Irving House at Harvard

Great place for inexpensive non-family living nearby Harvard University. Walking distance from Harvard yard. Room and ambiance was clean and safe. Service was excellent. Shared restroom wasn’t even an issue for my solo trip. Plenty of restrooms and I always found them available, accessible, and clean. Complimentary breakfast was great as usual. Only issue was it wasn’t that quiet was room was small and walls were thinner. Outside noise can be an issue if you don’t like noise during your sleep.

Property met my needs and expectations. I wanted a quiet place close to the Harvard campus for a two-day stay. My room was cozy and neat. Shared bathroom was across the hall and clean and neat. Other residents were quiet and respectful. A plus was the full breakfast. Broadway market nearby was good spot to get things for other meals when I was in a rush.

The staff were genuinely friendly and made everything feel easy from the start. Breakfast was really good, and the hotel’s on a quiet street so you can actually rest without outside noise. Prices are very fair for what you get, and I’d happily stay here again.

I like the place so much. I book a double bed room shared bath. It is pretty small but fit two of us well. The bathroom is a few steps outside the room. There are 2 full baths on each floor. I didn’t have to wait anytime. The staff are so friendly. They serve the breakfast and there is always coffee and cookies at the front. The room is clean though a little old. The shared bathroom is very clean too. It is really worth the price. Most importantly it is just a short walk to havard square, super convenient. I will be back.

The staff is friendly, the breakfast is quite good, on a quiet street. It is a house, one can hear other guests, the bed was soft for my taste, and checkout was placing keys in a basket. It is about as close to Harvard as can be, and rates seemed reasonable.

It’s like staying in a boarding house in a tiny room and a shared bathroom. I never had a problem with access to the bathroom except one morning I had to wait a few minutes. It was always clean so no problem there. The only true difficulty was the parking. They definitely describe it well enough; however I found myself in a bear panic attack trying to get into a spot (my car is small compared to the others) and I thought I was really going to be stuck or scrape or hit another car. I never had the breakfast due to my schedule and not having a morning appetite so unable to comment there. The location is excellent as it’s within walking distance to Harvard university, Harvard Square and the T station to go into Boston.

I booked a double room with a private ensuite shower room for my stay during the Boston Marathon. The location is very convenient for getting to Harvard Square for shops and places to eat, as well as the red line T station. Although the room was small, it met all my needs as a solo traveller and was cosy and pleasant. One night however, it was very warm during the day and as I was staying on the second floor - rooms starting from 300, it felt a lot warmer in the night. Not something that could be done at the time, but it may be worth asking about air conditioning. Staff were very friendly and provided excellent, professional service. The continental breakfast consisting of bagels, pastries, mini egg muffins, cereals and yoghurt is also included in the price, which was most welcoming to get up for. For race day, they even put breakfast time an hour earlier so that participant guests could eat before heading to the start line. Huge thank you for doing that! One thing I want to point out is that there is no elevator, so that is something to take into consideration if you are planning to visit for longer than a few days and potentially have a lot of luggage. All in all, I was very happy with my stay. It was my first time in the US, and this was just so right for me. Thank you.