# Plan Your Visit ![theatre](/sites/g/files/omnuum3911/files/styles/hwp_21_9__1920x825/public/2024-12/200_HC2020-21_E25A3133.jpg?h=ab150c9c&itok=ecFqfo75) ## expand\_more ## Essential details for your trip to Harvard, including travel guidance, day-of information and navigating Harvard Yard with ease. Hotels Parking Transportation ## Hotels We have compiled a list of local hotels below that may be helpful to you as you make plans for your visit. Hotels have been listed in order of distance to Harvard University. Please note that the University does not endorse any of these properties, rather this list has been prepared as a courtesy to our many guests attending Commencement and other related activities. ### Hotels and Bed & Breakfasts - [The Hotel Veritas](http://www.thehotelveritas.com/) (short walking distance, 0.3 mile) One Remington St, Cambridge, MA 02128 Tel: 617-520-5000 - [Harvard Square Hotel](http://www.harvardsquarehotel.com/) (short walking distance, 0.3 mile) 110 Mt. Auburn St, Cambridge, MA, 02138 Tel: 617-864-5200 or 1-800-458-5886 - [The Charles Hotel](http://www.charleshotel.com/) (short walking distance, 0.4 mile) One Bennett St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Contact the [in-house reservations team](mailto:reservations@charleshotel.com). Tel: 617-864-1200 or 1-800-882-1818 - [Irving House](http://irvinghouse.com/) (short walking distance, 0.4 mile) 24 Irving St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: 617-547-4699 or 877-547-4600 - [A Friendly Inn at Harvard](http://www.afinow.com/afi/) (short walking distance, 0.4 mile) 1673 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02138 Tel: 617-547-7851 - [Ginkgo House Boutique Hotel](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ginkgo.house&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=BMmLuzMop0BzzYGh4IGu_3tvfGhYyYG778LxOmKSnLE&m=VdGOYql3B1mUkFWwtKvpDqHav6al3q8kxhalrFh5K95ibEiMpbADtg0llRU885Y3&s=avZ0H5JSp4tGVYbaKN6VfGypibx1sTDYzfFlm9Y9rhQ&e=) (walking distance, 0.5 mile) 288 Harvard St, Cambridge, MA 02139 For reservations and exclusive Harvard affiliate discounts, please contact For questions, please call 617-858-0882 - [Sheraton Commander Hotel](http://www.sheratoncommander.com/) (walking distance, 0.5 mile) 16 Garden St, Cambridge, MA 02138 For reservations, please contact For questions, please call 617-547-4800 or 1-800-535-5007 - [The Atlas Hotel](https://www.theatlashotel.com/) (walking distance, 0.8 mile) 40 Western Ave, Boston, MA 02134 Tel: 617-214-3344 - [Prentiss House](https://prentisshouse.com/) (walking distance, 0.8 mile) 6 Prentiss St, Cambridge, MA 02140 Phone: 617-661-2929 - [Cambria](http://www.cambriasuites.com/ires/en-US/html/ArrivalInfo?hotel=MA257&srp=LHRVRD&pu=no) (walking distance, 0.9 mile) 515 Somerville Ave, Somerville, MA 02143 Phone: 617-341-9040 - [Courtyard by Marriott Boston/Cambridge](http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/boscy-courtyard-boston-cambridge/) (1.2 miles) 777 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02139 Tel: 617-492-7777 - [Porter Square Hotel](http://www.theportersquarehotel.com/) (Accessible via the subway/redline - one stop away, 1.2 miles) 1924 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02140 Tel: (617) 499-3399 - [DoubleTree Suites](https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/bossbdt-doubletree-suites-boston-cambridge/) (1.3 miles) 400 Soldiers Field Road Boston, Massachusetts 02134-1893 Tel: (833) 577-3575 - [Le Meridien Cambridge-MIT](http://www.lemeridiencambridgemit.com/) (Accessible via the subway/redline – one stop away, 1.3 miles) 20 Sidney St, Cambridge, MA 02139 Tel: 617-577-0200 or 866-716-8119 - [A Cambridge House](http://www.acambridgehouse.com/) (Accessible via the subway/redline – two stops away, 1.6 miles) 2218 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA, 02140 Tel: 617-491-6300 or 1-800-232-9989 - [The Kendall Hotel](https://www.kendallhotel.com/) (Accessible via the subway/redline – two stops away, 1.8 miles) 350 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02142 Tel: 617-577-1300 or 866-566-1300 - [The Freepoint Hotel](https://www.freepointhotel.com/) (1.8 miles) 220 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, MA, 