Hyatt Regency Cambridge REVIEW - MASTER THREAD
Jun 16, 2019, 9:21 pm
#108
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Saturday night? Just leave it on one of the metered parking spots all around and near the property. After 6 PM no need to feed the meter, and no fee required on Sunday.
Jun 17, 2019, 1:37 am
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Jun 17, 2019, 7:12 am
#110
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Jun 18, 2019, 8:11 pm
#113
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Glad to see the title was changed! Thanks! I’ll be staying there soon this Summer, I’ll be sure to update everyone. Hope it will be a positive experience. Is there anything I should be forewarned about or be sure to avoid?
Jun 21, 2019, 10:06 am
#114
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I wasn't charged for any breakfasts at the property at my last stay in April. Sometimes there were 3 of us eating, 1 of which wasn't staying at hotel. I was told breakfast for 4 was comped for Globalists.
Sep 15, 2019, 2:53 pm
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Stay Report - 9/13 to 9/14:
Location: The hotel is located in the middle of the MIT campus across the Charles River from Boston. There is very little around the hotel itself: no dining, no subway stops though you can walk across either the BU Bridge or the Harvard Bridge and get onto the Boston side within .75 to a mile's worth of walking. You can fairly easily walk to Fenway Park from here (that's why I did it) but public transit to Logan isn't feasible. Without traffic though BOS is just 15 minutes away. The hotel does run a shuttle to the Kendall Square (Red Line) MBTA Station at least.
Hotel: The hotel is an older HR with a huge center atrium and scenic elevators. There's a pretty good restaurant on the second floor and when I said I was in a hurry they got dinner and drinks out to me very fast so thumbs up there. There's also a connected gym and indoor pool and a small gift shop in the lower lobby area.
Check In: Checked in by a very friendly agent who explained all the features of the hotel to me and was quite helpful.
Room: Nice enough though featuring a weird dead space corridor that led to the tiny bathroom. Beds were comfortable and there were outlets near it along with a large TV and a desk area. Wifi worked well and nicely there were no noise issues.
Dining: As mentioned above I had dinner at the restaurant and found the food (lobster sliders and fries) as well as their beer selection and service very good.
I stayed here because I needed to be at Fenway Park. It's 15,000 points as a reward which may seem a little steep but with how expensive Boston hotels can be it's still a good deal. It's a pretty poor location for touring Boston unless you want to be in Cambridge but it's still a good hotel.
Location: The hotel is located in the middle of the MIT campus across the Charles River from Boston. There is very little around the hotel itself: no dining, no subway stops though you can walk across either the BU Bridge or the Harvard Bridge and get onto the Boston side within .75 to a mile's worth of walking. You can fairly easily walk to Fenway Park from here (that's why I did it) but public transit to Logan isn't feasible. Without traffic though BOS is just 15 minutes away. The hotel does run a shuttle to the Kendall Square (Red Line) MBTA Station at least.
Hotel: The hotel is an older HR with a huge center atrium and scenic elevators. There's a pretty good restaurant on the second floor and when I said I was in a hurry they got dinner and drinks out to me very fast so thumbs up there. There's also a connected gym and indoor pool and a small gift shop in the lower lobby area.
Check In: Checked in by a very friendly agent who explained all the features of the hotel to me and was quite helpful.
Room: Nice enough though featuring a weird dead space corridor that led to the tiny bathroom. Beds were comfortable and there were outlets near it along with a large TV and a desk area. Wifi worked well and nicely there were no noise issues.
Dining: As mentioned above I had dinner at the restaurant and found the food (lobster sliders and fries) as well as their beer selection and service very good.
I stayed here because I needed to be at Fenway Park. It's 15,000 points as a reward which may seem a little steep but with how expensive Boston hotels can be it's still a good deal. It's a pretty poor location for touring Boston unless you want to be in Cambridge but it's still a good hotel.
Last edited by CMK10; Sep 22, 2019 at 11:53 am Reason: Fixed wrong rate
Sep 15, 2019, 4:44 pm
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Sep 16, 2019, 8:50 am
#117
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They also blocked me into a university suite. Beautiful view and ridiculous amount of room for one person.
Sep 17, 2019, 3:43 pm
#118
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I had a high floor one bedroom suite with a balcony overlooking the atrium as an upgrade.
Sep 17, 2019, 4:04 pm
#119
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Always have an enjoyable stay
Been coming to HR Cambridge for over 12+ yrs.
Always receive excellent service...
Throughout the hotel and Zephyr
its also a great use of cat 1-4 award when rates are high
'looking forward to returning next week
P
Always receive excellent service...
Throughout the hotel and Zephyr
its also a great use of cat 1-4 award when rates are high
'looking forward to returning next week
P
Sep 22, 2019, 11:52 am
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