boston hotels

[jackie101]

looking to take the kids for a few days over April vacation. We are a family of 6 looking for a suite that includes breakfast? willing to travel a little for a good price

 

[3boymthr]

Will you have a car?

 

[csharpwv]

I would suggest the Hyatt - Cambridge if you will have a car - if not - you would need to take the hotel shuttle about 6 blocks to the Kendall/MIT Subway station and take the train into the city. It's a nice hotel - you can get a decent rate on priceline - and there are a few rates that include breakfast.

The new Doubletree in the Theater District is really nice as well. I'm not sure if they have suites or not.

If you aren't taking your car - have you checked into the train?

We took Amtrak into Boston last spring and had a really great experience!

 

[jackie101]

Will you have a car?

yes we will have a car

 

[swilshire]

I have stayed a few times at the Residence Inn Cambridge. They probably have a few 2br suites, but I'm not sure. They are just around the corner from the T.

Sheila

 

[swilshire]

yes we will have a car

That isn't a good thing in Boston. Parking is ridiculous, even at the hotels.

Sheila

 

[juliebean]

We went last April with our kids and ds's best friend along - it was gorgeous. We spent two nights at a Coco Key waterpark hotel north of Boston, not exactly budget friendly - it was $600 for two rooms for two nights...but fun. Then we stayed at a Country Inn & suites south of Boston. It was a nice hotel, a little further than what we wanted, but it was worth the tradeoff to have a good rate, breakfast and an indoor pool. There were two queens in the bedroom, a minifridge/microwave across from the bathroom and a small livingroom with a pull out sofabed for the boys. It was 10 minutes or so to drive to the subway park & ride. Hotel was new, not a lot around it, but we spent most of the week just leaving in the morning, doing all the sightseeing we wanted to and then returning after dinner to swim, and sleep. They had a great deal on their website - it ended up being about $80 a night. It's worth a look at their website. There was a restaurant a mile away that I cannot remember the name of..but it had stuffed animals (think singing moose) that my kids thought was very funny. Food was along the lines of Outback, not something to rave about, but good - I think it was a small local chain.

We got GO cards for around $100 a person for several days of touring and they were really worth it. And we went to Plimouth plantation (part of Boston Gocard), the kids liked that a lot. Have fun - it's a really cool city to visit!

 

[monorailmom]

not sure what your budget is, but I have four kids, and know how hard it is to find hotels. You should check the Woburn Marriott Residence Inn. Woburn is a suburb just north of Boston, and this hotel is directly across the street from the Commuter Rail train, which is just four stops from downtown Boston. I'm sure their prices are far less than anything you would find in the city. If you have a car, there is also the Woburn Mall just up the street with a supermarket and affordable restaurants.

 

[jackie101]

not sure what your budget is, but I have four kids, and know how hard it is to find hotels. You should check the Woburn Marriott Residence Inn. Woburn is a suburb just north of Boston, and this hotel is directly across the street from the Commuter Rail train, which is just four stops from downtown Boston. I'm sure their prices are far less than anything you would find in the city. If you have a car, there is also the Woburn Mall just up the street with a supermarket and affordable restaurants.

Thanks - this is what we are looking for I will check it out. All the hotels are at least $300. per night without breakfast

 

[3boymthr]

Some other areas you can try are Dedham, Franklin, Mansfield, Norwood, Newton, Braintree & Quincy. These areas are all south of Boston. Another suburb with a lot of hotels and access to the MBTA is Waltham.

Check www.mbta.com to find commuter rail stations, fares and schedules. Some of the towns have a lot of hotels some have none (for example, Norfolk has no hotels.)

No matter where you stay if you are not in downtown Boston and taking the trains allow about 1 hour of commuting time from your location to the city. This will be about the same no matter where you stay because of traffic and wait times on trains. You may get lucky but allow for more. Allow about an hour to an hour and a half if you are driving into Boston.

Just be aware that parking at a commuter rail or subway station will cost you $4 per day and the commuter train costs about $10-14 round trip per adult per day (children under 11 are free). The subway costs between $1.70 and $2 per ride). The commuter rail is really, really popular and parking can be difficult at some locations. The trains can be standing room only at rush hour.

 

[clori]

Check out hyatt place in Medford. They have rooms with two beds plus a sofa bed if that would work for you. They have a continental breakfast and indoor swimming pool. I think they have a free shuttle to the subway plus it is fairly close to ride to Malden, Sullivan or Wellington. There are also a few buslines in close walking distance that go to the subway. There is a CVS in walking distance.

 

[kaytieeldr]

There's a Hyatt Summerfield Suites in Burlington, MA with two-bedroom suites. You can get two king beds, or "trio" beds - no explanation on the website but it would seem to be one king in one room, two full or queen beds in the other bedroom. The nightly rate includes full hot breakfast buffet daily. AAA members get a 10% discount on the nightly rates.