02138 Tel: 617-491-8000 or 1-855-752-2005 - [Hyatt Regency Cambridge ](https://cambridge.regency.hyatt.com/en/hotel/home.html)(1.9 miles) 575 Memorial Dr, Cambridge, MA 02139 Te.: 617-492-1234 or 1-800-233-1234 - [Hotel Studio Allston ](https://www.hotelstudioallston.com/)(1.9 miles) 1234 Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02135 Tel: 617-206-1848 - [Boston Marriott Cambridge](http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/boscb-boston-marriott-cambridge/) (Accessible via the subway/redline – two stops away, 2 miles) 50 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142 Tel: (617) 494-6600 or 1-800-228-9290 - [Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Boston - Cambridge](http://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/reservation) (2 miles) 250 Monsignor O'Brien Highway, Cambridge, MA 02141 Tel: 617-577-7600 - [Homewood Suites by Hilton](http://homewoodsuites3.hilton.com/en/hotels/massachusetts/homewood-suites-by-hilton-boston-cambridge-arlington-ma-BOSARHW/index.html) (2.4 miles) 1 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA 02474 Tel: 781-643-7258 - [Royal Sonesta](http://www.sonesta.com/boston) (Accessible via the subway/redline – two stops away, 2.5 miles) 40 Edwin H Land Blvd, Cambridge, MA 02142 Tel: 617-806-4200 - [AC Hotel by Marriott - Cambridge](http://www.achotelbostoncambridge.com/) (Accessible via the subway/redline – three stops away, 2.7 miles) 10 Acorn Park Dr, Cambridge, MA 02140 Tel: 617-876-6190 - [Sheraton Boston Hotel ](http://www.sheratonbostonhotel.com/)(2.7 miles) 39 Dalton St, Boston, MA 02199 Tel: 617-236-2000 of 866-716-8120 - [Liberty Hotel](https://libertyhotel.com/) (Accessible via the subway/redline - three stops away, 2.7 miles) 215 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114 Tel: (617) 224-4000 - [Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill](http://www.wyndhambeaconhill.com/) (Accessible via the subway/redline - three stops away, 2.8 miles) 5 Blossom St, Boston, MA 02114 Tel: (617) 742-7630 - [Fairmont Copley Plaza](http://www.fairmont.com/copley-plaza-boston/promotions/university-rates/) (3.1 miles) 138 St. James Ave, Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 617-267-5300 - [Hampton Inn & Suites Watertown Boston](https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/boswwhx-hampton-suites-watertown-boston/) (3.1 miles) 25 Bond Street Watertown, MA 02472 Tel: (617) 926-0005 - [Hilton Garden Inn Boston Brookline ](https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/bosbbgi-garden-inn-boston-brookline/)(3.4 miles) 700 Brookline Ave, Brookline, MA 02446 Tel: (617) 935-0077 - [Courtyard Boston Brookline ](https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1739999311610&key=CORP&guestreslink2=true&app=resvlink)(3.4 miles) 40 Webster St, Brookline, MA 02446 Tel: (617) 396-2021 - [Homewood Suites Boston Brookline Longwood Medical](https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/bosbrhw-homewood-suites-boston-brookline-longwood-medical/) (3.8 miles) 111 Boylston Street, Brookline, MA 02445 Tel: (617) 232-1487 Additional options in Boston within a short drive or taxi ride from Harvard University are listed below. Free shuttle service is available from Harvard Business School Alston Campus: - [Hilton Boston Park Plaza](https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/bossrhh-hilton-boston-park-plaza/) (3.4 miles) 50 Park Plaza at Arlington St, Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 617-426-2000 - [Holiday Inn Boston-Brookline](http://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/brookline/bklma/hoteldetail) (2.6 miles) 1200 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446 Tel: 617-277-1200 - [The Westin Copley Place Boston](http://www.westincopleyplaceboston.com/) (3.2 miles) 10 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 617-262-9600 - [Taj Boston](https://taj.tajhotels.com/en-in/taj-boston/) (3.3 miles) 15 Arlington St, Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 617-536-5700 - [Four Seasons](http://www.fourseasons.com/boston/index.html) (3.3 miles) 200 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116 Tel: 617-338-4400 - [Ritz-Carlton