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Hotels In Harvard Square

Costs given are non-discounted, per night per room

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
  • 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

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