Gema hosts a very clean, warm and comfortable place to stay in Cambridge. The area is really safe and quiet but also close to downtown Boston by train. I loved Tatte cafe bakery suggested by Gema for breakfast and ended up there most mornings. If you are a light sleeper make sure to have ear plugs with you as the old wooden stairs are a bit creaky when people go up or down. Speaking of stairs, there are a number of them and they are steep...making for hillarious viewing the morning post Boston Marathon!