A jazz club on Harvard Square, a club lounge by MIT or a spa named after Le Corbusier: tell us what brings you to Cambridge, Massachusetts, and our travel advisors personally find the right match among the luxury hotels in Cambridge. Through suitespot you also get, depending on the hotel, breakfast for two, a room upgrade subject to availability, hotel credit and VIP service – worth around €500 on average over two nights.
The Charles Hotel Cambridge · Harvard SquareThe two luxury hotels in Cambridge suit very different trips. Visiting Harvard, chasing live jazz or traveling with a dog? Book The Charles Hotel Cambridge on Bennett Street, where the Regattabar plays in the evening and Henrietta's Table draws a crowd for weekend brunch. For meetings at MIT we recommend Boston Marriott Cambridge on Kendall Square, with a club lounge and rooms facing the river or the skyline. Weighing the best hotels in Cambridge really starts with choosing your square.The best hotels in Cambridge sit on two squares, and the Red Line links them in a few minutes. Both appear below side by side, with neighborhood, suitespot Score and nightly rate. Our tip: for Harvard, jazz and spa time, stay at The Charles Hotel Cambridge; for meetings at MIT, at Boston Marriott Cambridge.
| Hotel | Location | suitespot score | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Charles Hotel Cambridge | Harvard Square | ★ 4.2/5 | 350 € |
| Boston Marriott Cambridge | Kendall Square | ★ 4.1/5 | 168 € |
Hand-picked by our travel experts: every hotel in Cambridge with the benefits that are included when you book through suitespot, its nightly rate and our Score.
4.2I Prefer1 Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States
4.1Marriott Bonvoy50 Broadway, 02142 Cambridge, United States
Where a library was planned: The plot between JFK Street and Memorial Drive was once meant for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library. After objections from the neighborhood, developer Richard Friedman of Carpenter & Company built an independent hotel there instead, and it opened in 1985 beside the Kennedy School of Government: The Charles Hotel Cambridge.
The Charles Hotel Cambridge · CambridgeWhat that gives you today: The 303 rooms pick up New England's Shaker style, and the lobby carries the signature of Thierry Despont. For more space, choose one of the Bill Rooney Studio suites, such as a Fellow Suite, a Chancellor Suite or the West Wing Presidential Suite.
Jazz since 1985: The 225-seat Regattabar overlooks Harvard Square and has been part of evenings out in Cambridge and Boston since the hotel first opened.
Check the Regattabar lineup before you book and build your nights around the show you want to hear. Our travel advisors then match arrival and room to it.
Corbu Spa & Salon: Named after Le Corbusier, the spa at The Charles Hotel Cambridge covers about 4,000 square feet with seven treatment rooms, including a Room for Two with a Swiss shower. The menu runs from massages and facials to natural nail care and blowouts, using products by Oribe, Kérastase, Goldwell and Dr. Dennis Gross.
Boston Marriott Cambridge · Kendall SquareWorkouts on Kendall Square: Boston Marriott Cambridge has its own fitness center, and the M Club lounge serves breakfast, lunch, dinner and cocktails with views across Cambridge.
Ask for the Room for Two at Corbu Spa. We are happy to request a couples treatment after a day on campus together with your room.
Henrietta's Table: At The Charles Hotel Cambridge, the restaurant cooks seasonal New England food with produce from Massachusetts farms and the coast. The room feels like a country house, and in summer you sit out on the patio. It serves from morning to night, with its well-loved brunch on weekends.
The Charles Hotel Cambridge · CambridgeBar Enza: Italian evenings are in the hands of Lydia Shire as Culinary Director. Floor-to-ceiling windows, banquettes and a patio set the scene, and two private dining rooms work well for groups.
Bars: Noir Bar mixes cocktails in film-noir style, One Reason Garden Bar pours them in the open air. On Kendall Square, Boston Marriott Cambridge runs the speakeasy-style Element 50.
Book brunch at Henrietta's Table, then stroll across Harvard Square down to the river. It is the easiest way to start a Sunday without hurrying.
Harvard Square: The Charles Hotel Cambridge stands on Bennett Street right beside the Kennedy School of Government, one block from the Red Line station. Harvard Yard, bookshops and theaters are a few minutes on foot.
The Charles Hotel Cambridge · CambridgeKendall Square: Boston Marriott Cambridge sits on Broadway between MIT, biotech firms and the Red Line, about 500 meters from the Charles River and roughly 3.5 kilometers from downtown Boston. Many rooms look out over the river, Cambridge or the square itself.
No booking fee: the benefits simply come on top of the rate you book.
