I'm writing on behalf of my father who stayed here a few weeks ago. He and his wife stayed there for 3 nights and had a terrible experience with their room. I'll cut to the chase, the quality of their mattresses are apparently so poor that they have to use plywood boards to support them underneath. They did not discover the boards until their last night, unfortunately. It was complete misery. Not exactly what you'd expect from a hotel charging $250+ a night. read more

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The Cambridge Marriott is a cool little hotel located right in the heart of Cambridge and right on the MIT campus near Kendall Square. This hotel has some great amenities, good service, a decent sports bar and a fantastic location. The top floor room facing the Charles Is definitely the way to go as the rooms boast a great view of the Boston Skykine and the Charles river. Cool concierge lounge, great location and excellent views = 4 stars. Pros- Location Views Service Room size Amenities Platinum perks Cons- Not too high end Pricey at times Concierge hours read more

Lovely property. Very convenient to MIT's East Campus, MIT's biotech hub, Sloan, etc. Property has definitely been modernized recently which is great. Panoramic view of Boston from room. Rooms are spacious & stylish. Actually, for a hotel in a city, it's quite large--has a sitting area with ergo chair next to view window. The corner windows allow for decent natural lighting despite there not being very many windows--architecture from those times was very different from the modern architecture with a wall of floor-ceiling windows. Nevertheless, lighting is good. One of the best things I've noticed about this property is the plethora of charging options for your devices. One nightstand has 2 USB chargers and 2 outlets while the other nightstand has 2 outlets. The desk has 2 USB chargers and 2 outlets. It's great for someone like me who travels with a million devices that somehow all seem to need charging at the same time. Also, the outlets are spaced far apart so that they accommodate the bulky adapters. Gym is a bit small but well-appointed w equipment that's clean and in good shape. Overall, a respectable hotel gym. What was a surprise (since I didn't do my pre-stay research) was the indoor pool & hot tub! Not a full lap pool but big enough for laps for short people, I guess. The pool area was surprisingly not smelly--I generally find the smell of chlorine a bit over-powering, but not here. Will bring suit next time. Overall, surprisingly nice visit read more

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I have stayed at this Marriott location at least 20 times. My experiences are always positive! The view of Cambridge is absolutely beautiful. You can see the water and the sky line from your window. The service is excellent. The employees are responsive to your questions and requests. The rooms are spacious and able to accommodate groups of travelers. The beds are also quite comfortable. The hotel is always quiet, relaxing and clean. The location is very convenient. It is literally steps away from the Kendall stop on the T. It is a free T ride from the airport to the hotel: (Silver Line to South Station, Get off at South Station and get on the Red Line towards Alewife, get off at Kendall) The hotel is within walking distance of MIT, Harvard Square and Quincy Market. There are also cabs lined up outside of the lobby, if you need them. The employees are always happy to escort you to the cabs and get you where you need to go. There is a Starbucks in the hotel lobby. There is also a sports bar attached to the restaurant called "Champions." They have an excellent breakfast buffet, lunch menu and dinner menu. They also have a fully stocked bar. It's a great place to watch a game. This hotel consistently delivers quality service. I have never once run into any issues during my stays. I would definitely recommend it to anybody looking for an enjoyable stay in Cambridge/Boston. read more

Ugh. Worst Marriott experience ever -- perhaps worst hotel (of this price range) ever. As an Elite member who has stayed in this specific location several times over the past 8 years, I was extremely disappointed with the rapid decline in quality at this hotel. My room was NEVER CLEANED ONCE during my entire 3 day stay. Despite several calls and a personal visit to the front desk. For this price, that is absolutely ridiculous. I should be getting cookies and chocolates (which they used to do, but now don't and also provide no satisfactory food service). For a noisy location next to a construction site, the least they could do is provide some fresh towels and toilet paper each day. My Lord, whoever is managing this place needs to fire the person serving room 2002 on Feb 26/27 or get a new manager. Not sure how this location can call itself a Marriott -- it brings shame to what is an otherwise reliably good chain. read more

