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Tufts University is a private university in Cambridge, with its campus spread across Cambridge and Somerville. Hotels nearby suit visiting students, families and academics.
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.
At 980 m from Tufts University, Morrison House is the closest stay on this list, around a 15 minute walk. The 3 star property in Somerville offers free car parking, a lounge, family rooms, a kitchen, air conditioning and free wifi, making it practical for campus visits and longer stays alike.
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Davis Square Inn is 1.0 km from Tufts University, roughly a 16 minute walk, in Somerville. This 3 star hotel provides free car parking, a lounge, family rooms, a kitchen, wheelchair access and air conditioning, a useful combination for guests who want to reach campus on foot.
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Davis SQ 4BD Free Parking 7 Min to Harvard & MIT sits 1.4 km from Tufts University, about a 21 minute walk. The 4 star Somerville property offers free car parking, a kitchen, air conditioning and free wifi, and its apartment-style layout suits families or groups visiting the university.
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Bowers House BnB Harvard MIT Cambridge Boston is 1.4 km from Tufts University, around a 21 minute walk. This 3 star Somerville bed and breakfast has free car parking, family rooms, air conditioning and free wifi, a comfortable base for prospective students and their families.
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A Cambridge House Inn is 1.6 km from Tufts University, about a 24 minute walk. The 4 star Cambridge hotel keeps things simple with free car parking, air conditioning and free wifi, which works well for guests who want a quiet stay within walking range of campus.
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Huge 2 bed 2 baths Harvard Porter Davis SQ lies 1.8 km from Tufts University, a 27 minute walk. The 4 star Cambridge property adds a spa, free car parking, pet-friendly policies, a kitchen, air conditioning and free wifi, so larger groups and longer visits are well served.
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Modern Renovated 1BR w Pvt Entrance Prime Loc is 1.8 km from Tufts University, around a 28 minute walk. This 4 star Cambridge stay offers free car parking, pets allowed, a kitchen, air conditioning and free wifi, with a private entrance for added independence during a campus visit.
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Spacious 5BR w AC Near Harvard & Davis Sq is 1.9 km from Tufts University, about a 28 minute walk. The 4 star Cambridge property includes a spa, parking, pets allowed, a kitchen, air conditioning and free wifi, making it a good fit for groups travelling together.
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Porter Square Hotel is 1.9 km from Tufts University, roughly a 29 minute walk. The 3 star Cambridge hotel scores 4.3 out of 5 from 411 reviews and offers parking, a lounge, air conditioning and free wifi, a reliable choice for guests who want a short ride to campus.
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Hotel 1868 stands 2.0 km from Tufts University, about a 31 minute walk. This 3 star Cambridge hotel is rated 4.5 out of 5 from 208 reviews and provides parking, a fitness centre, wheelchair access, air conditioning and free wifi, a strong option for a campus visit.
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Somerville puts you closest to the Tufts campus, and several hotels near Tufts University sit here. Morrison House is 980 m away, about a 15 minute walk, with free car parking, a lounge, family rooms and a kitchen. Davis Square Inn is 1.0 km away with similar facilities plus wheelchair access. Further out, Davis SQ 4BD Free Parking 7 Min to Harvard & MIT and Bowers House BnB Harvard MIT Cambridge Boston are both about 21 minutes on foot, so families and longer stays have options on this side of campus.
Cambridge addresses give you a second cluster of hotels close to Tufts University, mostly around Porter Square and Harvard Square. A Cambridge House Inn is 1.6 km from campus with free car parking, and Hotel 1868 is 2.0 km away, rated 4.5 out of 5 from 208 reviews, with parking, a fitness centre and wheelchair access. Porter Square Hotel, 1.9 km away with a guest score of 4.3 from 411 reviews, and Mary Prentiss Inn, 2.5 km away at 4.5 from 239 reviews, both keep you in walking or short ride range of campus.
Distances to Tufts University range from 980 m to 2.7 km across the listed hotels, so most trips are short. The closest, Morrison House at 980 m and Davis Square Inn at 1.0 km, are around 15 and 16 minutes on foot, which makes walking realistic for campus visits. From the 1.4 km to 2.0 km group, including Davis SQ 4BD Free Parking 7 Min to Harvard & MIT, Bowers House BnB, A Cambridge House Inn, Huge 2 bed 2 baths Harvard Porter Davis SQ and Hotel 1868, a walk of 21 to 31 minutes or a short ride works well. The remaining Cambridge and Somerville properties sit 2.4 km to 2.7 km away, comfortably reached by car, taxi or local transit rather than on foot. Guests arriving by plane will find the hotels spread across Cambridge and Somerville, so a drive or taxi from the airport is the practical choice for all of them.
Tufts University is a private research university whose main campus sits on the Somerville and Medford side of the Boston area, with a health sciences campus in Boston's Chinatown. Its hilltop campus, the distinctive Barnum Hall with its elephant statues, and the academic quadrangle draw prospective students, visiting families and alumni year round, while the School of Medicine, Dental Medicine and other health programmes bring researchers, patients and conference goers to the Boston campus. The university is also part of the area's cultural life, with lectures, performances and sporting events filling the calendar. For visitors, staying nearby means being within a short trip of campus buildings, admissions offices and the Davis Square and Porter Square neighbourhoods that students and staff use daily. The hotels near Tufts University listed here sit in Cambridge and Somerville, between 980 m and 2.7 km from the university, so many guests can walk to appointments, campus tours or a game and return without a car.
Morrison House is the closest hotel we list, about 15 min walk · 980 m from Tufts University in a straight line, in Somerville.
Yes: 1 of the hotels we list are within 1 km of Tufts University, about a 15-minute walk, and 0 are within 500 m. The closest is Morrison House, 980 m away.
Morrison House, Davis Square Inn, Davis SQ 4BD Free Parking 7 Min to Harvard & MIT list free parking on their own page. Check the hotel page for the details.
Cambria Hotel Boston Somerville has the best guest score of the hotels near Tufts University: 4.6/5 from 279 reviews, 2.7 km away.
None of the hotels we list within 1 km of Tufts University has 4 or 5 stars; the nearest 4- or 5-star hotel on this list is Davis SQ 4BD Free Parking 7 Min to Harvard & MIT, 1.4 km away.
Tufts University is about 4.7 km from the centre of Cambridge in a straight line.
The hotels on this page are in Cambridge and Somerville, between 980 m and 2.7 km from Tufts University. For the Boston medical campus, these properties are still within the wider city, and Hotel 1868, Mary Prentiss Inn, AC Hotel by Marriott Boston Cambridge and Cambria Hotel Boston Somerville are among the best reviewed for a city stay.
Cambria Hotel Boston Somerville scores 4.6 out of 5 from 279 reviews, the highest on this list. Hotel 1868 and Mary Prentiss Inn both score 4.5, from 208 and 239 reviews respectively, followed by Porter Square Hotel at 4.3 from 411 reviews and AC Hotel by Marriott Boston Cambridge at 4.2 from 897 reviews.
