Boston Hotels - United States, US

Marriott Cambridge
 

Location. In the center of Kendall Square, the 26-story Cambridge Marriott overlooks the Charles River and Boston skyline. MIT museums are across the street. Beacon Hill and Boston Common are one mile away. Shopping on Newbury Street is only two miles from the hotel. The hotel is two mile from downtown Boston, Harvard Square and Harvard University. Hotel Features. An atrium lobby is bounded by a coffee shop, gift shop, chocolate shop, two restaurants and a lounge. The hotel's fourth floor offers a rooftop garden and an indoor pool and spa tub and the 24-hour fitness room has treadmills, stair climbers and free weights. The hotel has several choices for a meal or a drink: Characters Bar Grill for burgers and beers with buddies; Parmizzano's Italian Caffe for Northern Italian-style selections; The Lounge for a cocktail or Starbucks for a coffee drink. Guestrooms. The Cambridge Marriott offers 431 guestrooms with floor-to-ceiling windows, gold-framed mirrors, pillow top mattresses and down pillows. High-speed Internet access is available for a fee. Cable television with premium channels, VCRs and video game consoles are in each guestroom. Refrigerators and minibars are included. Expert Tip. Two blocks from the hotel is a paved path along the Charles River that is perfect for walking, running, cycling and inline skating. It is a great spot for watching rowers practice for the annual October regatta.

Boston Harbor Hotel
 

The Boston Harbor Hotel is known for it's luxurious rooms are decorated to reflect Historic Boston encompassing the character of the waterfront in an elegant, yet homey manner. Huge bay windows look out onto a gold-domed pavilion as guests enter through a grand archway where doormen stand ready to hail a taxi. Below the dome, on Boston Harbor, lies a lavish lively yacht marina. Hand-carved wood, Italian marble, and framed historical maps of Boston adorn the hotel's lobby and elaborate floral arrangements give off splashes of color and delicately scent the air. Overlooking the majestic waterfront, this Boston hotel offers the ideal setting, located across the street from the Financial District; two blocks from the New England Aquarium and Boston Tea Ship Museum; and three blocks from Faneuil Marketplace and historic Freedom Trail. The Boston Harbor Hotel is located four miles from the Logan International Airport. Boston Harbor Hotel's grand arch is the first of many breathtaking sights that will greet you from the location at Rowes Wharf. Overlooking the majestic waterfront, the hotel on Rowes Wharf is adjacent to the Financial District, three blocks from popular Faneuil Hall Marketplace and minutes from the historic Freedom Trail. It is also within walking distance of the renowned New England Aquarium. At Boston Harbor Hotel, the billowing sails glide across the waters of Boston Harbor as live jazz drifts into the sea air during a festival. Meritage, the hotel's wine-tasting restaurant, which has a 12,000- bottle wine collection with 850 different varieties is adorned with a black granite and quartzite bar, metallic-gray leather banquette, and endless ocean views. The menu offers perfectly matched wines, dinners, and desserts based on wine characteristics. Guestrooms have large bay windows overlooking the boat- filled harbor or the downtown cityscape.

Hilton Boston Logan Airport
 

Location. The Hilton Boston Logan Airport, Boston, Mass., is connected to Logan International Airport by a climate-controlled sky bridge and conveniently located two miles from downtown Boston. A quick three mile trip across the harbor brings guests into East Boston, Charlestown Navy Yard, North Station, Faneuil Hall Marketplace and Rowes Wharf, the Financial District. Combining luxury and convenience, this 599- room hotel also provides a complimentary 24-hour shuttle to the airport and subway. Hotel Features. Entering into the gracious lobby is like stepping onto a vintage ocean liner. Decorated with ship figureheads and blue wingback chairs guests can sit back and enjoy the ambiance. Choose from a variety of on-site restaurants including Berkshire's, offering New England cuisine, live entertainment and spirits at the Irish Pub, Connolly's and specialty coffee drinks and snacks at Café Presto. The hotel's 6,000-square-foot health club offers an indoor pool, spa tub, saunas, and massage services; other amenities include wireless Internet access, a full-service business center and a gift shop. Guestrooms. Decorated with cherry-wood furniture and opulent maroon fabrics, guestrooms feature windows that are soundproofed with triple-paned glass. The bathrooms are impressive with marble sinks, hair dryers and designer toiletries. Guests can also quietly enjoy the minibar, complimentary newspaper and high- speed Internet access. Expert Tip. Located just east of the airport there are several beaches that are an excellent escape to sunbathe and enjoy the outdoors.