Solid accomodations in the Cambridge in the heart of the MIT area. Prime location in terms of public transit as it sits almost on top of the Kendall/MIT T stop. Nice lobby with attentive front desk staff. The best part about this particular Marriott? A waterfront view room overlooking the Charles River on an amazingly sunny day. I could pine over the view all day! read more

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Just stayed there five nights for my MIT reunion. A big disappointment. The good points: The location is great, right by the T, near the campus. Since it rained a lot, that was a plus. Lots of good restaurants nearby. The bed was very comfortable. The thermostat was responsive. We ate there for breakfast two days. Breakfast was good, and not as absurdly expensive as most hotel breakfasts. And the people were nice. Before my stay I moved it back a day, which required a call, and I got a nice woman who was very helpful. Now the not so good stuff. The room we were in was poorly designed. There is one door for both the closet and the bathroom. Close the closet, and the bathroom is open. Close the bathroom, the closet was open. I could see this being a problem. It was noisy also. My wife could hear the door opening in other rooms. The windows jut out into a corner, which looks cool from the outside. But the curtains don't quite cover the entire thing, so the morning sun comes in no matter how hard you try to close the curtain. I hope the architect didn't go to MIT. The sink had no towel bar nearby, so the hand towel used up scarce sink real estate. (Plenty of towels of high quality, though.) And there were no no-skid strips in the shower. On Sunday night, early (like 9:30) the shower ran out of hot water. Not what I expect for a zillion bucks a night. The TV did not have access to my portfolio, though they did send it every night in an email with a misleading title. Maybe I could get it on the app, but their app did not load on my not very old Android phone. Wifi is free if you join their stayer plan, and I did, but it was a mess. I crashed the sign in a few times. My guess is that my VPN was on (no password for Wifi) and it couldn't handle it. It was never clear that we had given our Bonvoy account on our phones, but it did work. I've had better experiences at $59 a night Quality Inns in the middle of Kansas. Finally, while we had no problems, there was no elevator security. The elevator was set up to read keycards for access to elite floors, I assume. There is an entrance on both Broadway and Main Street, so you don't have to go past the desk to get in. I got a discount from being in the 50th reunion class (though still expensive) but I wouldn't recommend it. I've been in plenty of luxury hotels, and while this is hardly a fleabag it is not much for the money. read more

One of the best Marriott properties I've stayed at. I stayed for about 12 weeks, and as a Platinum member, one of the best concierge lounges I've encountered. Staff was excellent, food was incredible, ranging from smoked salmon to ribeye and other delectibles. Location was absolutely perfect, located in the heart of Cambridge, MA with the MBTA directly on the back doorstep, with convenient access to all restaurants. A little over a mile away from Harvard campus, so great site to do some touring and walking around. Rooms were clean and the gym was also very nice for Marriott standards. Can't wait to return to this property in the near future - Best, Charlie read more

We had our wedding block and were all happy with our stay. The staff was professional, helpful, and courteous -- from the reservations, to the valet, to check in, to the breakfast crew. There was even a beautiful art installation to take photos in front of for our first look! 10/10, would recommend and stay again. read more

The good - friendly service, clean rooms, great location. The not so good - very loud doors (even when you close these things slowly they make a lot of noise), very little space around the sink (why do hotels do this?) Generally speaking it is a great place to stay and being on the concierge levels is a nice bonus. The three stars is really based on the problems I noted which are unfortunately design and build issues that are too late to do anything about. read more

Tsk. Tsk. What hotel doesn't have restrooms available without a room key? Not even the Starbucks has a bathroom to use? How about some suggestions? Get with it Marriott. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend staying here for myself or my friends/family because of their lack of basic necessity, can only make me assume the hotel in it's entirety is outdated. read more

