Boston Hotel ?'s

[MNH2013]

RockNVoll I have your typical listed already stored so you won't have to post again!

We postponed int'l trips next year in favor of paying off my student loans dang MM H. However, Boston has been high if not top of my US list.

I was looking at the Seaport Boston Hotel. It looks newly updated but it doesn't look like it is in the areas you typically recommend. Should I look elsewhere? If not is it still easy to travel from?

Another one that had pretty views was the Hyatt Boston Harbor. I realize this is close to the airport and you have to take water taxis. Is that more of a pain than it's worth?

Any other similarly priced hotels you rec? I am not brave/breezy enough to "name my own price".

When it gets closer I will pull an itinerary together (based on the Boston list here) and ask for rec's.

[MNH2013]

Sept 5, 2014 9:36:20 GMT -5 RockNVoll said:

Sept 5, 2014 9:05:06 GMT -5 MNH2013 said:

RockNVoll I have your typical listed already stored so you won't have to post again!

This made me chuckle

Both of the hotels you mentioned are perfectly nice facilities as far as I know, but personally I wouldn't want to stay in those areas as a tourist unless it's really saving you a good chunk of change and that's high on your priority list.  The Seaport is a very popular area from a commercial/business perspective and there are some great restaurant options there, but it's definitely got more of a business feel than being in the heart of the stuff you'd want to see.  The Seaport is where the World Trade Center, the convention center, the new Vertex Pharmaceuticals building, etc. all are.  It's just a little too far a walk to, say, Boston Commons (~30 mins.) to be convenient.

As for the Hyatt Boston Harbor and water taxi--no, totally not worth it.

I don't really know how the prices compare but I'd really recommend sticking to the Back Bay or Downtown Crossing areas for the full experience.  Maybe try the Hilton Back Bay, the Nine Zero (a Kimpton property), or the Omni Parker House.  There's a Club Quarters in the financial district, right near Downtown Crossing, that I think is cheaper than your average hotel but I got the sense that it's not quite as nice.

Alternatively, you could maybe look at some places in the Harvard Square area and just take the T (our subway--super easy to use) into the downtown areas.  The Charles Hotel is probably expensive, but there might be some B&Bs (Googling "Harvard Square Hotels" brings up some options).

Hope that helps some. 

Thanks that actually does help! I think we will stick with your advice and look elsewhere. DD will be with us and will be around a year so I think having ease of access to things is more important. The prices weren't a lot different. I'm a premature planner so I like to have flight/hotel booked early then pull together a daily itinerary closer to the time.

I'm already hungry for the seafood!

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We always use priceline (name your own price) for Boston. We go every year.
We have gotten The Intercontinental, The Hyatt (right by downtown crossing) and 2X Omni Parker house. Just pick 4 stars or higher and you wont be disappointed!

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We LOVED Kimpton Nine Zero. It's in a perfect location (next to Boston Common, right on the Freedom Trail) and was all around awesome. I'm not sure what the sticker price is, but if you join the free Kimpton rewards program they often have great rates.

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For those that named your own price what price did you put down? @susan3589 scm1011 RockNVoll

I might be encouraged to try it. What area would you pick for Omni Parker? I looked at Omni Parker and they have good deals of room plus something else if you book through them. ($100 food credit each night or aquarium passes and breakfast etc...)

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I plan ahead so I start low. 65-70 dollars and then when turned down I go up 10.00 . You can only do it once every 24 hours.

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Sept 5, 2014 12:34:03 GMT -5 @susan3589 said:

I plan ahead so I start low. 65-70 dollars and then when turned down I go up 10.00 . You can only do it once every 24 hours.

Wow! That is awesome, I think I could get over my fear of not knowing for that price. It looked like prices are around $300+ a night for typical hotels.

ETA: SO it tells you the name only after you have paid right?