My husband and I stayed at the Whitman for seven nights, this past week. We stayed the first three nights in the green room up stairs. Then the last four nights in the gold or yellow room upstairs. David, our host / inn keeper, explained that he had a memory foam on the bed in the green room. We were in the area on vacation and the memory foam felt good. The green room shares a bath with the red room. The gold room has a bath in the room.

Being that we have just done some house renovations we took notice of the modernized details around the house. Robert told us a little about renovation of the house. There were so many nice stylish modern touches: granite countertops, tile and hard wood floors. skylight in the bathroom, new windows, plenty of storage space (cabinets, shelves and closet hanger rods).

We liked the great use of space in the rooms. The TV set in each room was situated at the window. The TV and internet worked great. There is no telephone in the room. We had a cell phone, so this was not a problem.

We also made use of the clothes washer, dryer, iron and ironing board while we were there. We were delighted.

David was in the great room (living room kitchen combo room) each morning to greet us. Most mornings he had a variety of breads, pastries, cereals, orange juice, milk and yogurt aranged on the countertop. We were encouraged to use his fancy coffee/tea maker. We had capucino.

We took a few of our breakfasts at the Luna Cafe with vouchers from the Whitman. This worked out fine. We even had a ham, egg and cheese bagel and orange juice to go one day. We were so pleased with the Luna Cafe that we ate supper there one night and at 8 pm a four peice jazz band entertained. We ate salads (one with lobster and the other with chicken) and had gelato for dessert. Delicious. Luna was on the way to the Central Subway station. Also my husband was impresed with the wine selections.

There were two Charlie cards for our use but we instead purchased the 7 day pass for $15. Some one along Mass. Ave. told us to buy them at Western Union, but we found out later after we bought them at Western Union, we could have gotten them with a credit or debit card at the machines at most any subway "T" station/stop.

Just for my future information, I found it easy to get to and from the Boston Logan International Airport to the Subway system. There are free bus shuttles from all terminals to the Blue "T" line.
So for the price of a subway pass you can get to the Whitman from the airport.

We used the Go Boston card to help us in our sight seeing. We drove our car to the area and parked it in the parking area at the end of the Whitman driveway (by the garage in the back yard). We felt like our car was safe.

We felt safe in the neighborhood and traveling on the subway system. The Whitman is practically between Harvard and MIT. We enjoyed what we could see walking in the areas surrounding the Whitman, too.

Lastly, and most importantly, we felt like we were in a home decorated similar to our own. Good quality materials, simple modern design and pratical use of space. There were not so many things that could be knocked over or so many antiques that you tiptoe around hoping nothing breaks.

We found David and Robert very helpful hosts, We would love to stay at the Whitman again.

Occasionally on my travels I say at an inn where the innkeeper is as much a part of the experience as the accomodations. This was true of my stay at the Whitman House. The inn is owned by David and Robert.

During my stay, I found that the purpose of the inn is to fund their non-profit Search For A Cure (www.sfac.org). If you stay there, ask them about it.

The inn is located in central Cambridge and was restored with direction by Robert (architect) into a modern and sleek environment.

As they have only been open nine months, they are still a young establishment and have some kinks to work out. Nothing major, but you may find yourself reminding them of some standard procedures at other inns.

I was there on business and did not get to interact much with the owners or other lodgers. However, I was informed that the common guest at the inn is visiting either Harvard or MIT and that the dinner conversation is quite lively and informed.

This is an inn in which you will most likely have the option to share dinner and the evening movie shown on their large screen.

All in all, I would say that this inn is relationship rather than transaction based. And I rather liked it that way.