The Bertram Inn

The Bertram Inn is an awesome pet friendly B&B right outside Boston. Since we booked last minute, we got the pleasure of staying in two rooms on the second floor. Our first was room 8, which was a junior suite with a king bed. It was spacious, and the bed was high. It even had a step for yourself, or I guess your dog to climb up. Our second and third nights were spent in room 4, which had large windows, but was a bit smaller.
Oreo was welcomed in both rooms, and they even left us a doggie treats package in the room upon arrival. Breakfast was buffet style, and had a hot dish along with the traditional yogurt and cereal options. Guests are also free to enjoy all the treats in the dining room at any hour. We enjoyed our stay.

Pros:
The Inn is beautiful. Our room was large and nicely decorated. The breakfast is amazing and there is always food available for snacks like fresh baked cookies, muffins, granola bars, cereal and a fridge with milk, juice, hard boiled eggs and yogurt. There is a water cooler and Keurig for coffee or tea. This was very convenient when we were hungry or thirsty late at night. The enclosed outdoor porch was lovely as well as outside deck. Only 2 blocks to Coolidge Corner with restaurants and shops including Duncan Donuts, Starbucks and Peet’s!
Only 1 block to T and very convenient to Boston.
Cons:
No Air Conditioning. Even in cool weather of October our room on 1^st floor was warm.
The bed was so uncomfortable we considered leaving. It was like sleeping on plywood. My BF prefers a very firm mattress and this bed was even too hard for him. We asked to switch rooms but they were booked and weren’t very accommodating and only said «well no one has ever complained» which to me is very bad customer service.
We had a skeleton key for room which is charming but very inconvenient as it takes a lot of persistence to get it to work and can take 5 min to get in to and out of your room.
The bed being so uncomfortable we didn’t sleep for 3 nights and the poor customer service to address it is the reason for the 2 stars.

We had the most wonderful experience. Lovely enclosed porch and outdoor deck. Great room, quiet and comfortable bed!!! 1 block from the T, 2 – 3 blocks from restaurants. Nice staff, coffee and snacks available ²⁴⁄₇! I would never stay in a hotel when I could stay here instead.

Kara is terrific. She welcomes you, and even carries your suitcase up the 2 or 3 flights of stairs. However, that 3^rd floor was hot even in October, and I would not stay here in summer with no A.C. Our room (14) was a little shabby and the mattress quite uncomfortable… but the room was clean, and the location of the Inn is excellent. We enjoyed walking the 1 block to Trader Joes and the 3 blocks to Harvard ST — loaded with shops and good restaurants.
The breakfast areas are lovely– porch, dining room, or outside deck. The coffee was good and the choices more than adequate. I am tired of B&B’s serving frittatas… but I have to admit, Bertram’s veggie frittata was quite tasty. I am glad that I noticed that after breakfast was cleared, it was replaced with excellent cookies and delicious dried fruits and other snacks. I would have been disappointed to miss those… but they were not advertised.
I am a light sleeper and the traffic noises at night did bother me… the T is very close by, and St. Paul street is busy, and of course Beacon street is very, very busy.
But this old house is quite pretty, and the staircase especially is amazing. Pricey yes. But it’s Boston.

My husband and I travel to Boston a couple times each year to go to Red Sox games, and we stay at the Bertram Inn, or its sister B&B across the street, the Samuel Sewall Inn. The rooms are lovely and well-​appointed. The buildings themselves are beautiful with amazing details in the woodwork and the stained glass windows. The bathrooms can be a bit small, depending on which room you reserve, but they are always clean, The breakfast is good too, there are usually a couple hot dishes, assorted cereals, yogurt, and fruit. Addiitionally, there always snacks available, like granola bars, fruit, and cookies. During nice weather, there is outside seating available. I have found the employees to be helpful, giving some suggestions for restaurants, etc.
The inn is located in Brookline, just outside the Boston city line, and within walking distance to Fenway Park — about a 20 minute walk. You don’t realize you’ve left Boston at all. Access to the T (Boston’s train/​subway system) is a block away — so convenient. The neighborhood is great, lots of restaurants, bars, bookstores, etc. close by, but not close enough to hear any noise. The street is quiet, and well-​maintained homes surround this B&B. My husband and I have frequently walked around the neighborhood at night, it never feels unsafe, and the streets are well-​lit.
My only negative is that you have to pay for parking. I don’t understand why they do that — I am paying for a room, and you can’t include the parking space? The last time we stayed, I believe it was $ 15 per night. I think they should waive this.

