Cambridge MA hotels
 

Picking between the Cambridge Marriott and the Hampton Inn. Traveling with toddler and will be at Fenwy at some point over weekend. Preferences/comments? Thanks!

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Don't know those hotels, though I live here I know the Charles, the Inn at Harvard, The Marlowe, The Hyatt and the MIT Hotel.

Definitely the Marriott. It's in Kendall Sq, not much to do at night but it's right across from a T stop. The Hampton Inn I believe is on McGrath Hgwy, not a great place to be.

cigalechanta,
Always love your stories so I would love your advice. site59 has a good deal on Cambridge - hotel MArlowe, Royal Sonesta Hotel, Hyatt Regency Cambridge .
Or Boston:
Langham Hotel Boston, Hilton Boston Financial (formerly Wyndham), The Onyx Hotel - A Kimpton Hotel, Royal Sonesta Hotel

The Royal Sonesta Hotel is very nice - newly updated rooms. However, we had a problem with their valet as they damaged our rental car and the hotel did very little to help us.

We stayed at Hotel Marlowe last fall. It's a pretty good location across from the Charles River near the Science Museum and attached to the Galleria Mall. We walked to the North End for dinner (about a 20 minute walk). It is in Cambridge but pretty far from Harvard Sq.

The staff was friendly, the rooms were clean (although they had a weird leopard theme in the rooms - quite contemporary). They had a wine reception every night and coffee in the morning.

The prices were pretty reasonable.