Accommodations

Scratch@MIT has reserved rooms at local hotels and MIT dormitories for conference participants for the nights of Wednesday, July 23 through Saturday, July 26. The following hotels are offering special conference rates:

• Boston Marriott Cambridge
  $199 per night + tax
  Within walking distance
  2 Cambridge Center
  Cambridge, MA, 02142
  (617) 494-6600
  (800) 228-9290
• Holiday Inn Boston-Somerville
  $139 per night + tax
  9 minutes by car, 30 minutes by public transit
  30 Washington St
  Somerville, MA, 02143
  (617) 628-1000
  (800) 972-3381

To reserve a room, call the hotel directly. You must mention that you are calling for the Scratch@MIT Conference or MIT Media Lab to receive the special room rate. All hotel rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis, and it is recommended that you make your reservations early.

If you are seeking lower-cost housing options, here are a few suggestions:

• MIT dorm rooms
  We have 15 singles and 20 doubles reserved through MIT conference services. For online booking, http://mit.edu/conferences/www/Scratch/Scratch_dorm_info.html
• Hostels
  Given how collegiate Boston is, there must be inexpensive housing options. Hostelling Internatonal might be one avenue worth exploring.
• Hotel Sharing
  Sharing a room at a local hotel is another option. We have created a Scratch@MIT forum thread to help people find potential conference roommates.
• craigslist
  craigslist has temporary and vacation rentals listings. Local people list their places and sometimes there are lower-cost options there.