Stayed here while at attending MIT conference and meeting.Was the week after the "bombing". I got a fabulous room on the 20 somethingth floor with great views. Wow. I still am in awe thinking about the view. I spent 2 nights there and really enjoyed the location...I could walk to my meetings on the MIT campus. It was *great*!! I rented a car originally, but released it right while in transit out there (e.g. from the Denver airport), cause I realized I didn't really want to pay to park a car in a garage while it sat there for 2 days. I took a taxi instead and was sooo glad I did. It was so much more relaxing with someone else doing the driving in a town like Boston. I ate at the restaurant there the first night. I had th.e salmon-like fish (I don't remember the name of it, but it looked like salmon,but wasn't). I think I had a double order of asparagus with it. I ate at the bar, and the bartenders were helpful and nice. Room was clean and very nice. Along with the service and great location, I would definitely stay here again when visiting MIT. read more

This hotel is a prison. I swear. I have stayed here many times and every room is the same. Every decorative photograph on the walls the same. Every layout the same. Granted this review is biased by the number of times I've stayed in the Cambridge Marriott Correctional Institution. There is nothing wrong with this hotel. It does the basics right. It is a typical corporate monotonous cellular storage unit. The staff is friendly and helpful, the room service very good if exorbitantly priced. They have a nice bar. I'd rate the bar four stars because it is pretty nice. The gym is ok. Nothing fancy for a corporate hotel. Honest, it's not horrific. It is clean and functional. Just blah. It is well-located to bars, work, and the MIT bookstore, which is the highlight of it's location. read more

It's a standard Marriott right in the heart of MIT/Kendall Square so it gets a big crowd of intellectuals and a few of their hangers on like me. Some VIPs with Secret Service agents in tow were all over the place the weekend my family stayed there. We studiously ignored them so we did not arouse suspicion. I've landed there myself before I moved to Cambridge and never had a problem with it, however this area does not have a lot going for it in terms of night life or fun times. Guess these MIT folks just study all the time. The view out the window across to Boston is fabulous so try to get a room that is up at the top. The location does offer instant access to a T stop (the Red Line) and there are always taxis out front. It's a long walk from most areas of Cambridge and from Boston. The restaurants that are attached to this hotel on the ground floor are just beyond bad. Avoid the food court at all costs. There's a Starbucks in the lobby and the restaurant on the second floor has a great breakfast buffet that we found to be a huge bargain. It's also right across the street from some very decent food offered by the food trucks at MIT. Don't ignore the temptations from these four wheeled treasures. Good food at great prices. Try to beat the crowds- they are crazy just before noon and for the early part of the afternoon. There's a decent sized pool that can be dreamy if you have it to yourselves but a nightmare when rowdy families come in who ignore all of the rules about jumping, diving and hot tub usage. Really super annoying but that is not the hotel's fault. When you are watching a little six year old girl get sideswiped and cannon balled by a sixteen year old boy, it's a very anxiety filled experience. There's also a small work out room. It's a Marriott. You aren't here for relaxing spa treatments and gourmet food. Just enjoy it for what it is. And stay out of the food court down the hall behind the check in desk. Please. read more

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A very nice hotel in a convenient location (close to MIT and T-Stops)! I stayed here in high school for a debate tournament held at Harvard. I'm sure my ridiculously good memories from these tournaments are coloring my review somewhat, but so be it. I stayed at this hotel three years in a row and never experienced problems - neither did anyone on my team, either, that I know of. There's a Starbucks in the lobby! Good times. And a GREAT way for overachieving high schoolers to overcaffeinate themselves before heading into the 10-degree-max air, ready to debate! Nice hotel...not in Boston, in Cambridge, but if you need to be in Cambridge or don't mind the T (which is pretty well maintained), go for it. read more

The hotel is located at the edge of the MIT campus on Kendell Square. Very convenient for a visit to the university. The lobby is open and quite attractive. The rooms are up-to-date (recently renovated). The bath rooms are still a bit dated. But overall OK. The charge for internet is $16 / night which is quite steep. The restaurant is Ok, but not fantastic. Overall a hotel with a convenient location, but they are not trying very hard. read more

