Boston Hotels & Hostels (177)

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The Village People are right: It is fun to stay at the YMCA. You get to use the gyms, indoor track, and the pool; you get a hearty breakfast and free passes to various programs. Rooms are rented …

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This international travel hub offers some of Boston's cheapest beds, in a prime location where Boston's best attractions radiate out in all directions. The staff offers concierge-style services -…

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Straddling the South End and Back Bay, this Y rents over 200 small but homey rooms to guests on a nightly and long-term basis. Most are for women only, although one floor is open to men.

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During the school year, this former Howard Johnson's is a Boston University dorm. From June to mid-August, it lets down its hair and turns into a deluxe International Youth Hostel with three beds…

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Ensconced in a respectfully renovated 19th-century warehouse, this self-proclaimed inn has B&B-style rooms with hotel-style service. Within a stone's throw of Faneuil Hall, the waterfront and the…

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This low-rise motel looks like it belongs by the side of the highway, instead of in the shadow of the Prudential Center, but its spacious, if plain, rooms fill up with families, businesspeople an…

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Built in 1897 by the same architect who designed the Boston Public Library and many gracious Back Bay town houses, the Buckminster is a convergence of Old Boston charm and affordable elegance. An…

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Wrought-iron fences, ivy-covered brownstones, trees whispering in the breeze - it takes only a couple of quiet neighbourhood blocks to reach this oasis and escape the blur of the city. With a ful…

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Minutes from every form of transport available in Boston, the very basic Shawmut Inn is ideally situated for quick getaways to surrounding areas, easy landings from afar and instant access to Bos…

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In a neighbourhood of brownstones and cobbled sidewalks, the Chandler Inn posits you within roll-me-home range of some of Boston's best restaurants and tourist hot spots. The ongoing renovation m…

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Built in 1925 as the national Elks headquarters, this hotel retains an ornate and elegant lobby, while its rooms are smallish but contemporary. Nightclubs and theatres just outside the door add t…

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In the heart of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus, Le Meridien fuses art, design and science. Guests may be world-famous geneticists or Nobel Prize-winning technologists, so this h…

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This hotel doesn't offer rooms you might rate as good, better or best. Here, it's more like superb, exquisite and beyond belief. Rooms are spacious and exude a richness rooted in old-world charm …

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Let's be frank: this is a Best Western hotel in a strip mall in the Boston suburbs. Nothing more, nothing less. But it does have something going for it: the fact that it's 5 minutes on the T or 2…

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Exemplifying the up-and-coming character of a once-downtrodden district, this namesake hotel occupies a fully restored 19th-century flatiron building on the western edge of the Bulfinch Triangle.…

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The country's oldest continually operating hotel, Parker House has modern but charming guest rooms. Public spaces are elegant and handsome, as you might imagine for a place where John F Kennedy m…

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Dating to 1882 and originally built as private residences, these three interconnected brick and brownstone buildings offer big bang for the buck. Repeat guests, drawn by the historic and leafy ar…

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Perched on the edge of Harvard Sq, this contemporary and warm hotel appeals to erudite visitors of Harvard University and sophisticated travellers who appreciate intimacy and scale in their lodgi…

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This upscale inn perfectly reflects its intimate, blue-blood neighborhood and melds in without flash or fanfare. Surrounded by gas-lit streets paved with old red bricks, the European-style boutiq…

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What happens when you set an artist and collector loose to remodel the interior of a firehouse-turned-hotel? If you're lucky, something like the hip, eclectic Kendall. When that artist/collector …

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The Bostonian proudly touts its roots as part of the Blackstone Block, which comprises the city's oldest streets. From the moment you enter the contrasting, contemporary lobby, to when you step o…

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More than just a renovation, the Copley Square has just completed a $17 million re-invention. It was always a nice place to stay, but now it's downright sumptuous, with gorgeous contemporary room…

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The Marriott Hotel at Long Wharf is a landmark. Perched on the edge of the harbor, next door to the New England Aquarium and overlooking Boston's busiest passenger pier, it is certainly at the ce…

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For three generations, the Saunders family has run this gem in the Back Bay. And while the atmosphere is a tad old-world, you don't have to forego modern conveniences to live with that ethos.

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You're not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy. No other place in Boston comes close to matching the Fairmont Copley for the sheer weight of crystal chandeliers, gold leaf, veined marble and other lavish …

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More akin to a small London hotel than others of its ilk, the Eliot saves you money by keeping public spaces to a minimum. What you get in return is a two-room suite furnished in English chintz a…

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At the crossroads of European style and functionality, this place doesn't leave you gazing longingly at expense-account suites down the street. The design is classic modernism and the effect is u…

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If chic and contemporary is your style, then glide into this impressive, exclusive boutique hotel. If superior service and first-rate amenities are right up your alley, then this slipper is just …

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From the Custom House's open-air observation deck wrapped around the 26th floor, Boston stretches out in all directions (as do the yoga practitioners doing their flexo-bendo routines on nearby ro…

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This turn-of-the-20th-century Beaux Arts building, complete with fluted columns, copper cornices and cast-iron adornments, houses one of Boston's most exciting hotels. Filled with original artwor…

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Utter the two words 'Four Seasons' and you might as well be uttering a whole paragraph of superlative adjectives to describe one of the finest hotel chains on the planet. And this link in the cha…

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The old saying rings true: you get what you pay for. This place is cheap and convenient, but don't expect anything beyond the basics. About a mile north of Quincy Center and a half-mile from the …

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Simple and straightforward, this midrange option is about five miles south of the center, right off of I-93. This excellent choice for families offers an outdoor pool, a recreation center and thr…

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Multimedia Art Deco melds with 21st-century comforts in this gorgeously renovated 1928-era skyscraper. From exquisite lobby decor to period room appointments and boutique service, the delight is …

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This historic Federalist-style hotel is at the very heart of Salem's center. For years it was the only full-service hotel, with 89 double rooms, a fancy (if staid) restaurant and a cozy pub. Room…

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Thirty-three rooms are located in three different historic houses including the Captain West House, a large brick sea captain's home from 1834. The rooms vary greatly, but they are all individual…

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Harvard Square's namesake hotel offers a suitable - if unremarkable - place to sleep right smack dab in the middle of the action. The downside: rooms are small and not particularly stylish; servi…

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Some folks find the golden filigrees, faux marble and chandeliers at the Milner to be on the gaudy side. Get over that and you'll enjoy the spirit that infuses the youthful yet professional staff…

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The inn's collegiate atmosphere is appropriate for its setting, just outside the gates of Harvard Yard. But these accommodations are not outmoded. All guest rooms are decorated with contemporary …

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The Kimpton Group's first property in the Boston area, just steps from Cambridgeside Galleria Mall and the Charles River, embodies chic and unique as this organization always tries to do. The roo…

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