Between the two squares: The Red Line links Harvard and Kendall/MIT in a few stops. If your 5-star hotel in Cambridge should come with a riverside walk, the bank is close to both addresses.
Walk the Charles River bank once from Harvard Square to Kendall Square. It takes a good hour and shows you the Boston skyline on the far side.
Rates start at 167 € at Boston Marriott Cambridge and 350 € at The Charles Hotel Cambridge. Neither requires a minimum stay; suitespot's extras kick in from the first night. Open rooms for your travel dates can be checked in the hotel list below.
| Luxury hotel | From | suitespot benefits from | suitespot score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Square | |||
| The Charles Hotel Cambridge | 350 € | 1st night | ★ 4.2/5 |
| Kendall Square near MIT | |||
| Boston Marriott Cambridge | 167 € | 1st night | ★ 4.1/5 |
On top through suitespot: Both hotels include daily breakfast for two, a welcome gift, an upgrade at check-in if one is free, and early arrival or late departure on request, also subject to availability. At The Charles Hotel Cambridge you also receive a 100 US dollar hotel credit.
Boston Marriott Cambridge · CambridgePoints: At The Charles Hotel Cambridge your nights count toward I Prefer, at Boston Marriott Cambridge toward Marriott Bonvoy, each with regular points and status benefits.
No booking fee: the benefits simply come on top of the rate you book.
Cambridge through the year: Spring brings magnolias out against the brick houses, summer means long evenings on the terraces around Harvard Square, fall turns the riverside trees and brings rowers to the Head of the Charles Regatta, and winter is warmed by jazz, museums and libraries. A 5-star hotel in Cambridge is a fine choice in every season.
Personal luxury travel adviceOur travel advisors personally accompany your booking – 365 days a year, from the first offer to late check-out. Reach the suitespot VIP service via email or WhatsApp.Phone: +49 30 81452346 · hotel@suitespot.comHow long to stay: Three nights: one day for Harvard, one for MIT and Kendall Square, one for Boston across the river.
On Harvard Square you earn with I Prefer from Preferred Hotels, on Kendall Square with Marriott Bonvoy. Since we reserve at the direct rate, each program credits your points and status nights, and your member benefits stay in place.
2 of the 2 hotels in Cambridge belong to a hotel loyalty program, spread across two programs.
| Program | Hotels | Examples in Cambridge |
|---|---|---|
| I Prefer | 1 hotel | The Charles Hotel Cambridge |
| Marriott Bonvoy | 1 hotel | Boston Marriott Cambridge |
Which hotel in Cambridge suits you often comes down to a few questions: is there a pool or a spa, how old is the building, when was it last renovated, and has the hotel received an award? The overview answers them for both hotels at a glance.
One hotel has a spa, and one has a pool.
✓ = available, – = not available, blank = no information.
| Hotel | Opened | Renovated | Pool | Spa | Michelin Keys | Forbes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Charles Hotel Cambridge | 1985 | 2023 | ✓ | |||
| Boston Marriott Cambridge | 1986 | 2026 | ✓ |
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Meet our team →Rates start at 167 € at Boston Marriott Cambridge and 350 € at The Charles Hotel Cambridge. Both add a welcome gift and daily breakfast for two through suitespot.
Yes. At The Charles Hotel Cambridge you earn with I Prefer, at Boston Marriott Cambridge with Marriott Bonvoy, each with regular points and status benefits.
The Charles Hotel Cambridge on Bennett Street, next to the Kennedy School of Government and one block from the Red Line station.
Boston Marriott Cambridge on Kendall Square, between MIT, biotech firms and the Red Line.
Yes. The Charles Hotel Cambridge offers suites by Bill Rooney Studio, among them the Fellow Suites, the Chancellor Suites and the West Wing Presidential Suite. Boston Marriott Cambridge has twelve suites.
Pets are welcome at The Charles Hotel Cambridge. Tell us about your pet and we clear the details with the hotel ahead of arrival.
At the Regattabar in The Charles Hotel Cambridge, a 225-seat jazz club above Harvard Square that has been running since 1985.
Yes, if Harvard, MIT or Kendall Square is the reason for your trip. Downtown Boston is a quick Red Line ride away, and from Boston Marriott Cambridge it is about 3.5 kilometers.
This guide covers Cambridge, Massachusetts, the university city across the river from Boston. The small town of Cambridge on Maryland's Chesapeake Bay has a guide of its own.
For couples we recommend The Charles Hotel Cambridge: jazz at the Regattabar, an evening at Bar Enza and the Room for Two at Corbu Spa.