Boston Common](http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/BostonCommon/Default.htm) (3.3 miles) 10 Avery St, Boston, MA 02111 Tel: 617-574-7100 - [Battery Wharf Hotel](https://www.batterywharfhotelboston.com/) (4.4 miles) 3 Battery Wharf, Boston, MA 02109 Tel: 617-994-9017 - [The Langham, Boston](https://www.langhamhotels.com/en/the-langham/boston/) (5.9 miles) 250 Franklin St, Boston, MA 02110 Tel: 617-451-1900 ## Parking All visitors looking for Commencement Day parking, including guests needing accessible parking, should proceed to the Soldiers Field Park Garage on the Harvard Business School Campus, located at 111 Western Avenue in Allston. Please plan your visit accordingly as traffic in Cambridge will be extremely busy, with significant delays going to and from Harvard Square. Additionally, Commencement Week visitors and guests should be aware that there are numerous commercial parking facilities in and around Harvard Square. Locations and additional information can be found on the [Harvard Square website.](https://harvardsquare.com/?swp_form%5Bform_id%5D=3&s=parking) Please be respectful of the Allston and Cambridge communities by not parking on residential streets. For additional details please visit [Harvard University Transportation & Parking](https://transportation.harvard.edu/class-day-commencement). For a map of parking options at Harvard, please visit: [Harvard Parking Map](https://transportation.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum12016/files/2026-04/Commencement%20Transportation_1.pdf). ## Transportation [### Public Transportation ](https://www.mbta.com/trip-planner)The Harvard Square stop on the MBTA's Red Line subway is directly across the street from Harvard Yard. **From South of Boston**: Drive to Braintree MBTA station parking garage (Braintree exit 17 off of Route 3 coming from Cape Cod or the South Shore). Take the Red Line in the direction of Alewife to "Harvard." Allow approximately 45 minutes for the subway portion of the trip. **From the North of Boston**: Drive to the Alewife MBTA station parking garage. Take the Red Line. Get off at the third stop, "Harvard." Allow fifteen minutes for the subway portion of the trip. **From the West of Boston**: Drive to Riverside MBTA station in Newton, the western terminus of one branch of the Green Line (Exit 22A from Route 128), where there is an open-air parking lot. Take the Green Line to the "Park Street" stop. Go downstairs, following signs marked "Red Line to Alewife." Take train in the direction of Alewife four stops to "Harvard." Allow one hour for the subway portion of the trip. [### Ride Share ](https://www.harvard.edu/visit/)Harvard Square is extremely populated on Commencement Morning and traffic can be very dense. When using a Ride Share application, you can enter the address: 1350 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138. [### Shuttle & Van Services ](https://transportation.harvard.edu/harvard-shuttle)**Fixed Route Service:** We will provide continuous bus service between the main parking areas at the Business School to Harvard Square. We will also provide service going from the Radcliffe Quad to Harvard Square near the yard. Shuttle buses will run between **6:30AM-9:00PM on May 29th and 8:00AM-9:00PM on May 28th.** All vehicles are fully accessible for guests using wheelchairs and other mobility devices. **Day Time Van Service:** We will operate fully accessible vans for people who, because of physical impairment or medical condition, find it difficult to use the fixed route shuttle buses. **Use of this service is limited to those preapproved by Harvard Disability services. People who plan on using this service or who have guests coming to the university that wish to use the service should get approved by contacting** **.** After being approved we will book reservations for rides. **Evening Van Service:** This service will run between 7:00PM - 3:00AM with the last call is taken at 2:30AM. It is open to the entire Harvard Community including visiting guests. It provides point to point ride service within our service boundaries around the Cambridge and Allston Campus. No advanced reservations are accepted. Rides can be requested at 617-495-0400.