We were visiting our son, daughter in law and grandkids who just moved to Boston from SoCal, and Harding House happened to be just a 3 minute walk from their new home in Cambridge. So the convenient location pretty much dictated our choice.

I prefer the anonymity of hotels to the intimacy of B&B's. However, I would stay here again in a minute. On site parking, easy check-in and a room that was absolutely spotless, and quite a bit roomier than it looked on the website. A very comfortable room and bed. Breakfast was unremarkable but competent.

If you need or want to stay in Cambridge and don't want to pay for the pricey hotels in the area, this place can't be beat.

We stayed here only one night but it was a great experience. To start off, we had cancelled our room as we had been downtown and wanted to stay there due to logistics but we had to find new lodgiings. All the hotels were filled however and when we asked if we could stay the one night in any case, the staff was most understanding and said "Sure! Come on!!!. The decor of the hotel was light and airy, as was our room which they made available to us immediately at some inconvenience for them.
We had some bakery goods from Mike's Bakery in the Italian section of Boston. My wife left hers in the bag but the staff said I could leave mine in the refrigerator available to the guests.
When we went to retrieve the crucanti, they were no longer there. While we were disappointed, it was no big deal. My wife in passing mentioned this. The staff was horrified and said nothing had happened like that before but we indicated it was no big deal because it wasn't and we forgot about it.
Much to my suprise, on our return to Nashville, Brianna Peason, manager of the B&B expressed her concern and insisted on replacing. That she followed up again was amazing enough but when Mike's didn't mail them directly, she arranged to pick them up from downtown and then had them sent to us herselft.
When we left the crucanti in the refrigerator, we knew it was a possibility another guest might have taken them for one reason or another since we didn't label them in any way..That the hotel responded in this fashion was absolutely amazing.
I can't imagine, if Brianne and her staff would go to this trouble for such a minor problem,what they would do, if a guest was faced with a serious problem. I am sure they would do more than any other place you might stay.
The price paid for our one night stay was reasonable. Experiencing their kindness, was priceless.

Bob Seidel

For the past 3 years, I've stayed at the Harding House the weekend of the Boston Marathon. The front desk service was very friendly and welcoming, giving me maps and directions, preparing cheese and crackers when I had a friend visit, and assembling a bag of food for me to take along to the start of the race. The rooms I've stayed in were all clean, well-decorated and spacious, and the breakfasts were delicious. I would recommend the Harding House to anyone, and would stay there again myself the next time I'm in Boston.

spent several days here in mid august. we were helping our son move. great location. comfortable rooms. great breakfast. highly recommend.