Alternately described as being in Boston or in Cambridge, this highway-side high-rise sits at the Allston-Cambridge exit from the Massachusetts Turnpike. Regular shuttles to Harvard Square ameliorate the awkward location, and you get a lot of room in a bright and spacious open-atrium hotel. Besides the suite design—a bedroom separate from the office/living area—the best reason to stay here might be Scullers Jazz Club, one of the top venues in the Northeast for touring jazz headliners. The Doubletree Guest Suites is also a good bet for drivers leery of coping with urban traffic.

Doubletree Guest Suites Amenities:

• 308 rooms, 15 story, all suites. Pets accepted; fee. Check-in 3 pm, check-out noon. Restaurant, bar. Fitness room. Indoor pool, whirlpool. Business center.