In Cambridge, Hotel @ MIT serves as the anchor to the 2.3 million square-foot University Park, one of the nation’s preeminent biotechnology research parks. The area enjoys expanding corporate demand from such companies as Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Aventis and IBM.

“Boston’s lodging market is thriving,” said Jeff Davis, an executive vice president for Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels.

“RevPAR has steadily increased over the last two years in Boston, and Cambridge’s growth has been even more dramatic. This was an excellent investment opportunity.”

“We see tremendous investor interest in Boston,” said Alan Tantleff, an executive vice president for Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels, “Investors are very bullish on the market, yet there are few investment opportunities. It ranks among the most sought after markets for hotel investors in the country.”