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Kimpton Marlowe Hotel
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States · Kimpton · Accessible Luxury
Named for Christopher Marlowe, the Elizabethan playwright and Shakespeare contemporary, this riverside Cambridge hotel greets guests with Celeste, a 25-foot armillary sphere sculpture in its courtyard. Arrowstreet built it in 2003 as the finishing piece of the CambridgeSide waterfront development, and the literary theme carries through to scheduled local-author readings paired with the hotel's Wines of the World collection.
- 236 rooms
- Opened 2003
- Neighborhood: East Cambridge
- Architect: Arrowstreet
About Kimpton Marlowe Hotel
- U.S. News & World Report named it Cambridge's number-one hotel for 2026, and Conde Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice ranked it among Boston's top ten.
- Celeste lights and moves in the courtyard. The 236-room, eight-story house sits on the restored Lechmere Canal.
- Museum of Science is a six-minute walk; Harvard Square about three miles.
History
Hotel Marlowe opened in 2003 as the finishing piece of CambridgeSide, an Arrowstreet-designed mixed-use development built around the restored Lechmere Canal in East Cambridge, Massachusetts. Kimpton named the 236-room, eight-story hotel for Christopher Marlowe, the Elizabethan playwright and Shakespeare contemporary, and carried the literary theme into the hotel's programming, hosting scheduled readings by local authors paired with its Wines of the World wine collection.
A 25-foot-tall armillary sphere sculpture named Celeste greets guests in the hotel's private courtyard. The property sits on the Charles River across from Boston, a short walk from Kendall Square, and was last renovated in 2011.
The setting
6-minute walk to Museum of Science. 3 miles from Harvard Square.
Restaurants and bars
- Bambara Kitchen and Bar — Bar
Experiences
- Mahjong Mondays — Weekly mahjong instruction and open play at Bambara Kitchen and Bar, part of the Mahjong and Mingle series.
- De-stress with Olympic Medalist Nastia Liukin — Guided 22-minute video workout led by Nastia Liukin, streamed to guests on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.
- Learn to Shake, Stir, and Sip — Daily mixology class at 5pm in Bambara.
- PUBLIC Bikes — Kimpton custom-designed PUBLIC bikes available to guests for rides around town.
- Virtual tour of the courtyard and lobby — Virtual tour offered on the website for the courtyard and lobby.
Amenities
- Fitness center
- Water sports
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
- U.S. News & World Report: #1 Hotel in Cambridge, MA (2026)
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