Hotels Near Watertown, Massachusetts

Hotels Near Watertown, Massachusetts
Watertown, Massachusetts, is located between urban downtown Boston and the city's more rural western suburbs. It's the perfect place to stay if you're looking to divide your time between outdoor attractions like Walden Pond and urban hot spots like Harvard Square and Beacon Hill. The city doesn't abound in hotels, but there are enough choices in the towns nearby to provide workable options for most lifestyles and price ranges.

Best Western Hotel Tria

This hotel, located right between the suburbs and the city, provides large, clean rooms at a good value. Hot breakfast is served daily free of charge. All rooms come with TVs, mini-fridge, and WiFi. Exercise rooms, a cocktail lounge, and a free shuttle into Boston are available. The hotel is convenient to Massachusetts Route 2, making it the perfect access point to Walden Point in Concord, Mt. Misery in Lincoln and other points west.

Best Western Hotel Tria
220 Alewife Brook Pkwy
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 491-8000
bestwesternmassachusetts.com/

Mary Prentiss Inn

Just over the line from Watertown in nearby Cambridge, the Mary Prentiss Inn is located in an 1843 Greek Revival mansion just steps from Harvard Square. All rooms are decorated with early American furniture and include bathrooms, televisions, climate control and WiFi. Homemade breakfast is available free of charge daily in the downstairs parlor. For the urban trail blazer, the Inn is convenient to the jogging paths along Memorial Drive, historic Mt. Auburn Cemetery and the Cambridge Common.

The Mary Prentiss Inn
6 Prentiss St.
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617)-661-2929
maryprentissinn.com/

Doubletree

This all-suite hotel is located on the border of Boston, Watertown and Cambridge. Rooms are large and luxurious, many featuring views of the city skyline. Proximity to the Charles River makes this the perfect choice for rowers looking to use the many university boathouses lining Memorial Drive. A jazz club on the hotel's top floor provides evening entertainment.

Doubletree Guest Suites
400 Soldier's Field Rd.
Boston, MA 02134
617) 783-0090
http://doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/index.do

Article Written By Brendan Pelsue

Brendan Pelsue began writing in 2005. His articles have been published in the journal of the Actors Theatre of Louisville and the "College Hill Independent." He graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor of Arts in literary arts in 2008.

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