Cambridge Gateway Inn

Finding an economy hotel near Boston is like finding a needle in the haystack. The Cambridge Gateway Inn, formerly the Suisse Chalet, is the needle found. It offers travelers a clean, affordable place to stay and is located five minutes from the Alewife T Station on the Red Line. The hotel, under new management, is doing its best to spruce up the place. New carpeting, wallpaper, and a renovated lobby area are recent additions. Guests may be taken aback at its location along busy Route 2. Aside from the traffic, The Gateway's neighbors are worth a mention. Lanes and Games is on one side, an abandoned club owned by the City of Cambridge is on the other. The hotel management tells us that the abandoned building will someday become apartments. For now, however, it is what it is.