Porter Square Hotel, Cambridge
About the Hotel
Rooms and Suites
The Porter Square Hotel features 65 guest rooms. Rooms include a 48-inch flat-screen Smart TV, complimentary Wi-Fi, bathrobes, and slippers. Suites have a separate living area with an additional 48-inch flat-screen Smart TV. Each room includes ironing facilities, heating, air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, garden furniture, a flat-screen TV, and carpeted floor. Room options include the Petite Room with two single beds, the Deluxe Queen Room with one queen bed, and the Deluxe Twin Room with two twin beds. The Queen Suite offers a separate living room, sofa, and closet.
Dining at Porter Square
The hotel has a restaurant space on the ground floor. Nearby, guests can visit colette wine bistro for French cuisine. Porter Square offers various food options, including Indian, Thai, Japanese, American pub fare, pizza, and Mexican. A shopping center across the street includes a 24-hour grocery store, CVS, Dunkin' Donuts, Panera Bread, and Cafe Zing in Porter Square Books. The hotel provides 24-hour coffee and tea.
Leisure and Activities
Guests can relax in the courtyard. The hotel partners with Healthworks, a women-only gym across the street, offering day passes for $10. A partnership with a newly built sister Cambridge hotel provides access to a gym packed with PRECOR equipment; guests show their keycard for entry. The Charles River Esplanade (walking and biking path) and the Minuteman Bikeway (biking trails) are approximately one mile away. A 250-square-foot meeting room includes a 76-inch flat-screen HD TV, a conference table for up to 10 people, and a conference phone.
Location and Transportation
Porter Square Hotel is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a suburb near downtown Boston. It is a 5-minute walk from Porter Square. Back Bay is 10 minutes by car and Logan Airport is 15 km away. The Porter Square Red Line train stop is a two-minute walk from the hotel. Harvard University is one mile away, accessible by train, bus, or a twenty-minute walk. Landmarks nearby include Blue Cloud Gallery (1.5 km), Museum of Bad Art (1 km), and Harvard University (1 km).
Services and Accessibility
The hotel provides complimentary luggage storage, valet parking for $28 per night, and a business center. Wi-Fi is complimentary throughout the building. The hotel is committed to accessibility for guests with disabilities, including accessible public entrance, registration desk, restaurant, elevator, and rooms. Accessible rooms are held until all other rooms of that type have been rented. Other features include lowered peepholes, roll-in showers, grab bars, shower chairs (upon request), visual smoke detectors, and accessible restrooms. There will also be an incidental deposit assessed upon check-in.
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Facilities
General
- No smoking on site
- Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
- Safe deposit box
- 24-hour reception
- Express check-in/ -out
- No pets allowed
- Security
- Luggage storage
- Allergy-free rooms
- Lift
- Smoke detectors
- Fire extinguishers
- Key card access
Services
- Valet parking
- Housekeeping
Dining
- Restaurant
- Bar/ Lounge area
Business
- Business centre
Spa & Leisure
- Garden area
- Leisure/ TV room
Room features
- Free Wi-Fi in rooms
- Air conditioning
- Heating
- Garden furniture
- Ironing facilities
Media
- Flat-screen TV
- AM/FM alarm clock
Room decor
- Carpeted floor