boston hotel questions

rjh090384

I'm looking at hotels in Boston for a holiday next year

I have found a hotel I love but it's in Cambridge outside of boston. Looking at the maps it looks like a short ride on the t system but I'm still unsure.

Can anyone offer any aadvice? We are there for a week.

Thanks

sarahkmv

Cambridge is nice, very studenty (obviously as that's where Harvard is!)
It's not too far on the t to get into the central area of Boston and once you're central everything is really easy to walk to (actually the walk from Boston to Cambridge is interesting to do once, but not daily).

There are some lovely hotels around Boston Common which would mean the t wasn't required, but they are sooooo expensive.

The t is perfectly safe, and is an easy way to get around. If you're there for a week then a daily "commute" into the centre is perfectly doable.

Doshwaster

I have been to Boston many times and prefer to stop in Cambridge as you get much more for your money than in downtown Boston. The areas around Harvard, Davis and Central squares are really interesting.

Which hotel is it? As long as you are near the Red Line then getting into Boston itself is no problem at all but some of the hotels along the river can be quite isolated in terms of public transport so you'll need to use taxis.

rjh090384

Thanks.

The difference in hotel price is 400 between the two I want so I've decided to go with Cambridge one. It has excellent reviews and there are a lot if things I would like to do around harvard area too

dondo

Just to add what others have said, Cambridge is lovely- one of my favourite parts of Boston- and easily accessible to rest of the city via the T.

I know that when I first went to Cambridge 20 years ago you used to get free walking tours around Harvard- not sure if that still happens