For a high class hotel, the bed is terrible. I have a bad lower back that hurts me when I sleep in a bad posture. The matrices in my room is so soft that I woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't stand up (because my back hurt so much) to go to the bathroom. I've been sleeping on the floor for the second night now. The pillows are also not too good. Typically a hotel offers a soft and hard one. Here, both are pretty soft and high volume, which is not the best for everybody. Also the wifi is 12$ a night, and it's pretty slow. If not that my company is paying for it and it's the closest hotel, I'd stay somewhere else. read more

I enjoyed my stay here mostly due to the fabulous location. The Hop On Hop Off trolley has a stop a few feet away from the back courtyard. Great views of the Charles River, MIT and Fenway lit up at night. Order the clam chowder on the room service/Bites menu. It was the best I had in Boston. Don't bother renting a car. Uber was plentiful and inexpensive. read more

Rooms are small with low ceilings and weird corner windows that leave the room dark and sacrifice the opportunity for great views. The HVAC vent is right next to the sofa, so it's not a nice place to sit. One of the pillows had a body fluid stain of some sort. The toilet paper-holder is so far away from the toilet that only an orangutan could reach it without getting off the toilet seat. 24th floor Concierge lounge with great views and reasonable food has been closed. It has been replaced by the 2nd floor M-Club lounge which was closed all three days of my stay. Sunday breakfast at the oddly-named Champions restaurant was a high point. In addition to good food, our waitress Linda was friendly, prompt, and helpful with out being obsequious or overbearing. An extra star just for her. On the days I wasn't able to partake of my two breakfasts at Champions, Marriott comped me with 750 Marriott points, worth about $3.75, enough for almost one coffee in the lobby Starbucks. None of this would be horrible in a $200 a night hotel, but this place routinely charges $500 for its crappy rooms. If it wasn't for Linda and the great breakfast, I would have wished that I had stayed in the Residence Inn across the street. read more

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The Boston Marriott Cambridge is modern, clean and well managed. You can easily walk across the Longfellow Bridge into Boston near the North End. Or take the Harvard Bridge to Boston and count the Smoots as you cross. There is a T stop on the Red Line directly outside the hotel, along with a pretty good number of restaurants, of both the chain and hip variety. There's a Starbucks and a sports bar in the hotel lobby. The hotel is near MIT (and if you want to buy a $35 MIT-branded t-shirt the MIT COOP is a half block from the Marriott entrance). Why only 3 stars? The WiFi connection in the Marriott is abysmal - which is ironic since the hotel is located smack-dab inside one of the nations preeminent technology corridors. read more

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TV didn't work, in a$400/ night hotel. Heat was so oppressive we were stuffy and hot all night. Set the temp to 62 but it stayed at 69 all night. Room is set up on a corner angle so the sun comes right in the room. Ordered from service for breakfast, asked for extra butter, they have us NO butter at all not even for the toast. Was expecting fresh squeezed OJ at a high quality hotel. Nope! Bottled only here. Elevators took forever and were always super crowded with inconsiderate people. Almost nothing to but in the concession area. The hotel website indicates that there is only a breakfast menu at their restaurant, yet we walked by and saw them serving dinner. Would've been nice for their website to reflect that. Parking is horribly expensive. This hotel reminds me of why I hate cities. So glad to be leaving. Not a good feeling to be left with at the end of our stay. read more

Booked club level king room for the 4th of July. Checked in no issues. Went to the lounge - closed. Yes, it was open but no food service, no drinks no breakfast on a holiday weekend with no notice. For what purpose would you have club rooms available for the price but close the lounge without notice ? Feel completely cheated by Marriott - first stay is my last stay. read more

Snobbish as hell!!! the guy at the front was very condescending. Would not allow my friend to use the rest room and was very rude to us.

