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Blue's Bed and Breakfast

82 Avon Hill Street, Cambridge, MA 02140
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Ranked #11 of 21 Cambridge B&B and Inns
4.0 of 5 stars 13 Reviews
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JRFW
Adelaide, Australia
Contributor
14 reviews
2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 October 2011

We were in Boston on our honeymoon and found Blue's B&B looking for something close in to the university as we had a meeting to arrange. Blue was very accommodating around our meeting. The breakfast was very good, every day something new and tasty. The room (and the whole house) was clean and neat with an intriguing collection of furnishings... More

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VRose186338
London, United Kingdom
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2011

This lovely home is very convenient for visiting Boston generally and Cambridge in particular. My room was spacious and attractively decorated and Blue cooked a delicious breakfast in the morning for the guests. It is very good value for money as this is usually an expensive town to visit More

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lovethewondrousworld
1 review
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 February 2011
1
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My husband and 10 yr old daughter stayed here for one night and will definitely return. Blue and her husband are warm, conscientious hosts, and their B&B reflects a love for art and travel. Blue works at Harvard's Museum of Natural History and her excitement about it is contagious. We enjoyed it immensely. If you want a quiet place to... More

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Pam_David
Houston, TX
Contributor
13 reviews
10 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 July 2010
1
person found this review helpful

I have really pondered what to write here. We had such a hard time finding a relatively nice & inexpensive place to stay in the Boston area. We found Blue's and, I would stay again. It's close to the Porter T station, Harvard Square, and many great restaurants. However, there was something off that everyone I was traveling with couldn't... More

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delonix
Singapore
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 June 2010
1
person found this review helpful

I was also staying at this very same B&B with the above reviewer (CVictor from Spain, and I'm from Singapore). We were situated in opposite rooms, come from almost exactly opposite sides of the world, have never met before this, staying for different periods (mine was 3 weeks, longer than his!) - but our feelings of Blue's B&B are the... More

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CVictor
Madrid, Spain
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 June 2010

I´ve been to several places for leisure and work purposes, in the last 20 years, in three continents. I´ve been in luxury five star resorts, business hotels, motels, but never in a B&B. When I had to participate in a Harvard simposium, I gave Blue´s a try and it worked perfectly for me. I guess it´s a matter of common... More

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JudithTobin
Wisconsin
1 review
1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 October 2009
1
person found this review helpful

Lots of positives about this place: all the essentials are offered (wifi, cable tv, a really exceptional breakfast, hosts who take seriously the idea of b&b hospitality). The room where I stayed was large, quiet, and tree-shaded, and the bed was comfortable. It's a challenge to find lodging at this price in this location. The immediate neighborhood is quiet, affluent,... More

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Blue Magruder, Owner at Blue's Bed and Breakfast, responded to this review
18 May 2010

Thanks so much for your feedback, and glad you found the rooms comfortable. We have now installed individual locks on each guestroom door. The walk to the T is 6 minutes, 1/3 mile, but the B&B is even closer to University's shuttle bus to Harvard Square & Oxford St. science buildings--so very convenient for anyone visiting the University. Hope we'll... More

travelinfool3
NY
Reviewer
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 October 2009

After experiencing a couple of other B&Bs in the neighborhood, this is the one I'll plan my trips around in the future. It has the intimacy of just two rooms, so it feels very much like being at home and not part of a get-'em-in-&-get-'em-out business. The rooms are both large and comfortable with space to spread out and work,... More

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FinnleyCambridge
Cambridge
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 July 2009

Blue's bed and breakfast is great....if you enjoy paying a lot of money to live in a room that looks like it's been funished with couches found on the street and enjoy a generally dirty house. There's other added bonus' though, like not having any locks on the bedrooms so all of your stuff remains open to everyone in the... More

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Blue Magruder, owner at Blue's Bed and Breakfast, responded to this review
10 October 2009

I was flabbergasted to discover this review from a guest who never brought her concerns to the attention of the student innsitting the B&B. The guest knew I would be away during her stay, and because our guestrooms were full, she had accepted our carefully explained offer to stay in our son's room while he was away. Had she asked,... More

Rumpolestiltskin
illinois
Reviewer
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 January 2008
2
people found this review helpful

A big Thank You to all the other reviewers on this site who wrote so highly about Blue's: after reading all the overwhelmingly positive reports, we decided to book there for our recent trip to Boston. We were just delighted with the entire experience. The value for money was important to us, and being so very close to Harvard Square... More

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