Homewood Suites by Hilton Boston/Cambridge-Arlington, MA

Probably my tenth time at this hotel, including fairly lengthy stays with the family. Location, staff, breakfast, comfort, Amazon deliveries — all great and otherwise highly reliable. Gym is also quite nice. Useful amenities, equipped kitchen. CVS right next to the hotel. Looking forward to my next stay.

The property was very clean. We loved the outdoor seating area. There's a great gastropub directly next door & a CVS in the adjacent parking lot so there is no need to drive if you don't want to. There is also access to a walking path right on site that leads to beautiful trails. Our son lives in Medford so we will definitely be back!

The hotel is in a convenient location to explore area attractions. It is showing age and wear, but appeared clean and was comfortable. For some reason the a/c units would not function throughout the night so I’d wake up sweating and have to turn down the thermostat, which became annoying over our 5 night stay. The breakfast was rather abysmal and sometimes had unconventional breakfast foods (i.e. often the only meat offered was carnitas - no sausage, bacon, etc.., no waffle maker, no pancakes, no fruit). The staff was ok, however I was a bit irritated when I asked to have the pull out couch made up when we arrived at 4pm on a Tuesday and was told “there isn’t any housekeeping staff here so you’ll need to go find the bedding in the room and make it up yourself”. Umm….so what is the point of staying at a hotel when I have to do the work myself? Not the best hotel I’ve stayed at, not the worst. It’s mediocre and really the location is its best point.

I always stay at this hotel, when I visit family in Arlington, MA. It’s very convenient, and if you need anything, CVS in across the parking lot. Room is very big and spacious. Had a living room area, kitchen area, and huge bathroom. The free breakfast was pretty good, I wish they had more food options though. Arrived super late. Close to 11pm. And the desk lady was super helpful during the check in process. We had an issue in our room, that was quickly addressed. The only downside, which isn’t there fault, the parking lot is very very small. And the spaces are very tight. They also charge $20 a day for parking. I get it, everything is going up.