Local Hotel and Accommodations Listings

On-Campus Housing (Summer Only)

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

Area Hotels

  • Our favorite hotels are close to Lesley's Doble (main) campus or Porter campus (University Hall in Porter Square), either within walking distance or short commute on public transportation.
  • Commuting times are approximate and may vary during rush hour or inclement weather.
  • Public transportation information for Boston and Cambridge: www.mbta.com.
  • 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. 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 Doble campus, or
  • 20-minute walk to University Hall (Porter Square campus)
  • 5-minute walk to Harvard Square T stop (subway, Red Line), then 5-minute ride (1 stop) to Porter Square T stop (University Hall, Porter campus)

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: 5-minute walk to Doble campus and University Hall (Porter Square campus)

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:

  • 2-minute walk to Harvard Square T (subway, Red Line) and #77 North Cambridge bus line
  • 5-minute T (subway) ride from Harvard Square T stop to Porter Square T stop, or
  • 5-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:

  • 10-minute walk to Doble campus
  • 20-minute walk to University Hall (Porter Square campus), or
  • 5-minute walk to Harvard Square T (subway, Red Line), then a 5-minute subway ride (1 stop) to Porter Square T stop (University Hall)

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 T stop (subway, Red Line)
  • 3 stops by subway to Porter Square T stop (University Hall)

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 T station (subway, Red Line)
  • 2 subway stops to the Porter Square T stop (University Hall)
  • Hotel 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 from the hotel
  • 15-minute bus ride to University Hall (Porter Square campus) or
  • 20-minute bus ride to Doble campus

Residence Inn Boston Cambridge
6 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: 617.349.0700 Web: www.marriott.com

Accessibility to Lesley:

  • 2-minute walk to Kendall Square T (subway, Red Line), then 3 stops to Porter Square T stop (University Hall)

Other Area Hotels

Courtyard Boston Cambridge
777 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617.492.7777 Web: www.marriott.com

Accessibility to Lesley:

  • 20-minute walk to Central Square T stop (subway, Red Line), then 2 stops to Porter Square (University Hall)
  • Shuttle service to subway station for a fee

Days Inn Boston
1234 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02135
Phone: 617.254.1234 Web: www.dayshotelboston.com

Accessibility to Lesley:

  • 1 mile from Harvard Square T stop (subway, Red Line)
  • #86 bus goes from the hotel to Harvard Square T stop
  • 5-minute subway ride (1 stop) to Porter Square T stop (University Hall)

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 T stop (subway, Red Line)
  • Take Red Line (subway) 1 stop to Porter Square T stop (University Hall)

LeMeridien Cambridge
20 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617.577.0200 Web: www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeridien

Accessibility to Lesley:

  • 7-minute walk to Central Square T (subway, Red Line) and #83 bus line
  • 1 subway stop to Harvard Square T from Central Square T, then 10-minute walk to Doble campus or 20-minute walk to Porter campus (University Hall)
  • 2 subway stops to Porter Square T stop (University Hall) from Central Square T 
  • 10-minute bus ride on #83 from Central Square to Porter Square (University Hall)

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:

  • 10-minute walk to Lechmere Square T station (Green Line), or
  • 10-minute walk to #69 Harvard/Holyoke Gate bus line to Harvard Square T stop (subway, Red Line), then 1 subway stop to Porter Square T stop (University Hall), or 10-minute walk to Doble campus
  • 10-minute walk to #87 Arlington Center or Clarendon Hill, via Somerville Avenue to Porter Square (University Hall)

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:

  • 1-minute walk to #77 North Cambridge and #77 Arlington bus lines, then 5-minute bus ride to University Hall (Porter Square campus) or 10-minute bus ride to Doble campus, or
  • 20-minute walk to the University Hall (Porter Square campus) or 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:

  • 10-minute walk to Central Square T stop (subway, Red Line), then 1 stop to Harvard Square T stop or 2 stops to Porter Square T stop (University Hall), or
  • 5-minute walk to #83 bus, then a 20-minute bus ride to Porter Square (University Hall)

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:

  • 5-minute walk to Central Square T (subway, Red Line) then 2 stops to Porter Square T stop (University Hall)

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:

  • 15-minute walk to Doble campus or
  • 25-minute walk to Porter Square (University Hall) or
  • 5-minute walk to Harvard Square T (subway, Red Line), then a 5-minute ride to Porter Square T stop from Harvard Square T stop (1 stop)

Prospect Place B&B
112 Prospect Street, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617.864.7500; Toll free: 1.800.769.5303 Web: www.prospectpl.com E-mail: info@prospectpl.com

Accessibility to Lesley:

  • 5-minute walk to Central Square T (subway, Red Line) and #83 bus line
  • 10-minute T ride to Porter Square T stop from Central Square T stop (2 stops) or
  • 20-minute bus ride to Porter Square bus stop on the #83
updated 04/17/12 | 02:08 PM