A Sanctuary Cafe, a cat cafe with a micro-bookstore, has opened in Boston, Mass., Boston.com reported.
Located at 80 Charles St. in the city's Beacon Hill neighborhood, the cat cafe and bookstore spans 1,300 square feet and is divided into two rooms. One contains the cafe and micro-bookstore, which has a small, highly curated selection of new titles, and the other features the cat lounge. The cafe sells coffee, tea, espresso drinks, and a variety of baked goods, and every book purchased at the store is matched with a book donation to a Boston Public Schools student.
The cat cafe and bookstore opened on a limited basis earlier this month. Currently it is open Wednesday through Sunday, with owner Brittany Baker looking to expand hours in the near future. At the moment there are seven rescue cats in attendance, and customers will be able to enter the lounge once the cats are settled into their new environment. A window wall separates the lounge from the cafe and bookstore, and the space has a split HVAC system to keep cat hair and dander from spreading out of the lounge.