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Central is a metro stop in Cambridge, serving a busy square surrounded by shops, restaurants and university buildings. It sits in the heart of the Cambridge area, with Boston just across the river. Hotels in Cambridge put guests close to the station and the streets around it.
Ordered by walking time, then star rating and guest score. Times are estimates from each hotel's map position (straight-line distance plus a quarter for streets, at 5 km/h); check the route before you go.
Central Balance Life Work Play is a 4-star option 300 m from the station, about 5 minutes on foot, and its free wifi, kitchen, air conditioning, fitness center and free car parking suit guests who want to combine a Central visit with everyday comforts. Pets are allowed, which helps travellers bringing a dog.
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Central Penthouse City Skyline Views Gym sleep 8 sits 300 m from Central, roughly a 5-minute walk, and the combination of a kitchen, air conditioning, free wifi, fitness center, free car parking and pet-friendly policy makes it well suited to a group visiting the square for several days.
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Central Penthouse Harvard MIT Spacious Gym & Work is a 4-star hotel 300 m from Central, about 5 minutes away on foot. A kitchen, air conditioning, free wifi, fitness center and free car parking support longer stays, and pets are welcome if you travel with one.
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Central Serene Condo King Bed by MIT Harvard GYM is 300 m from the station, a 5-minute walk, and among the facilities are a swimming pool, fitness center, kitchen, air conditioning and free wifi. Pets are allowed, so the condo works for guests who bring an animal to Cambridge.
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Central Serene Penthouse w King bed GYM Parking is a 4-star property 300 m from Central, about 5 minutes on foot. Guests get a kitchen, air conditioning, free wifi and a fitness center, and pets are allowed, which suits longer visits built around the square.
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Central Space to Balance Life Work Play 7 Sleeps puts guests 300 m from Central, roughly a 5-minute walk. The 4-star hotel lists a kitchen, air conditioning, free wifi, fitness center and free car parking, and pets are allowed, so a larger group can settle in near the station.
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Central Sq 2Br W Wd Gym Nr T Harvard Bos 330 is 320 m from the station, around 5 minutes on foot. The 4-star hotel has a lounge, fitness center, kitchen, air conditioning and free wifi, and pets are allowed, which gives a couple or small group an easy base by the square.
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Central Square 3BR Condo with Downtown View Gym and Parking stands 320 m from Central, a 5-minute walk. A kitchen, air conditioning, free wifi, fitness center and free car parking cover the practical side of a Cambridge stay, and pets are allowed for those travelling with one.
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Central Square Penthouse near MIT Harvard Wi Fi & GYM is a 4-star hotel 300 m from Central, about 5 minutes on foot. Its kitchen, air conditioning, free wifi, fitness center and free car parking make it straightforward for guests who plan to be out around the square much of the day.
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High Rise Retreat w City Skyline Views Shared Gym sits 300 m from Central, roughly a 5-minute walk. The 4-star hotel offers a kitchen, air conditioning, free wifi, fitness center and free car parking, and pets are allowed, giving guests a flexible base for a Central-focused trip.
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Staying in Cambridge puts you within a few minutes of Central, and the listed hotels near the station sit in this one area at 300 m to 320 m, roughly 5 minutes on foot. Central Balance Life Work Play, Central Penthouse City Skyline Views Gym sleep 8 and Central Serene Condo King Bed by MIT Harvard GYM are all 4-star properties with a fitness center, kitchen, air conditioning and free wifi, so a station-based visit is easy to combine with a longer stay.
From the closest hotels, Central is a walk. The whole group listed here stands 300 m to 320 m from the station, about 5 minutes on foot, so guests at places such as Central Balance Life Work Play or Central Square 3BR Condo with Downtown View Gym and Parking can leave on foot and be at the platforms in the time it takes to cross Central Square. There is no need to plan a ride for the nearest band, and several of these properties also list free car parking for guests who arrive by car and then walk. For the wider city, the station itself is the transit point: as a subway and railway stop it connects riders onward through Cambridge and the Boston area, and it is the natural choice for anyone staying in the surrounding blocks. Guests coming from further out, and those arriving by plane, will find a drive or taxi the practical option to reach the station and the hotels around it.
Central is the subway station in Cambridge that anchors Central Square, one of the city's main crossroads and a stop on the T. Trains run through here daily, and the station is also tagged as a railway station, so it serves both subway riders and rail passengers moving through Cambridge. People use Central as a starting point for the square's restaurants, shops and music venues, and for onward trips to the MIT and Harvard areas that several nearby hotels name after them. The area around the station is largely built up with apartment blocks, and a number of four-star properties sit within 300 m to 320 m of the entrance. Because the stops and streets around Central Square stay busy well into the evening, accommodation near the station is convenient for guests who want to arrive by train, leave the bags and walk out into the square rather than plan around a car for every trip. Cambridge draws visitors for its universities, its squares and its connection to Boston, and Central gives them a direct way in and out of the city without a car. Our shortlists of the best hotels in Cambridge are ranked by class and guest rating, and this page collects the hotels near Central, nearest first.
Central Balance Life Work Play is the closest hotel we list, about 5 min walk · 300 m from Central in a straight line, in Cambridge.
Yes: 31 of the hotels we list are within 1 km of Central, about a 15-minute walk, and 19 are within 500 m. The closest is Central Balance Life Work Play, 300 m away.
Central Balance Life Work Play, Central Penthouse City Skyline Views Gym sleep 8, Central Penthouse Harvard MIT Spacious Gym & Work list free parking on their own page. Check the hotel page for the details.
Le Méridien Boston Cambridge has the best guest score of the hotels near Central: 4.2/5 from 1,194 reviews, 430 m away.
21 of the hotels we list within 1 km of Central have 4 or 5 stars, the nearest being Central Penthouse Harvard MIT Spacious Gym & Work (300 m).
The listed Cambridge hotels near Central include Central Balance Life Work Play, Central Square 3BR Condo with Downtown View Gym and Parking and Central Sq 2Br W Wd Gym Nr T Harvard Bos 330. All are 4-star properties set 300 m to 320 m from the station, roughly 5 minutes on foot.
Across Cambridge, 19 hotels lie within 500 m of the station, 31 within 1 km and 94 within 2 km.
