Charles River Inn

The bedding was making my skin very itchy throughout the whole night.

Good

Great shower, odor free room/property. Free parking on site. 2nd time there, more to follow...

The free coffee was awesome in the cold weather. The bed, bathroom and floors were clean. Always someone at the desk. Within walking distance of restaurants.

Exceptional

Good room. easy check in. 3 star amenities, clean and safe.

Convenient and affordable - very tidy and a chill spot to rest your head while traveling

It’s pretty old and dated and way overpriced!

I didn't realize there was not elevator, so had a little difficulty with the stairs and luggage. Staff offered to help.

Place needs a bit of paint outside

Stationnement facile

This is what we call a "fleabag" hotel. While not the worst of the worst, like the rooms you rent by the hour that cater to sex workers, this was crappy and depressing. There was no elevator, which was the first clue (I don't mind taking stairs for the record, but for folks with bags you generally want an elevator) and we immediately checked the beds for bed bugs. There was hair in the bathroom. That was it for me. It literally is "on the wrong side of the tracks". I thought what we paid for two nights meant it would be bare bones, but decent. I was wrong. I have concluded in the Boston area, it is not possible to get something decent in a medium price range.

The room is bigger but the furnitures need to maintained

The River view of the Charles and the procksimerty to the storow dr and Harvard Square ⬜ One needs to Uber driver for transportation , I would have. Found this is a good choice for the situation.

A hidden gem. Place was super clean! Staff was friendly and offering us things when we came and went. Easy check in (and we were late af). Fridge and microwave were perfect for a stay with our small children. Shower was clean and water pressure and temps were great! Next to mcdonalds and i hop for easy dining. excellent location. So close to everything. So happy with our stay. Thank you!

Staff was very friendly

Very good

What ultimately leads to my one star overall review is how rude and inconsiderate the staff are. My child left a very important stuffed animal behind on accident, so of course we called to try and get our hands back on it. On the phone they said, at first, that it was in the lost and found and we could come pick it up. About an hour later someone else calls and says that they can’t find it and they’ll have to speak to house keeping in the morning. This of course was very upsetting and we spent a lot of the night worrying over this. When we make our way back there the next morning we’re told that they threw the stuffed animal out because “it looked like trash.” When we asked for more information they just shrugged and said that it was trash. My child and I then spent 30 minutes rooting around in the industrial trash bin, hoping it was still there. Luckily it was and the garbage man hadn’t come yet and we were able to find him.

I booked my one night stay last minute because of the price. The photos on Expedia were a bit misleading as it said ‘Inn’ and the sign says motel and the interior something else… no elevator, no hall carpet and gates at the stairs? The linens in the room were clean thankfully but the overall condition was very poor.

With the exception of one staff member, the staff was unfriendly and completely disinterested in being helpful at all. The room size was OK and reasonably clean except for the space under the bathroom vanity, which was filthy. There's no elevator and no one to help carry luggage up the stairs. The thing that bumped it down to 2 stars from 3 is that both our room keys were disabled by 7:30 AM on checkout day even though checkout is 11 AM. We had to go down to the front desk to get them reenabled so we could grab breakfast and get back into our room to pack. If we are ever back in Boston, we'll spend a little more and stay in a nicer place.