Mary Prentiss Inn in Cambridge, MA

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Mary Prentiss Inn

Location. The Mary Prentiss Inn is located in Cambridge, Mass., one-half mile from Harvard University in Harvard Square. Fenway Park and the USS Constitution are three miles from the hotel. Faneuil Hall Marketplace is four miles away. Cambridge is in Middlesex County and is bordered to the south and east by Boston. The Charles River separates Boston and Cambridge and is fed by 80 brooks and streams.
Hotel Features. The Mary Prentiss Inn is a bed and breakfast housed in a neoclassical-style mansion circa 1843. The hotel serves made-to- order breakfasts daily and afternoon tea with fresh-baked cookies. Complimentary parking is available at the hotel. The hotel features hardwood floors, ornate rugs, chandeliers and crown molding.

Guestrooms. Guestrooms at the Mary Prentiss Inn feature hardwood floors, furniture and antiques reflecting the early American style which the hotel originally included. Guestrooms include fireplaces. Cable television and complimentary high-speed Internet access is provided. Bedding in the guestrooms features pillowtop mattresses and down comforters. Guestrooms at this Cambridge hotel include refrigerators.

Expert Tip. The Mary Prentiss Inn was originally built by architect William A. Saunders as a wedding gift for his son and his daughter-in-law, Mary Prentiss. The couple lived in the Cambridge mansion for 55 years.
Enjoy these warm and comforting rooms before drifting off to sleep for the night. Each room comes with air-conditioning, alarm clock radio, daily newspaper, telephone, and smoke detectors. Guests can come home after a long day and relax on the fluffy beds watching cable TV or just mingling with friends/family. Guests of the inn will find the rooms to be delightful and a splendid place to stay the night.

Surrounding Area

NEAR HARVARD UNIVERSITY

Room Information - Mary Prentiss Inn

Bed Type:  Short Description: Deluxe queen room Long Description: Four-poster or cannonball bed. Private bathroom. Early-American decor. Complimentary wireless Internet access. Cable TV. Air conditioning. Nonsmoking.

Property Information

Check In Time - 3 p.m.
Check Out Time - 11 a.m.
Credit card required
Floors - 3
Guestrooms - 20
Hotel Built - 1843
Hotel Renovated - 2005
Minimum check-in age - 18
Photo identification required
Smoke-free property

Star rating: 3

Check in time is 3:00 PM, Check out time is 11:00 AM.

Area Activities

Harvard University - 0.5 mile
Meadow Glen Mall - 2.0 miles
Museum of Science - 3.0 miles
Fenway Park - 3.0 miles
USS Constitution - 3.0 miles
Faneuil Hall Marketplace - 4.0 miles
Boston Tea Party Ship & Museum - 5.0 miles
Franklin Park Zoo - 6.0 miles

Driving Directions - Mary Prentiss Inn

From Logan International Airport:
Approximate driving time from the hotel is 16 minutes
at a distance of 7 miles.
Take William F. McClellan Hwy/MA-1A S/E Boston Expy.
Take the ramp toward RT-3 N/Storrow Dr.
Merge on Storrow Dr.
Take the RT-3 N ramp toward Gov't Center/Kimball Square.
Take the ramp toward Cambridge/Memorial Dr.
Turn right on MA-3 N/Cambridge St.
Stay straight on Main St.
Main St. becomes Broadway.
Turn right on Hampshire St.
Hampshire St. becomes Beacon St.
Turn left on Forest St.
Turn left on Oxford St.
Turn right on Prentiss St.
Turn left on Frost St.
Turn right on Prentiss St.