It's my first time staying in a Marriott. We chose this place for its location and expected a great experience for its price tag. However, the Indian guy who checked us in was rude, impatient, and unprofessional. Although this is a category 8 hotel, the front desk service was the worst that I've ever experienced. The location is great, the bed is comfortable, and the room is clean. I still gave it two stars. However, I won't come back again due to the terrible front desk service. read more

This is my second time staying at this hotel, and I enjoyed it. The room is very nicely furnished and modern in style. Very clean. Good service. Convenient location. We had to skip town early because of an impending winter storm, and they let us check out a day early without any fuss or penalty. The bathroom had a nice touch: a motion sensing light along the floor that would light your way at night! read more

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I stayed at the Boston Marriott this past weekend for a forensic speech and debate tournament that my son was competing in. When we got back to the room on Saturday night, we found a bed bug on one of the pillows and immediately called down to the Front Desk. Unfortunately no matter how clean and well maintained a property is, this situation is bound to happen at some point in time, and I'm a firm believer that what delineates a good hotel from an exceptional one, is how the situation is handled....and I could not have asked for better service. Not only did they immediately quarantine the area and get a new room for us, but they asked to have all our personal items, including our luggage, so they could be treated to ensure there were no ancillary bugs hitchhiking a ride back to my home in NY! Above and beyond this, they compensated us for our stay, for our weekend parking fee, and gave us loyalty program rewards points for a future stay. It was handled in the most professional manner possible and I want to thank Caitlin, Reuben and the entire staff at the Boston Marriott in Kendall Square for making what could have been a terrible experience, one that was rewarding and positively memorable! read more

I almost didnt stay here because the hotel looks like it was build 25 years ago. The hotel is 100% up to date. The rooms had a great view of MIT and Boston. Downside: they need more elevators ...I always had to wait minutes not seconds The staff was great. A+++ Breakfast is so so M room is only open for pepsi products and water Great location read more

Valet takes for ever to get your vehicle, you call the front desk ahead of time, they don't pull the vehicle up until you tell them again in person. Cleanliness is the reason I give this hotel three stars. When it comes to customer service they get a star. read more

Stayed here last night for a business conference I was attending at MIT today. Do not program your GPS for 2 Cambridge Ctr as it leads you to the side of the hotel that is on the opposite side of a one-way road and will not give you access to parking, etc. Had to drive around for awhile before I figured out how to get to the parking garage. I think if you GPS 50 Broadway, it will get you there. $23 for 24 hours in the public parking garage next door. Arrived around 9pm on a Friday night. The neighborhood, as well as the hotel, was like a ghost town. The Starbucks in the lobby was closed. The lobby bar was empty and/or was closed. There is a restaurant bar and grill just past the lobby, and there were a handful of people at the bar. There is an Au Bon Pain and a Cosi restaurant practically just across the street which were open. No one was on the street at that hour and maybe 3 or 4 people in each restaurant. All other local shops were closed. Not much else really in walking distance. BORING. The hotel itself is nice. Had a room on the 22nd floor with very nice views. Super comfortable bed with lots of different pillow types to choose from. Large flat screen TV. Everything was very clean and comfortable. However, internet is $13/day. The water pressure in the shower was very lacking. The sink area which is outside of the bathroom is very small with strange spotlight lighting. And you can hear everything that goes on in the hallway, every door that's being open or shut, every person that walks down the hall, etc. read more

Very good hotel with a great location, making it very convenient to get around as it edges Boston by only a bridge (the Longfellow bridge) and is on the red line. The rooms aren't too spacious but the room will suffice, especially since most people don't spend all day in them and only really use them to clean up and sleep. Most rooms offer spectacular views of Boston and the ones on the Northern side of the hotel will have a gorgeous views of the Charles River and the Boston skyline. The staff is very attentive, just like in most Marriott's and they have a pretty good prices compared to the competition out there. The hotel is big and features a restaurant, a swimming pool, a Starbucks and being in Kendall Square, has a few shops and restaurants in it's vicinity as well. If you do decide to stay there try to get a room as high as possible so that you can benefit from incredible views. They also have discounts of you're there on business related to MIT so make sure that you mention that at the front desk if you are and you'll save a few bucks. Considering that Boston doesn't have too many hotels available, this is a great one to stay at. You'll be in the heart of MIT and only minutes from Harvard Square or downtown Boston. They also have their own taxi stand which is another alternative to the subway. read more

