Boston Hotel Tips by rids

I would recommend this hotel in the winter because you do not have to go outside to get to the Prudential Center shopping mall (and other connected hotels and shopping centers).

Unique Qualities: There are comfortable beds, down pillows, and you can get a room with a PC in it, connected to the internet. You can log on to VT, surf the internet, play Free Cell, all for unlimited time, with no extra cost. Good for us travellers who don't lug a laptop around with them.
They have a super gym and an indoor pool.

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Comparison: more expensive than average
Prices: US$180 and up  » Currency Converter
Address: 39 Dalton Street in Back Bay.

Didn't stay here (can only stay one place at a time), but loved the public spaces. Worth a walk through.

Unique Qualities: Opened in 1912. Constructed on the original site of The Museum of Fine Arts, the hotel was designed by Henry Janeway Hardenberghm, who also designed The Plaza in New York. The sister hotels share the same double 'P' insignia seen throughout both properties.

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Prices: US$120-180  » Currency Converter
Address: Copley Square

Did not stay here this trip, but it would be one of my choices. Close to downtown shopping and theatres.

VT insists on calling this one of the hotels on their "preferred list" even though it is not there. Go figure - must be a glitch in the program and I hope they fix it.

Unique Qualities: Luxury hotels, known around the world.

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Address: 1 Avenue le Lafayette.
Other Contact: (617) 451-2600.

Unique Qualities: Waterfront location, near Quincy Market/Faneuil Hall, New England Aquarium and Waterfront Park.

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Prices: US$80-120  » Currency Converter
Address: 296 State Street
Directions: Boston Harbor
Other Contact: (617) 227-0800

Omni Parker House
$200. Check the website for promotional and weekend rates.

Unique Qualities: One of Boston's luxury hotels, opened by innovative hosteler Harvey Parker, the Parker House has been operating on this site since 1856. Parker introduced the European Plan, started the practice of serving meals continuously, and coined the term 'scrod' for the fresh white fish catch of the day. The fabled Parker House Roll and the Boston Cream Pie originated here. Among the illustrious patrons of the Parker House were Charles Dickens, Ulysses S. Grant and John F. Kennedy. The members of the Saturday Club, a group of leading 19th century authors including Emerson, Lowell and Longfellow, gathered here.
The photo shows a painting, which is in the magnificant lobby, of the original hotel. See my Travelogue for more photos of the hotel.

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Directions: 60 School Street, on the Freedom Trail in the Financial District.
Other Contact: (617) 227-8600, (800) 843-6664.

Boston Marriott Copley Place

Unique Qualities: Good location, between Copley Place and Prudential Center malls. Lots of activities going on in all the public places of the hotel. The photo is in one of the open bars/lounges of the hotel.

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Address: 110 Huntington Avenue.
Other Contact: (617) 236-5800. <a href=http://w

Harborside Inn
$105 - $155; $250 for suites.

Unique Qualities: Close to Faneuil Hall, the Financial District and the waterfront. The hotel has charming rooms with Persian rugs and hardwood furnishings. There is a complimentary breakfast buffet. We almost stayed here, but when we saw the construction going on we were glad we chose the Copley Inn. We might try it on another visit, because the location and rates are good.

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Address: 185 State Street.
Other Contact: (617) 723-7500.

Hyatt Harborside
$159.00.

Unique Qualities: Overlooks the Boston skyline and the waterfront. Adjacent to the downtown water shuttle, the hotel is just 7 minutes from Rowes Wharf (downtown Boston) via water shuttle, and minutes to the financial and entertainment districts and historic areas. This might be a good place to stay if you have an airport layover, or only a day to see the city.

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Directions: 101 Harborside Drive. At the edge of Boston Harbor, on the grounds of Logan International Airport.
Other Contact: (617) 568-1234. Check their <a h

Copley Inn
$85-$135 per night; $510-$810 per week.

Unique Qualities: One of the best-kept secrets in the city. The Copley Inn is a pretty little townhouse tucked away on a quiet side street, about a 30-second walk from the Prudential Center. Its décor is comfortable and tasteful. Each of its 21 rooms is scrupulously clean and equipped with a fully stocked kitchenette. Smokers be warned, however: the owner insists on a smoke-free environment. There's no parking either (but no one needs a car in Boston).

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Directions: 19 Garrison Street, Boston, MA 02116, near the Christian Science Center. Prudential T.
Other Contact: tel: 236 0300/1-800 232 0306. fa