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Excerpt from The New York Times article, "FRUGAL TRAVELER; Boston, for Richer but Mostly for Poorer," Published: October 12, 2003
After lunch, Dan headed to the wedding rehearsal, and I looked for a new place to stay. There were several bed-and-breakfasts just a few blocks from Coolidge Corner. For about $110 a night, I booked the last available room at the Bertram Inn, in Brookline. Calm and lovely, the place is now my Platonic ideal of a bed-and-breakfast. Built in 1907 by a wealthy tobacco farmer as a wedding present to his daughter, the green-and-white house has been beautifully restored by its current owner, Bryan Austin. There's a perennial garden out front, and tea and homemade cookies are available all day. Our room was clean and cozy, and yet unfussy. Best of all, the queen canopy bed was very comfortable, and the private bathroom was plentifully stocked with Caswell-Massey toiletries...
On our last morning, after a breakfast of the Bertram Inn's chewy, syrup-soaked walnut-banana pancakes, we went to one of my all-time favorites in Boston: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. We wandered along the cool, tiled galleries, visited Sargent's flamenco dancers, and sat on a bench near the courtyard garden
Some of our guests' comments:
I'm so glad we found this beautiful inn. Especially
since we have a dog and were able to have him so comfortably here with
us. Your assistance in all aspects of our stay was wonderful. Thank
you for a wonderful cozy night.
~ W.E., New Rochelle, New York
A beautiful deluxe sleeping arrangement. The
nicest room I've ever seen in Beantown (Boston)! Thanks for all the
thoughtful touches.
~ S.A., Fort Worth, Texas
Thank you for the wonderful accommodations. The Bertram Inn has charm,
location and a friendly spirit.
~ R.B., Brentwood, Tennessee
Just perfect. I wish I had known about you guys sooner!
Next time, there is no doubt. Great staff, great place, very beautiful
grounds. Being from Bermuda, I have rarely been this impressed with
a small hotel. Love it, just love it.
~ A.P., Southampton, Bermuda
We loved Boston and our stay here at The Bertram
Inn made it even more enjoyable. Wonderful service, beautiful accommodations
and delicious breakfasts.
~ D.M., Melbourne, Australia
It has been such a pleasure to stay with you
- such a friendly, helpful, comfortable, refined atmosphere. The Bertram
Inn is a gem, and you may be sure I will highly recommend it to anyone
coming this way! So pleased to have discovered you!
~ A.H., San Jose, California
The Bertram Inn provided the perfect touch to my daughter's
wedding weekend. I know all the guests were and enchanted with the
Inn. And more important to me, my daughter was delighted with every
detail of her wedding morning. You couldn't have been nicer or more
helpful, more thoughtful or more gracious. You pampered us throughout,
responded to our every request, and anticipated our wishes. You were
absolutely lovely in every way. A very, very warm thanks to everyone
at The Bertram Inn from the bottom of our hearts.
~ L.C., Brookline, Massachusetts.
For us, coming from Israel, this has been an aesthetic
experience full of generous hospitality. We partook of your bountiful
sharing, enjoyed the beauty of every corner, so delicately designed,
and appreciated every small detail, decorated with taste. Thank you!.
~ S.G., Jerusalem, Israel.
The following comments are from ADAC Magazine (German publication)
Article by Gabriel Herpell
Translation by C. Bull
ATMOSPHERE **** LOCATION ****
Brookline is a part of Boston and yet, like Cambridge, is not. While
these places appear to be districts of Boston, they are in fact independent
towns, rich in their own traditions. Today, much of the architecture
in Brookline serves to remind us that one hundred years ago some of
the wealthiest New Englanders chose to build their homes here.
The Bertram Inn was built in 1907 as a private home. It is located
in the middle of Brookline and yet has the luxury of a large parking
lot. The rooms are large for a town house and decorated in a variety
of colors: apricot and light blue, light yellow with dark green, natural
tones and the classical variants of dark red velvet, dark green wallpaper
and mahogany. The bathrooms are often old, I admit, but the showers
are strong, the water hot, and the towels rate amongst the thickest
to be found anywhere. Each room has a particular theme that is brought
out in the d�cor. For example, the room called "An American in Europe"
is hung with views of Paris and Hamburg painted by American artists.
A nice idea.
Guests can walk freely about the house, browse through the magazines
in the common room, brew up a cup of tea and taste one of the homemade
chocolate chip or oatmeal-raisin cookies. This atmosphere of a 'home
away from home' is especially pleasant in a big city.
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Also visit our new sister inn across the street Samuel Sewall Inn
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