The Mary Prentiss Inn

From Logan Airport

• Take the tunnel to I-93 North.
  
• Get off at the second exit Storrow Drive West, follow signs for Newton and Arlington, about 3 1/2 miles you will exit at Harvard Square.
  
• Drive over the bridge onto JFK Street and follow that through Harvard Square.
  
• At the set of lights (Harvard Yard on your right) bare to the left but stay in the right hand lane and get onto Massachusetts Ave (North).
  
• Drive about 1/2 mile and you will see a Gulf Gas station on your right, take that right onto Garfield Street, then a left onto Oxford Street and another left onto Prentiss Street.
  
• The Mary Prentiss Inn is the first house on Massachusetts Ave.

Over one hundred and fifty years ago The Mary Prentiss Inn was a country estate. Today, it sets in an urban landscape with universities, museums, theaters, shops, and restaurants footsteps away. Come join us and experience a historic Cambridge House built in the neoclassic Greek Revival Style with a full front porch adorned with fluted columns and Ionic capitals.

The house was constructed in 1843 by William Saunders, a prominent Cambridge house wright, for his son, William Augustus and his new wife Mary Prentiss. The Mary Prentiss Inn is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places and received the Massachusetts Historical Commission Preservation Award in 1995.

Relax in comfortable spacious rooms each uniquely different. Many have high ceilings, hardwood floors and are all beautifully appointed with classic and vintage furnishings; four poster and cannonball beds, Windsor chairs, 100% cotton linens, and antique armoires. All guest rooms have private bathrooms with tubs and tiled showers, some rooms have working fireplaces and jacuzzi tubs.

Enjoy a complimentary full Chef's choice breakfast each morning and tea time in the afternoon. Breakfast is served daily in the parlor room and conservatory and in warm weather on our outdoor deck under umbrella covered tables.

The Mary Prentiss Inn is conveniently located just off Massachusetts Avenue between Harvard and Porter Square. Harvard University and Lesley College are just blocks away. Boston and other in-town activities are within easy access via the T (subway).

Area attractions and special events: Harvard and Harvard Square, MIT, Tufts, Boston University, Lesley College, the Boston Marathon, Head of the Charles Regatta, Theater and Symphony.

This tiled suite bathroom with tub and shower shows some of the amenities we provide for our guests; hair dryers mounted on the wall in case you have forgotten to pack yours, two sided swivel mirror, and of course soaps, shampoo, bath gel, hand cream, and shower caps are also stocked for your use. Each bathroom is decorated differently and this particular bathroom features a row of the owners Chardware which accents around the entire bathroom.

This is an example of an attic style room located on the third floor of the main house. When this room was refurbished we were able to restore the wide board pumpkin pine floors which date back to the late 1800's. All the attic rooms have sloped ceilings with exposed beams, and no closets. If you are very tall we would not recommend this room for your stay. They range in price depending on the time of year $99 - $159.

• Accommodations: 5 suites and 15 rooms all with private baths, 13 with wet bars and 3 with fireplace and 2 with jacuzzi.
  
• Rates: Rates vary with season. Sorry, discounts do not apply on weekends or holidays.
  
  • Winter and Spring: $99-$179
    
  • Summer and Fall: $139-$229
    
• Open: All year
  
• Reservations: Reservations should be requested two weeks in advance. There is a two night minimum on selected weekends and a three night minimum during selected holidays and graduations.
  
• Breakfast: A full chef's choice breakfast is served every morning.