Hotels near Arnold Arboretum: closest options in Jamaica Plain and Brookline

Iris Hotel Boston at 30 Webster Street in Brookline sits about 0.6 miles from the main entrance at 125 Arborway, a 12-minute walk heading south on Webster Street to the Arborway path.

Yes. All five hotels on this list sit within 1 mile of the arboretum's main gate, ranging from a 12-minute walk at the closest to an 18-minute walk at the farthest. The route from the Brookline hotels follows Webster Street or Boylston Street south to the Arborway.

Forest Hills station on the Orange Line sits directly on the Arborway, about a 5-minute walk from the main gate. Green Street station, one stop north on the Orange Line, is closer to the Brookline hotels on this list.

Longwood Inn at 123 Longwood Avenue and Courtyard by Marriott Boston Brookline at 40 Webster Street both offer mid-range pricing with solid guest ratings. Longwood Inn also includes kitchenette rooms, which helps keep costs down on longer stays.

Four of the five hotels sit in Brookline, specifically in the Coolidge Corner and Longwood sub-areas. The Brookline side of the arboretum corridor gives you walkable access to restaurants along Harvard Street and Green Line connections into downtown.

The candidate hotels closest to the arboretum's Arborway entrance cluster on the Brookline side of the border rather than deep in Jamaica Plain. If you want to stay on the Jamaica Plain side, the Forest Hills Orange Line station area has limited hotel inventory. We have a separate page for Jamaica Plain lodging options.