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Cambridge is a beautiful location with lots of restaurants that were open with outdoor dining. It is very convenient to Boston and other great cities. When I get the chance to return, I would love to visit some of the college campuses.

Good if coming via plane and using the subway to get to your destination use the silverline, which is free to get on at the airport and has a free transfer to the red line which has free transfers to the Orange and Green lines which has free transfers to the Blue line. So a great way to get around for free on arrival. MIT and Harvard are good places to visit.

Cambridge is a nice place to walk around, there are a lot of cultural and historical places to go. Peabody Museum and Harvard Museum of Natural History are must go. People there are very nice and friendly.

Great town minutes from downtown Boston, excellent University town Atmosphere! Coffee shops, cafe's, and Restaurants abound. Great location for conducting business in the Boston Metropolitan area or visiting family.

Cambridge is really well situated on the edge of the city so less hectic, but still close to everything. The Royal Sonesta is right on the Charles River with stunning views of the Boston skyline and I believe there are water taxis in and out of the city, but we didn’t use them we just used Uber which was very cheap. There was a Galleria Mall opposite the hotel which was very handy and had a food court. The Science Museum was very close to the hotel and Harvard Uni and Bunker Hill are close by. Cambridge is home to a lot of students so has a lively atmosphere. There is a tow path along the River and there are plenty of people out running, walking or cycling around at all times making it feel very safe. You do not need a car for a trip to Boston, the traffic is a nightmare and parking anywhere even in the hotels is extremely expensive. Better to just hire a car by the day if you want to explore outside the city. We did the Whale Watching Trip which was fantastic as we saw plenty of Whales. We also took the Trolly Bus Tour and the Harbour Boat Tour on our first day just to acclimatize ourselves with the city. The Aquarium is a must see as is the Boston Tea Party reenactment. We did have a hire car and drove up to Cape Ann which was very picturesque and we were able to walk the beaches, but in November not much was still open so finding somewhere to eat was a bit of a problem, but it was a really lovely trip and the view across the water to the Boston skyline was pretty striking. We mostly ate in the hotel Art Bar Restaurant, the food was excellent and the staff extremely pleasant. The pool was fantastic I swam every day and it was never crowded, but it was November!! We were a party of three ladies all over 50 and I had recently had major knee surgery so not too nimble and couldn’t walk for too long so museums etc., were not really feasible on this trip, but we all had a really wonderful stay in Boston and will definitely be returning.

Cambridge has great bookstores, Harvard, MIT and the river. It is so much nicer to stay there than central Boston if you love to walk the streets and soak up the feeling of a place. MIT has outstanding architecture, Harvard is - well, Harvard. Cambridge has museums, notably the Fogg museum and the museums at MIT; there are the open libraries of both universities, the ancient graveyard just off Harvard Square, and lots of great places to eat. I like Henrietta's Table at the Charles Hotel (reasonable, reliable New England food, the ambiance is hotel-ish but lively and warm, and apparently full of local regulars.) (NB: The Charles has some fabulous antique American quilts hanging above the stairs, worth a look no matter what.) I also love Harvest - classy, pricey, but worth it! The metro is accessible in many locations so you can visit the BFA and Gardiner museums, plus any place else in Boston you fancy. And - it's a short ride to the airport!