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Hotels In Harvard Square
Costs given are non-discounted, per night per room
- Sheraton Commander, Garden St (6 blocks NW, 3-star)
- $200+
- Location: 16 Garden Street, Cambridge
- Contact: (617) 547-4800
- Website: http://www.sheratoncommander.com/accommodations.htm
- Directions: http://www.sheratoncommander.com/directions.htm
- Charles Hotel (8 blocks S, 4-star)
- $200+
- Location: 1 Bennett Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge
- Contact: 617-864-1200
- Website: http://www.charleshotel.com/visit.htm
- Directions: http://www.charleshotel.com/directions.htm
- The Inn at Harvard (8 blocks SE, 4-star)
- $200+
- Location: 1201 Massachusetts Avenue, Harvard Square, Cambridge
- Contact: (617) 491-2222
- Website: http://theinnatharvard.com/
- Directions: http://theinnatharvard.com/Home.aspx?tabname=Directions
- The Harvard Square Hotel
- $150+, Tends to be the cheapest of the 4 hotels in the square proper
- Location: 110 Mount Auburn Street, Harvard Square
- Contact: (617) 491-2222
- Website: http://www.harvardsquarehotel.com/
- Directions: http://www.harvardsquarehotel.com/Home.aspx?tabName=Directions
Other Local (Cambridge Area) Hotel Options
For information about public transportation between hotels & guest houses outside Harvard Square, see the MBTA Trip Planner, http://trip.mbta.com/cgi-bin/index.pl)
- Cambridge Marriott (in Kendall Square, 2 subway stops from Harvard Square)
- 2 Cambridge Center, (Broadway & 3rd Street)
- Cambridge, MA 02142
- 617-494-6600
- Hotel at MIT, Cambridge (near Central Square, 1 subway stop from Harvard Square)
- 20 Sidney St
- Cambridge, MA 02139
- 617-577-0200
- ttp://www.hotelatmit.com
- DoubleTree Guest Suites (a short cab ride from Harvard)
- 400 Soldiers Fld.
- Boston, MA 02134
- 617-783-0090
- Hotel Marlowe
- 25 Edwin H Land Blvd
- Cambridge, MA 02141
- 617-868-8000
- http://www.hotelmarlowe.com
- Hyatt Regency Cambridge
- 575 Memorial Dr
- Cambridge, MA 02139
- 617-492-1234
- http://www.cambridge.hyatt.com
- Royal Sonesta Hotel
- 5 Cambridge Parkway
- Cambridge, MA 02142
- 617-491-3600
- http://www.sonesta.com
- Days Inn
- 1800 Soldiers Fld.
- Boston, MA 02135
- 617-254-0200
- Days Inn
- 1234 Soldiers Fld.
- Brighton, MA 02135
- 617-254-1234
Bed & Breakfasts
- A Friendly Inn (6 blocks East/ 10 minutes walk) :
- 17 rooms, most available; $150 doubles w/priv bath, 8/1-7
- contact - afi.now@verizon.net Susan (mgr)
- 中文 (Chinese) spoken; public swimming pool across the street
- 1673 Cambridge St
- Cambridge, MA 02138
- 617-547-7851
- Prentiss Inn, Prentiss St (5 blocks North) :
- 4 rooms, 1-2 beds, $205-$250
- Harding House (15+ blocks SE) :
- *: 10 doubles, private bath : $155 (with tax?) 8/1-7
- Irving House (15+ blocks SE, next to Harding House) :
- 2 doubles, shared bath : $155 (with tax) 8/3-6
- 24 Irving Street
- Cambridge, MA 02138
- 800-854-8249
- A Cambridge House (10 minutes bus ride to conference site on #77 mbta bus)
- 2218 Mass. Avenue
- Cambridge, MA 02138
- 617-491-6300
- http://www.acambridgehouse.com
- Hawthorn Suites (15 minutes bus ride to conference site on #77 mbta bus)
- 1 Massachusetts Avenue
- Arlington, MA 02474
- (781) 643-7258
- Cambridge Bed and Muffin
- 267 Putnam Avenue
- Cambridge, MA 02139
- 617-576-3166
- http://bedandmuffin.com
Hostels
All hostels are 4-5 miles from the site, and 45 min by public transit.
- The Prescott International Hotel and Hostel
- $30/night for shared rooms
- YMCA of Greater Boston
- $22+/night for shared rooms
- H.I. Boston & H.I. Fenway
- Two Hostelling International hostels, $31+/night, in downtown Boston