LODGING

Days Inn 1234 Soldiers Field Road Boston 800-325-2525

Holiday Inn -Boston 1200 Beacon St. Brookline 617-277-1200

Howard Johnsons 575 Commonwealth Ave. Boston 800-654-2000

Howard Johnsons 1271 Boylston St. Boston 617-864-0300

Susse Chalet 800-900 Morrissey Blvd. Boston 617-287-9287

University Park Hotel (Mass. Ave -- 4 blocks from the track) 617-551-0312.

The Hyatt on Memorial Drive (617) 441-6482.

Best Western 220 Alewife Brook Pkwy Cambridge 800-528-1234

Radisson 777 Memorial Drive Cambridge 617-864-0300

Susse Chalet 211 Concord Turnpike Cambridge 617-661-7800

Days Inn 19 Commerce Way Woburn 617-935-7110

Holiday Inn 30 Washington St. Somerville 617-628-1000

Comfort Inn 235 Elm St. Dedham 800-244-8181

Hilton at Dedham 95 Dedham Place Dedham (National Headquarters) 800-248-6028

Holiday Inn 55 Ariadne Rd Dedham 617-329-1000

Holiday Inn 1374 N. Main St. Randolph 617-961-1000

Holiday Inn Newton 617-969-5300

Sheraton -Needham 100 Cabot St. Needham 800-274-3728

Susse Chalet 160 Boylston St. Newton 617-527-9000

Towne House Inn 100 N. Beacon St. Watertown 617-926-2200

RESTAURANTS

(Due to the wide assortment of areas for lodging and the enormous array of restaurants, I suggest you look up the following URL on the WWW to locate some restaurants nearest your choice of lodging. Of course, the yellow pages always work pretty well too.) http://www.cambridgechamber.org/visiting/restaurant.html.