Local Hotel and Accommodations Listings

On-Campus Housing (Summer Only)

Please visit the Lesley University Residence Life Summer Housing webpage for more information.

Area Hotels

Below is a list of area hotels. The hotels on the favorites list are generally close to Lesley's Doble (main) campus and Porter campus (University Hall in Porter Square), either within walking distance or a short commute away on public transportation. The commuting time, for both walking or by public transportation, is listed for each favorite hotel. Please note that the commuting times are approximate and may vary during rush hour or inclement weather. To learn more about the public transportation available in the Cambridge and Boston areas, go to www.mbta.com. Please note that most area hotels do not have shuttle services to and from Logan Airport. If you need shuttle service, please call Back Bay Coach at 617.746.9909. Call for rates, as pricing depends on the size of the group.

Favorites

The Sheraton Commander
16 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617.547.4800 Web: www.sheraton.com/commander
Accessibility to Lesley: 10 minute walk to Lesley's Doble campus, 20 minute walk to University Hall (Porter Square), or five-minute walk to Harvard Square T (Red Line). Five-minute ride to Porter Square T stop from Harvard Square T stop.

The Mary Prentiss Inn
6 Prentiss St., Cambridge, MA 02140
Phone: 617.661.2929 Web: www.maryprentissinn.com E-mail: stay@maryprentissinn.com
Nicholas & Jennifer Fandetti, Innkeepers
Accessibility to Lesley: Five-minute walk to Doble campus and University Hall (Porter Square)

The Harvard Square Hotel
110 Mount Auburn St., Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617.864.5200 or 1.800.458.5886 Web: www.harvardsquarehotel.com
Accessibility to Lesley: Two-minute walk to Harvard Square T (Red Line) and #77 North Cambridge bus line. Five-minute T ride to Porter Square T stop, five-minute bus ride to Doble campus.

The Inn at Harvard
1201 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617.491.2222 Phone (toll free): 1.800.458.5886 Web: www.theinnatharvard.com
Accessibility to Lesley: Ten-minute walk to Lesley's Doble campus, 20-minute walk to University Hall (Porter Square), or a five-minute walk to Harvard Square T (Red Line). Five-minute ride to Porter Square T stop from Harvard Square T stop.

Boston Marriott Cambridge
2 Cambridge Center (50 Broadway), Cambridge, MA 02142.
Phone: 617.494.6600 or 1.800.228.9290 Web: www.marriott.com
Accessibility to Lesley: Located at the Kendall/MIT MBTA train station. This hotel is three stops by train to the Lesley University campus and is near MIT and the Museum of Science.

Best Western Plus Hotel Tria
220 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617.491.8000 or 1.866.333.8742 Web: www.hoteltria.com
Ask for the discounted Lesley University rate when making reservations.
Accessibility to Lesley: Located near the Alewife MBTA station (Red Line) and is two stops on the train to the Lesley Campus. The Best Western also has a shuttle available for guests running to and from Porter Square.

Homewood Suites by Hilton
1 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA 02474
Phone: 1.781.643.7258 Web: www.homewoodsuites.com
Accessibility to Lesley: #77 Arlington bus line stops across the street from the hotel. Fifteen-minute bus ride to University Hall, and 20 minutes to Doble campus.

Residence Inn Boston Cambridge
6 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: 617.349.0700 Web: www.marriott.com
Accessibility to Lesley: Two-minute walk to Kendall Square T (Red Line); Five-minute ride to Porter Square T stop.

Other Area Hotels

Courtyard Boston Cambridge
777 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617.492.7777 Web: www.marriott.com
Accessibility to Lesley: Twenty-minute walk to Central Square MBTA station (Red Line); a ten-minute walk to #70 University Park via Central Square bus line to Central Square MBTA station (Red Line) and #83 bus line.

Days Inn Boston
1234 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02135
Phone: 617.254.1234 Web: www.dayshotelboston.com
Accessibility to Lesley: One mile from Harvard Square T (Red Line). The #86 bus goes from the hotel to Harvard Square.

Doubletree Guest Suites Boston
400 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02134
Phone: 617.783.0090 Web: www.hiltonfamilyboston.com
Accessibility to Lesley: Complimentary shuttle to Harvard Square. Take MBTA Red Line one stop to Porter Square (University Hall).

LeMeridien Cambridge
20 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617.577.0200 Web: www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeridien
Accessibility to Lesley: Seven-minute walk to Central Square T (Red Line) and #83 bus line. 

Royal Sonesta Hotel
40 Edwin Land Boulevard, Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: 617.806.4200 or 1.800.SONESTA Web: www.sonesta.com
Accessibility to Lesley: Ten-minute walk to Lechmere Square MBTA station (Green Line) and #69 Harvard/Holyoke Gate bus line to Harvard Square and #87 Arlington Center or Clarendon Hill via Somerville Avenue to Porter Square.

Bed and Breakfasts

A Cambridge House B&B
2218 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140
Phone: 617.491.6300 Phone (toll free): 1.800.232.9989  Web: www.acambridgehouse.com E-mail: innach@comcast.net
Accessibility to Lesley: One-minute walk to #77 North Cambridge and #77 Arlington bus lines. Five-minute bus ride to University Hall (Porter Square); ten-minute bus ride to Doble campus; twenty-minute walk to the University Hall; 25-minute walk to Doble campus.

The Feathered Nest (formerly Antrim House B&B)
85 Pearl Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617.276.5409 Web: www.antrimhouse.com E-mail: jean@antrimhouse.com
Accessibility to Lesley: Ten-minute walk to Central Square T (Red Line); five-minute walk to #83 bus. Ten-minute T ride to Porter Square T stop from Central Square; 20-minute bus ride to Porter Square bus stop.

Harding House B&B
288 Harvard Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617.876.2888 or 1.877.489.2888 Web: www.harding-house.com E-mail: reserve@harding-house.com
Accessibility to Lesley: Five-minute walk to Central Square T (Red Line); Ten-minute ride to Porter Square T stop.

Irving House B&B
24 Irving Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617.547.4600 Phone (toll free): 1.877.547.4600 Web: www.irvinghouse.com E-mail: stay@irvinghouse.com
Accessibility to Lesley: Fifteen-minute walk to Lesley's Doble campus; 25-minute walk to University Hall (Porter Exchange); five-minute walk to Harvard Square T (Red Line); five-minute ride to Porter Square T stop from Harvard Square T stop.

Prospect Place B&B
112 Prospect Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617.864.7500 Phone (toll free): 1.800.769.5303 Web: www.prospectpl.com E-mail: info@prospectpl.com
Accessibility to Lesley: Five-minute walk to Central Square T (Red Line) and #83 bus line; ten-minute T ride to Porter Square T stop from Central Square; 20-minute bus ride to Porter Square bus stop.
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