Hampton Inn Boston/cambridge
A practical Cambridge base with comfortable beds, though windows face traffic and an active construction site.
The verdict
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This straightforward hotel sits in a convenient location between Cambridge and downtown Boston with easy access to Harvard and MIT. Guests get clean rooms with comfortable beds, smart furniture, and large updated bathrooms with WaterPik shower heads. However, rooms look out on busy streets and an active construction site, with nearby highway traffic creating a dull background hum. The lack of blackout drapes is also a drawback for daytime or light-sensitive sleepers. 624
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What travelers noticed
- Rooms feature dark bold wood furniture, clean white coverlets, and convenient charging ports built into the furniture. 62
- Guests consistently praise the updated bathrooms with WaterPik adjustable massaging shower heads and the hotel policy on forgotten toiletries. 64
- The location provides straightforward access across the Charles River to downtown Boston as well as Harvard and MIT. 42
The catch
- The complimentary breakfast draws mixed reviews, with some guests enjoying the smoothies and pressed juices while others find the paper-plate setup disappointing. 4
- While some guests report a quiet stay even near the elevator, others note a dull hum from highway traffic and the nearby construction site. 6
Who it's for
- — Visits to Harvard and MIT
- — Travelers needing quick access to downtown Boston
- — Guests prioritizing comfortable beds and updated bathrooms
Skip it if
- — Light-sensitive sleepers needing blackout drapes
- — Guests hoping for scenic views
- — Anyone bothered by HVAC airflow while sitting at the desk
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Score breakdown
How the 80/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Bathroom
87Location
84- “This Hampton was also priced right and very conveniently located between downtown Boston and Cambridge. The location was actually very favorable in relation to what we wanted to do during our weekend in Boston.” 2
- “I was just wondering if there are any towns nearby that would be a little cheaper to rent a hotel in? This! You get free breakfast, the staff is lovely, and they have an airport shuttle if you prefer that over the silver line.” 1
Room
81Service
86- “KtinaTravels • 2y ago This! You get free breakfast, the staff is lovely, and they have an airport shuttle if you prefer that over the silver line.” 1
Bed & Sleep
83Value
79- “It was better when Floramo's was open. There is a silver line stop right there. Usually pretty decent rates at both properties.” 1
- “There is also a double tree by Hilton on Everett ave across from the Market Basket that is decent. It was better when Floramo's was open. There is a silver line stop right there. Usually pretty decent rates at both properties.” 1
Where it is, how to reach it
Details checked 2026-08-29
Stay value
How this property reads against the hotels we cover alongside it. Measured on review evidence, not on a nightly rate.
Falls short of what $$ usually buys
Scores 9 points below the mid-range median of 89, across 513 hotels in the same bracket.
- This hotel
- 80
- Bracket median
- 89
- Index median
- 90
Based on 513 comparable hotels.
Which room to ask for
What reviewers say about where to sleep inside this building — by room number where one is named, and otherwise by floor, wing, aspect and position. Every line opens onto the quotes behind it.
Nothing is yet praised often enough to recommend.
- 1 mention
Where travelers agree — and don’t
The topics reviewers split on most. A wide bar means your experience depends on which room you get — or whose opinion you trust.
View the 21 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
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- “If guests can overlook the unattractive neighborhood, the convenient location might be this hotel's best feature.” 6
- “This Hampton was also priced right and very conveniently located between downtown Boston and Cambridge. The location was actually very favorable in relation to what we wanted to do during our weekend in Boston.” 2
- “The Hampton Inn Boston / Cambridge is located at 191 Monsignor O'Brien Highway, Cambridge, MA 02141, just across the Charles River from Boston. That puts it conveniently located nearby to Downtown Boston and only about a 12-minute drive from Boston Logan Airport” 4
- “The Hampton Inns are not really our favorite, but they are at least always clean, which is important. This Hampton was also priced right and very conveniently located between downtown Boston and Cambridge.” 2
- “I was just wondering if there are any towns nearby that would be a little cheaper to rent a hotel in? This! You get free breakfast, the staff is lovely, and they have an airport shuttle if you prefer that over the silver line.” 1
- “The room was the typical hotel room. It was clean, quiet, and had comfortable beds...that's all I ask for.” 2
- “You would think they'd have something else in this day and age. It was very much appreciate though, that they had smart furniture with charging ports conveniently located.” 2
- “Dark, bold wood furniture and clean, white coverlets on the bed give the room a cozy, modern feel.” 6
- “One thing that I was not a huge fan of was that the desk is right next to the window, and therefore, the HVAC unit. So if you were sitting at the desk, the air would keep blowing on you periodically.” 4
- “It was better when Floramo's was open. There is a silver line stop right there. Usually pretty decent rates at both properties.” 1
- “There is also a double tree by Hilton on Everett ave across from the Market Basket that is decent. It was better when Floramo's was open. There is a silver line stop right there. Usually pretty decent rates at both properties.” 1
- “If I recall La Quinta Inn (in assembly row in Somerville) has somewhat better prices and you can get into the city very quickly/easily on the orange line from there” 1
- “One thing that was different about this hotel breakfast that I had not seen in other Hampton Inns was that they offered smoothies along with pressed juices, which I thought was a nice touch.” 4
- “Heading down to breakfast at Hampton Inn hotels is always disappointing. I'm sure some people appreciate free breakfast, but to me I rather them just give me a proteinbar and a coffee. Paper plates and plastic utensils is a big pet peeve of mine.” 2
- “Some rooms look out over an unattractive construction site and traffic from the nearby highway makes a dull hum in the background.” 6
- “The room was the typical hotel room. It was clean, quiet, and had comfortable beds...that's all I ask for. It was conveniently located by the elevator, and despite that, we didn't hear much noise from people coming and going.” 2
- “KtinaTravels • 2y ago This! You get free breakfast, the staff is lovely, and they have an airport shuttle if you prefer that over the silver line.” 1
What we still don't know
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- No reviewer has named an individual room number here yet.
- Nothing reliable said about room types.
- Nothing reliable said about floor level.
- Nothing reliable said about building or wing.
- Nothing reliable said about which side it faces.
- Nothing reliable said about view.
- 2 sources carry no publication date, so we cannot tell how current they are.
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How much we read
Deep coverage · 19/100We read 0 sources for this property, covering 0 traveler mentions, boiled down to 0 traveler insights worth knowing. Last checked 2026-08-28.
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Sources
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Everything quoted on this page.
- 6Hampton Inn Boston / Cambridge Reviewoyster.comReview site2024-08-08Ageing9 quotes used
“Rooms are clean and rather large for urban accommodations.”
Read originaloyster.com - 1I'm planning a trip to Boston for a few days. I was just ...reddit.comForum thread2024-03-31Ageing6 quotes used
“Homewood suites on the Arlington/Cambridge line is usually pretty reasonable.”
Read originalreddit.com - 2Hampton Inn Boston Cambridge - my808my808.comReview site2023-11-18Ageing7 quotes used
“This Hampton was also priced right and very conveniently located between downtown Boston and Cambridge. The location was actually very favorable in relation to what we wanted to do during our weekend in Boston.”
Read originalmy808.com - 4Hampton Inn Boston / Cambridge Reviewpointswithacrew.comReview site2020-01-30Ageing7 quotes used
“The bathroom was nice and updated.”
Read originalpointswithacrew.com - 3Hampton Inn by Hilton Boston/Cambridgemeetboston.comReview siteDate not statedRead originalmeetboston.com
- 5Hotel Review - Hampton Inn Boston/Cambridgeyoutube.comVideoDate not statedListened for quotes onlyRead originalyoutube.com
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