The Charles Hotel
 

Five miles from Logan International Airport, the Charles Hotel is a stylish New England retreat just off the Charles River with floor-to-ceiling windows offering panoramic views of Harvard Square. The hotel's stately appeal places it appropriately in the midst of the reverence of nearby Harvard University and JFK Memorial Park. In its history, the hotel has been host to celebrities, musicians, academics, politicians, presidents, and global and religious leaders. The original works of realist art within the Charles Hotel represent the largest such art acquisition program by an American hotel. Each of the guestrooms feature Shaker- inspired light wood furnishings and modern amenities such as high-speed Internet access, DVD players, BOSE Wave radios and EO bath products. Guests also receive terry cloth robes and a luxurious down quilt on the bed, all in the name of unassuming elegance. The hotel's dining options in which guests can enjoy the fine cuisine in the classy and sophisticated Charles Hotel. The Rialto is inspired by French, Italian and Spanish regional dishes using seasonal New England ingredients. Always featured are the most requested dishes such as grilled Wellfleet clams with toasted garlic bread or slow roasted Long Island duck with braised escarole, roasted fingerling potatoes and Sicilian green olives. For a more a down-home and relaxed experience, Henrietta's Table serves Yankee Pot Roast with taters and gravy, and mac and cheese to the kids. The Noir Bar is a martini bar with 1940s ambience, but decadent and full of metal and dark colors. A Cambridge hot spot for live jazz, the Regattabar Jazz Club is an annual favorite of music fans in the Boston area. Blending tradition, education and international diversity, Harvard Square's offerings, including fine dining, shopping and entertainment venues, are just outside the front door of the Charles Hotel, if not within.

Doubletree Club Hotel Boston Bayside
 

Doubletree Club Hotel Boston Bayside, located next door to the Bayside Expo Executive Conference Center, is convenient for business travelers, but the appeal doesn't stop there. Grab a traditional warm Doubletree cookie at check-in and realize this six-story hotel draws leisure guests as well with a location one block from the subway to Boston and Cambridge and don't forget the Boston Trolley Tour stops in front of hotel. A mile away is Carson Beach and the Edward J. McCormack Bathhouse, complete with changing rooms, showers and even chess tables and bocce courts. Attractions in downtown Boston, such as the Financial District, Fenway Park and Boston Common are also an easy two miles from the hotel, and the Logan International Airport is located just six miles away. The Doubletree Club Boston- Bayside is convenient to all of this, plus area dining, shopping and entertainment venues. The lobby, with its blue-and-gold couches, is a popular spot for relaxing, dining on take-out from the hotel's Au Bon Pain bakery cafe, sipping cocktails from the lounge, or watching television with new friends. It's also the departure area for complimentary shuttle service to Logan International Airport and Boston. This 197-room hotel features soundproofed guestrooms with cable TV and in-room movies, video-game consoles, multi-line phones and wireless, high-speed Internet access. A tip for guests of the Doubletree Club Hotel Boston Bayside: The hotel books fast when the Bayside Expo is hosting New England trade shows and events, including the annual New England Camping and RV show, New England International Auto Show, New England Spring Flower Show, and Christmas Craft Show.

Hilton Boston Financial District
 

Location. The Hilton Boston Financial District hotel's dignified brick facade stands on the bustling Broad Street in Boston, Mass. Amidst the glass towers of the financial district, the hotel offers exceptional accommodations for touring guests and business travelers. The nearby State Street "T" station provides guests with valuable subway convenience to the Orange and Blue lines. The New England Aquarium boasts incredible marine exhibits three blocks away. Logan International Airport is located just 4 miles across the harbor, also accessible via subway.BR>Hotel Features. The Hilton Boston Financial District is a restored Art Deco landmark, renovated and reopened as a hotel in 2000. Valets and bellhops hustle about the street- side portico entrance. The lobby presents an elegant atmosphere, with mahogany woodwork and a gleaming marble floor. The hotel's fitness facility offers new cardiovascular equipment and free weights. An on-site restaurant, the Caliterra Bar and Grille, serves Northern Californian cuisine including sea bass and salmon, while a singing bar tender entertains guests in the Caliterra Bar. BR>BR>Guestrooms. Guestrooms at the Hilton Boston Financial District are luxurious, decorated in bright, peachy tones. One-bedroom suites include a parlor area with a sleeper sofa. Amenities include premium-bedding, high- speed Internet access and a CD player. The hotel is an excellent downtown accommodation for business travelers and touring guests who appreciate a dignified approach to hotel accommodations. Expert Tip. Built in 1742, Faneuil Hall is located less than one-half mile from the Hilton Boston Financial District. Because protests were held at this location against British taxation, it is commonly called the "Cradle of Liberty." The fourth floor houses the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company Museum.