It's a pretty decent Marriott. We were way up on high, so our view of the Charles and beyond was fantastic. My main complaint was that the lounges are 100% closed for all of the weekend. Um, are you serious?? Just because I come here on the weekend means I get no perks at all? And they forgot to give me my arrival gift (the gripes of a Platinum member, I know). The internet is expensive and the one in our room didn't even work. Otherwise, the rooms are decent sized and comfy. The beds, as always, rule. read more

I enjoyed my time here, however I am annoyed at the poor customer service I was given over the phone multiple times prior to staying here. I was told that I would either get a king bed or two twin beds. I wanted two twin beds. I called a week before the night of my stay, and I asked if they had the two twin beds available for the night I was staying. They said that it is a gamble for whether not I will get the twin beds for the king. I was suggested to call the day of my reservation. I call the day of my reservation and they said they had no twin bedrooms available for that night and that they only had king bedroom. I then asked for a rollaway bed and they added it to my account. Upon arriving at the hotel, the checking counter told me they had multiple twin bedrooms that hadn't been filled. I told them of my frustrations about their customer service and the front desk receptionist gave me free Wi-Fi. This is needed because the cell service is veryyyyyy slow on the 20th floor. The place is really nice and the staff is helpful IN PERSON. They have a bunch of brochures on Boston things to do, but the brochure shelf is in a random place that guests wouldn't normally see. I was exploring because I couldn't sleep and that's when I came across it. Also my room had a small fridge but no microwave. The lighting in the room is super cool. read more

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the Good: + Great location! It's located right next to the Kendall Square/MIT "T" station and a Hubway bikes station. + Good service. They were great about bringing up a cot and extra towels for us. + There's a Starbucks downstairs and Chipotle outside. (But don't do it! Flour Bakery is closeby!) I didn't get to try the restaurant/bar though. + Spectacular view. Our room on the 21st floor had sweeping views of the Charles River and city of Boston. Not sure if we got the room just because we're lucky or since my friend's a Marriott Gold member. + Sink is outside our room's bathroom. Convenient for a room of girls haha. + Amazingly comfortable beds, as usual. + Plenty of outlets for charging, at least 10 in the room (albeit in the same area). the Bad: - Free wifi in lobby only. Wifi in rooms are just for Marriott Gold and Platinum members. - Room is quite small and narrow around the bed/desk area. - Mirrors in the same place = crowding in the morning. There's only a mirror over the sink and the doors of the closet by the bathroom. Overall, not the newest or nicest Marriott, but great for its price value and its prime location. read more

I thought this was one of the nicer Marriott's I've been in lately. Right across the street from MIT and literally steps away from the Kendall/MIT T stop. Nice, clean hotel. Since Marriott has re-done their image, they've embraced the super comfy bed, and I slept so well! The odd shape of the building means floor-to-ceiling windows in the corner that look out over the Charles but not into your next-door neighbor's room, which is nice. I typically try to avoid hotel restaurants, but I do have a weakness for room service. I got a turkey club and fries ordered to the room, and it was very good. You'd be surprised - you CAN screw up a turkey club. And I had a brownie sundae - also quite yummy, especially for room service. The pool leaves a lot to be desired. An all-stainless steel tiny enclosure, you'll make yourself dizzy with all of the flip turns you do! I've stayed at the Hyatt Cambridge, which is similar in price, and I highly recommend this over the Hyatt - avoid the Hyatt Cambridge like the plague! The only downside to the Marriott is that Kendall Square isn't really "happening," so be sure to get a T map and take it one stop over to Central Square or down into Boston to find some things to do! read more

