Glad you got sorted out. We didn't have this problem as we are off to the West Coast this year courtesy of Avios, so flights have been booked since last September!!! One thing that has always put me off the Air Lingus flights is that on the return, there is usually a 5-6 hour layover in Dublin for the Manchester flight - is it the same from Boston or does this flight allow you to catch a morning Manchester flight?
A tip I received off Trip Advisor was to stay near the Prudential Centre. Its a great base for a short stay as it has a stop right outside for the Trolley Bus and the Duck Tour which I think we are going to do both of. Theres also a Cheesecake Factory there which gets reviews as good as the one at Millenia Mall. We would have liked to stay a little longer and pop across to Marthas Vineyard (love the Jaws films) but dont think we'll get there this time.
We stayed at the Sheraton on Back Bay back in 2011, booked for £80/night through Priceline (very little risk as at the time, betterbidding.com advised there were only two hotels of that star rating and location!!). Location wise, about a 20 minute walk to the harbour, an easy stroll to the Common, right by the Prudential Centre and the Cheesecake Factory, and loads of restaurants on nearby Boyleston Street.
We did the Duck Tour which we all thought was really good, also went up the Prudential Skywalk at sunset, visited the Aquarium (not too impressed with this) and spent a full day at the Museum of Science and Industry. We used a Go Select Card that allowed us to pick and choose our atractions but still gave us a useful discount and skip the line at the Aquarium and Museum.
