand history

Data Quality76/100

Good

1 Bennett St

Cambridge, MA 02138

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295 roomsBoston markethotel

Classification

5-Star

Year Built

2007

19 years old

Last Renovated

2016

10 years ago

Current Brand

Independent

Evidence

76

12 sources

Why we think this

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37

Freshness

Concerning ยท Limited data

How new or recently updated is this hotel?

building age25% weight

Opening year not yet verified

renovation recency40% weight

Renovated 2016 (10 years ago)

review sentiment20% weight

Baseline estimate

baseline15% weight

Baseline

1 sources30% confidencev2.4
100

Clean Stay

Excellent ยท Moderate confidence

How likely are you to have a clean stay?

cleanliness sentiment35% weight

5 positive, 0 negative mentions

pest mold signals30% weight

No pest/mold reports found

maintenance issues20% weight

0 maintenance complaints, 0 cleanliness complaints

star adjustment15% weight

5-star property adjustment (+10 points)

10 sources50% confidencev2.0
8

Rebrand Risk

Excellent ยท Moderate confidence

Is this a new brand on an old building?

brand change35% weight

Single brand on record

renovation evidence30% weight

No brand change to evaluate

review carryover20% weight

N/A

age gap15% weight

Brand and building aligned

1 sources60% confidencev2.0
76

Evidence

Good

How much do we actually know about this hotel?

source count35% weight

12 data points

data completeness35% weight

6/7 key fields populated

data freshness15% weight

Initial ingestion data

contradictions15% weight

No contradiction analysis yet

12 sources85% confidencev2.0

Property Timeline

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renovated2016

Renovation in 2016

50% confidenceinferred source
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renovated2016

Renovation in 2016

50% confidenceinferred source

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How we build these scores

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