We had two rooms for three nights from 7/30 to 8/2/2007. This was the third B&B in which we stayed while traveling throughout New England, and it was by far the best in this price range.

Despite the busy location, our room was totally quiet and peaceful. The beds were heavenly, good mattresses and pillows, with step stools to aid in climbing into the antique beds and chocolates on the bed at night along with the information sheet for the next day's weather and menu . The bathroom was very clean with Frette towels and bathrobes. Breakfast was excellent with a different main dish each day, as well as home-baked pastries and granola, fresh fruit and cereals. Coffee, tea and snacks were available all day.

The staff were friendly and helpful, but it is the attention to detail throughout the home that sets the Samuel Sewall Inn apart from others. With no overnight on-street parking allowed in Brookline, the Inn's parking is a big plus.

Spent last Sunday Night at the Samuel Sewall Inn after seeing a show at the Paradise Rock Club which is adjacent to Boston University. The Inn is an old fashioned New England B+B. The room and public areas were spotlessly clean. With a "T" train stop at the next block, I thought it would we noisier but all was peaceful and quiet. The "T" stops at Fenway Park-Kenmore Square but you could walk the few blocks.There was unlimited coffee anytime and goodies in the dining area.Breakfast was continental style which was fine because we don't eat much in the morning anyway. Book a room through their website, it was less expensive than Orbitz.com or Hotels.com

If you want to stay out of downtown, I would certainly recommend the Samuel Sewall Inn. Brookline and Coolidge Corner are a great part of Boston. Quiet, good restaurants, interesting shops, a diverse (for Boston) mix of people, and easy access to downtown. The Inn itself is very nice with large rooms, comfortable beds, and a helpful and friendly staff. The only downsides (as mentioned in previous reviews) are the street noise, and this being an old house, the noise from pipes and neighbors. But if that doesn't bother you, you will certainly enjoy your stay.

We just spent 2 nites at this Band B which I had researched extensively thanks to trip advisor....The location was excellent ...a short block to the T and a couple of blocks to the hustle and bustle of harvard st and beacon st.. The front desk is manned from about 7:30 am to 9:30p, so check in during those hrs,.The only lounge/parlor was smallish..this is where they put out the breakfast every am from 8am to 10a...... , OJ or Apple juice, coffee, tea,.Instant oatmeal packets, 3 kinds of cold cereal, assorted breads, muffins or croissants, bowl with cut up fruits...summer fruits)
, and one hot dish ( ours was a frittata first am anf the next am was french toast. The inn has 15 guest room s and it can get cramped in this parlor which has a couch and 3 small bistro tables with 2 chairs each. The parking lot whcich you pay $15 per nite to park has 8 spots as does the Bettram accross the st and the Bertram Inn guests seem to prefer to park their cars at the Sewall leaving us to park behind the Bertram...not convenient for us. Our guest room was very nice,,,plush robes, towels and gilchrist and soames toiletries, victorian decor, etc

NEGATIVES....our queen bed was soft and we slept terribly..we kept sinking into each other...THe Bathroom PIPES...were terribly loud and we heard every shower and toilet flushing in this inn. Other that it was a very quiet inn.

The Bertram INN across the street ( both owned by the same owners) had much larger public areas .....2 parlor rooms and seemed prettier inside and out.

Our Daughter is going to be a student at BC and while the location was fantastic, I doubt we will return....we seem more like hotel people

We paid $170per nite plus $15 to park plus taxes...