The Charles Hotel

I liked the location being so close to Harvard. The room was great and fell a notch above what I was expecting.

The pool was not part of the hotel but connected and therefore had weird restrictions on kids using the pool.

The bedding (down comforter, great pillows), and the air quality/climate control were outstanding. The room was spacious and beautifully appointed, and the bed was actually more comfortable than my bed and home (and I'm fussy). The pool was excellent.

No coffee maker in the room. Refrigerator packed with overpriced bar stuff. I was annoyed, but the NY Times outside the door in the morning put the smile back on my face.

The price is always so high.

Weekend in Cambridge

Location was excellent. The room was very nice and comfortable. Excellent farm to table restaurant and bar.

Although they had a parking garage, the elevator to the lobby was out of order so you had to take the stairs and the stairs lead to outside the front entrance. Very inconvenient if carrying any bags from the car and also because of sub-zero temps that weekend. Also no in and out access for self parking at $40 per night. If you leave you have to pay again.

Location was great with excellent service and nice trait ants around in the plaza