This hotel is too large for its operating budget and engages in price gouging for most of the year. I've seen it go up to $899/night for outdated rooms, sheets with holes in them, and ratty towels. At the end of last year, an elevator broke down, forcing everyone to be escorted through the kitchen. What we saw behind the scenes was alarming - piles of dirty bedclothes being stored next to racks of clean glasses that had been placed on the floor. The standard of quality is low here. The very next trip, some sort of sewage pipe had broken, leaving the lobby smelling of sulphurous waste. Lobby has undergone extensive renovation while rooms are substandard with decaying ceilings near the windows. To add insult to injury, they have removed bottled water from the concierge lounge and replaced it with awkwardly shaped glass bottles you must fill from a machine "but you are welcome to keep them" says the staff. For business travelers, they are awkward: too large to add to laptop bag, don't fit in rental car cup holder, & I probably wouldn't take it on a plane. Finally, they now charge FULL PRICE for the crappy wine in the concierge lounge. It used to be $5, which I had no problem with. The lounge was supposed to be a perk I received for spending 90 nights in Marriotts last year, which frankly, sucks. A $5 glass of wine was a nice little reward for my loyalty and the TENS of thousands of dollars I've spent with Marriott over the years. Asking me for $17 for a glass of shitty Pinot Noir sends a strong message of how little this property values its most loyal clients. read more

I could give negative 5 if I could. 1st day - iron is not working 2nd day- phone makes noise every night 3rd day- room is not heating 4th day- window of room is kept open (in 27 degrees) Talked to front desk for 47 minutes after spending 12 hours at work. Got a very useless and condensing response. At the end of conversation I felt like they are paying for my room Long story short..if you are looking for comfort in winter months then don't book here. Don't expect even basic services read more

Pretty typical business hotel. I've been to better Marriotts, in that the design of this particular one is a bit drab. In typical business hotel fashion, the hallways are tight, but this one seemed extra tight and dark. Kind of a zig zag design, so I guess that's a change from the long, never ending halls of other hotels. The room was small, and the bathroom even smaller, but it was fine. Typical set up for our room. There was a small table with 2 chairs and 2 queen beds. Our room had a fantastic view of Kendall square and the gorgeous fall trees of Boston. The bar attached to the hotel proved to be super convenient and in addition to serving the usual beers, served a few really delicious desserts. Staff was great. The front doorman working the taxis was the best. He had a great sense of humor and had some good recommendations for us. The location was the best part of this hotel, with the subway station just outside. It's close to a ton of restaurants and casual eateries. Not to mention the red trolley tour bus picks up just outside as well. read more

Great location right near MIT and the Kendall Square T Station. The lobby is very nice, the business center is very helpful for printing out and sending those last minute tickets and documents, and the staff is fantastic and helpful. The rooms were comfortable and gave us full control of the heat. My only issue is that given the money we were spending, the bathrooms were very small. The sink and shower areas were very cramped. I don't consider myself that demanding when it comes to hotels, but at this price and when you're sharing the space with a roommate, I needed something a bit more spacious. read more

We splurged here for the convenience. The location is perfect: steps away from a Red Line station which takes you into central Boston in less than 10 minutes, and within walking distance of several great dining options. Adam was very helpful getting us checked in and making sure we were taken care of. The rooms were quiet and clean. And breakfast delivery was on par with going out both in terms of quality and price. They just need to remember to leave the order card in the room every day. We got an accessible room, which can make the living/sleeping area cramped. read more

The location is great: right next to the T and MIT. Parking is $24 and the internet is $13. The rooms are pretty small, but they are comfortable. There is a Starbucks in the lobby and the food trucks are only a block away, if that. The rates skyrocket during commencement so be forewarned that you will probably pay triple the normal price. Overall, this is okay - nothing to rave about but still decent. read more