Where to stay - Boston area
May 6th 2010, 6:19 pm
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Re: Where to stay - Boston area
Greenline is goo for getting you to a commuter rail if you wanted to travel further out....Redline is more reliable and regular and less fiddly to figure out, but if your not going further outbound than Copley, you should be all set as the greenline branches out just past there.
May 6th 2010, 6:54 pm
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Re: Where to stay - Boston area
There are loads of hotels around Copley Square, Heyes Convention Centre and Backbay area, all within 10 mins of each other on the greenline of the T.
Greenline is goo for getting you to a commuter rail if you wanted to travel further out....Redline is more reliable and regular and less fiddly to figure out, but if your not going further outbound than Copley, you should be all set as the greenline branches out just past there.
Greenline is goo for getting you to a commuter rail if you wanted to travel further out....Redline is more reliable and regular and less fiddly to figure out, but if your not going further outbound than Copley, you should be all set as the greenline branches out just past there.
May 6th 2010, 9:22 pm
#33
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Re: Where to stay - Boston area
I understood what you meant
We won't be out past midnight, we'll have the little one with us.
I was just feeling better and up you pop
We normally head out in the morning, do some sight seeing, get a late lunch, do some more seeing, head back to the hotel around 4.00 rest up for a couple of hours and head out for food.
Even though we have the little one with us, we will happily walk 5-7 miles a day, and don't mind walking for half an hour to a restaurant and back on an evening.
Quite like using public transport while on vacation, but try to stay away from taxi's.
I think I will do as you suggest and keep my eyes open for a deal around Copley Square, I can cancel my current res up to the day before we go.
We won't be out past midnight, we'll have the little one with us.
I was just feeling better and up you pop
We normally head out in the morning, do some sight seeing, get a late lunch, do some more seeing, head back to the hotel around 4.00 rest up for a couple of hours and head out for food.Even though we have the little one with us, we will happily walk 5-7 miles a day, and don't mind walking for half an hour to a restaurant and back on an evening.
Quite like using public transport while on vacation, but try to stay away from taxi's.
I think I will do as you suggest and keep my eyes open for a deal around Copley Square, I can cancel my current res up to the day before we go.
Staying at Long Wharf/Fanueil Hall and around is touristy but also lovely in the summer if you're interested in jumping on any of the ferries. Also loads of shopping and restaurants about. You can even see the seal tank in the aquarium from some of the bedrooms in the Marriott Long Wharf - kind fun to watch them at night just before going to bed! (I reckon they get a kick out of that too in reverse).
Other places as possibilities: Charlestown - there's a Residence Inn just across the bridge - easy walking to all the sights in Boston and also Charlestown itself is lovely and olde worldy to stroll round and has good restaurants.
Cambridge - around MIT: Marriott and Residence Inn are there - a little bit out of the way but nowhere near as bad as where you're at now. T stop right there and a few restaurants too - plus you're on the red line half way between downtown and Harvard square and is also walkable to places.
May 6th 2010, 11:22 pm
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Re: Where to stay - Boston area
May 6th 2010, 11:23 pm
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Re: Where to stay - Boston area
Copley Square's great - Marriott, Westin, Courtyard etc. Close to Newbury St for shopping/restaurants and also an indoor shopping mall in case of bad weather (or cooling down if it's really hot!)
Staying at Long Wharf/Fanueil Hall and around is touristy but also lovely in the summer if you're interested in jumping on any of the ferries. Also loads of shopping and restaurants about. You can even see the seal tank in the aquarium from some of the bedrooms in the Marriott Long Wharf - kind fun to watch them at night just before going to bed! (I reckon they get a kick out of that too in reverse).
Other places as possibilities: Charlestown - there's a Residence Inn just across the bridge - easy walking to all the sights in Boston and also Charlestown itself is lovely and olde worldy to stroll round and has good restaurants.
Cambridge - around MIT: Marriott and Residence Inn are there - a little bit out of the way but nowhere near as bad as where you're at now. T stop right there and a few restaurants too - plus you're on the red line half way between downtown and Harvard square and is also walkable to places.
Staying at Long Wharf/Fanueil Hall and around is touristy but also lovely in the summer if you're interested in jumping on any of the ferries. Also loads of shopping and restaurants about. You can even see the seal tank in the aquarium from some of the bedrooms in the Marriott Long Wharf - kind fun to watch them at night just before going to bed! (I reckon they get a kick out of that too in reverse).
Other places as possibilities: Charlestown - there's a Residence Inn just across the bridge - easy walking to all the sights in Boston and also Charlestown itself is lovely and olde worldy to stroll round and has good restaurants.
Cambridge - around MIT: Marriott and Residence Inn are there - a little bit out of the way but nowhere near as bad as where you're at now. T stop right there and a few restaurants too - plus you're on the red line half way between downtown and Harvard square and is also walkable to places.
May 7th 2010, 1:53 am
#37
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Re: Where to stay - Boston area
IHG Friends & Family promotion. Not sure how this compares to rates you've seen - only drawback is it's advance purchase.
May 7th 2010, 2:02 am
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Re: Where to stay - Boston area
IHG Friends & Family promotion. Not sure how this compares to rates you've seen - only drawback is it's advance purchase.
May 7th 2010, 11:17 am
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May 11th 2010, 3:12 pm
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Re: Where to stay - Boston area
OK, I have changed my hotel to Tremont Street overlooking the Burial Grounds, next to Boston Common.
Sounds a much better location.
Thanks everyone for your help.
Sounds a much better location.
Thanks everyone for your help.
May 11th 2010, 4:47 pm
#42
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Re: Where to stay - Boston area
Feel free to PM me if you have any particular questions.
May 11th 2010, 4:57 pm
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Re: Where to stay - Boston area
You'll be able to wave at some of my ancestors over across the street. 
Jul 6th 2010, 12:50 am
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Re: Where to stay - Boston area
I am going to buy a Charlie Card to get around. Anyone know if I can just buy and load 1 card for all of us, or if I need to buy 1 card each?
Jul 6th 2010, 2:33 pm
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Re: Where to stay - Boston area
One card is fine, just pass it back and forth over the turnstyle. Didn't realise you ahd to buy the actual card though, but I got m ine ages ago when they were giving them out at the info type desks, you just had to load them up yourself.