I stayed at the Bertram Inn in October, at the height of hotel season in Boston. As hotel rates soared, and temperatures cooled, I found myself at the Bertram Inn. I needed a place convenient to accessing downtown Boston, accessible by public transportation to Harvard Kennedy School, and a safe neighborhood for a stranger in a new city. The Bertram Inn met all of these! It’s a 30 min bus ride to HKS with buses coming once after 10 minutes. The T definitely proved useful (only a block away) to get to the city center.
The staff at Bertram demonstrated the utmost hospitality. I arrived at 7 am on a red eye flight, and asked if I could freshen up and store my luggage before heading out to a meeting. The staff, without a beat, took my luggage and held it in their office, then led me to the staff bathroom. On my way out, they made sure I had a morning muffin in my hand.
I stayed in a deluxe, and it met all my expectations and comfort needs. The bathroom, while outdated and needing to up the water pressure, was clean.
I will certainly stay at the Bertram when I visit Boston again!

The best «b&b» styler place I’ve ever been. Great linens. Lovely staff. Comfy beds & seating areas. I agree, I’d live here.

Went here for our anniversary yesterday. Lovely victorian/​craftsman building, clean and well maintained. It is a 110 year old building, so expect squeaky floor boards and small but well appointed bathrooms. A wealth of prints on the walls, really nice details everywhere. Breakfast was home made, elegant and delicious, and the coffee was more than acceptable. All in all, a very nice place!

To be perfectly honest — I would live here if I could.
I realize I’m risking sounding like the ultimate girly-​girl here, but the Bertram is JUST TOO CUTE. Seriously. It’s beautiful, both from street view, the inside, and as you sit on their perfect veranda on a warm summer evening.
The staff is incredibly nice — my parents, myself, and my crazy dog were not in the most patient or pleasant of moods after surviving the rainy 15-​hour drive from Chicago to Boston, but the gentleman who helped us get situated and checked in wasn’t phased in the least. He offered up a variety of dinner options, even taking the time to mark them on a map.
The rooms are very floral, and sliiiiightly feel like you are stepping back in time — but that really just makes them all the more warm and charming. They still have all the amenities of a more modern hotel, and although the Bertram has the feel of a B&B, the happy difference is that you still get your own private bathroom.
They have a lovely common sitting room, which in the morning boasts a delicious spread of breakfast foods — pastries, fruit, some type of hot dish (french toast, eggs, etc), breads, etc. There is also a sun room, and my personal favorite as mentioned above, a beautiful veranda porch off the sitting room. It has shade, high bushes so it’s somewhat private, but still the opportunity to take in your surroundings. I spent several nights out here drinking wine and snacking on cheese and crackers with my dear mom.
And another huge perk that is hard to find in Boston: The Bertram is dog-​friendly!!!

The Bertram Inn is a stunningly beautiful inn situated in a beautiful neighborhood, and conveniently located near the C branch of the green line of the T.
My boyfriend and I spent the day before New Year’s and New Year’s Eve at the Bertram Inn. We were in room 10, a comfortable and very well appointed room. The four-​post bed was high enough that there were stairs next to it! The bedding was soft and warm, and I fell in love with the black and white draperies in the room. There were unexpected touches in the bathroom: a medicine cabinet with both internal and external mirrors, a jar of cotton swabs on the counter. Every room also has a hairdryer, iron and ironing board, and very comfortable (and warm) bath robes.
A communal fridge is available for any guests to use, which was quite helpful for keeping our New Year’s champagne chilled.
The breakfast served was delicious: pancakes one morning, quiche the next. There are also snacks and drinks (coffee and tea) available at any time of the day or night. The hot items are available from 8 AM to 10 AM, a continental breakfast is out before then.
The staff was incredibly helpful with any thing we needed. Change, suggestions on where to eat in the area, help figuring out a T route, and more.
This was an awesome place to stay. If I’m in Boston again, this will be my first choice for a hotel.

amazing place to stay. no question. beautiful rooms, service and everything is great. it could be a little pricy but its not really that much of a difference from staying at the cheapest alternative in the area, this is your best choice if ur going to boston. it was mine

We used the Bertram Inn as a kind of «home base» for our guests when we were married last year. The entire wedding party stayed there, and we probably took up about half the Inn ourselves. It was so much nicer than staying in a bland hotel — the rooms were comfortable, and the staff was amazing!
We enjoyed it so much that my husband and I went back to celebrate our first anniversary, even though we live in Boston!

Conveniently located off the Green — C line, extremely nice rooms. The staff was friendly and helpful (they even provided us with a «running» map of Boston). The room rates were competitive with hotels in the area and they also offer all sorts of extras like in room massages.

Stayed here for one night during a busy weekend where apparently there were no other hotel rooms to be had in Boston. I don’t know how I lucked out, but given the choice between here and other hotels, I would definitely have chosen the Bertram. I stayed in «room #3», a huge room with a 4-​poster bed, working fireplace, and french doors on the ground floor. I was in town for a conference – the blissful night of sleep I got at the Bertram probably did wonders for my talk. I slept incredibly well, was awoken by the great smell of their freshly cooked breakfast, and took a refreshing shower. One of the staff members volunteered to drive me to the conference hall when there was a problem with my cab.
I’m currently scheming more ways to be invited back to Boston so I can stay at the Bertram again…
(oh, and the room bill, which I probably wasn’t supposed to see, was $ 240 a night)