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The Eliot Suite Hotel - Boston
 

The Eliot Suite Hotel is a seven-story brownstone situated street side on the tree-lined Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Mass. The hotel is minutes from the shops and restaurants of Newbury Street, the Prudential Center and Copley Place. A Red Line subway station is two blocks away, whisking guests with ease to historic downtown and the financial district. Logan International Airport is seven miles away. BR>Reception services at the Eliot include valet parking, doorman, and bellhops. Within the hotel's brick facade, the lobby is adorned white marble walls accented in emerald trimmings and Persian rugs. The hotel's concierge can assist guests with arrangements for Boston's cultural and sporting events, from dinner reservations to Red Sox tickets or tours of Boston's Freedom Trail. A pair of ornate brass elevators carries guests to their accommodations. Clio, the hotel's Parisian-style restaurant, serves delicate entrees with artistic presentation. BR>BR>Guestrooms are decorated with dark-wood furnishings and beds dressed in premium linens. An elegant writing desk offers a surface for completing work, writing letters letters, or laptop typing. A wireless Internet access signal permeates the hotel. Other room amenities include a stocked minibar, CD player, and satellite television. Guest baths feature a bathrobe and premium toiletries. A complimentary Boston Globe is delivered to the room on weekdays.

Hotel @ Mit
 

Definitely not the typically located hotel, the Hotel at MIT is located on the MIT campus in the Cambridge area of Boston, near Harvard University, museums, galleries, performance venues and as Fenway Park. Guests are just one block from Central Square's restaurants and entertainment, and two miles from chic boutiques. This is a high-technology lifestyle hotel, where academicians join business and leisure travelers in the lobby to marvel over art from the MIT Museum, robots from the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab, whimsical sculptures displaying physics principles, and proudly exposed elevator circuitry. The Hotel at MIT's other distinctive features include a rooftop garden great for day or night views, a supermarket, a library and complimentary wireless Internet access. With dozens of dining options within blocks, guests will find live jazz, ice cream and innovative cuisine within minutes of the hotel's front door. Guests dine in at Sidney's, the hotel's modern restaurant, which draws an eclectic crowd due to its location in the Cambridge community. Popular dishes include crab cakes, jumbo sea scallops, Long Island duck, enhanced by live jazz on selected evenings. This hotel offers 210 guestrooms and suites with artwork from MIT, complimentary wireless high-speed Internet, terrycloth bathrobes, designer Aveda toiletries and oversized, ergonomic work stations. Five miles from Boston's Logan International Airport, the Hotel at MIT is a good choice for visitors to MIT and other area universities and Red Sox fans. The Charles River is three blocks away from the hotel where rowers and their families stay during the Head of the Charles Regatta festival each October.

Hilton Boston Back Bay
 

For those wishing to experience New England-style sophistication, the Hilton Boston Back Bay is ideally located in the midst of Boston's historic Back Bay neighborhood. The hotel's convenient location is just four miles from Logan International Airport, a block from fashionable Newbury Street and faces the Hynes Convention Center. The epitome of Boston's Back Bay culture is Newbury Street, an alluring, European-style eight-block shopping street where patrons can purchase the latest international fashion, spot passed-over antique bargains or people-watch while dining in a trendy café. Boston's many attractions are easily accessible, including Fenway Park, Copley Place and Boston Common. Boston's only downtown Hilton is simultaneously elegant and intimate, beginning with the lobby's marble floors, upholstered chairs and couches. Attracting business clientele during the week and vacationers on weekends, the intimate Rendezvous Lounge, with its comfortable seating arrangements, offers continental breakfast daily and cocktails in the evenings. The hotel's restaurant, Boodles Restaurant and Bar, is especially popular with people attending the Boston Symphony. Specializing in wood-grilled offerings, favorite entrées include oven-roasted duck breast, sesame-crusted ahi tuna and lobster stew. The bar is renowned for having the largest selection of micro- brewed beers in Boston. Live plants and freshly-cut flowers adorn the Hilton Boston Back Bay's guestrooms, which are decorated in dark-wood accents and Boston-inspired themes. The décor includes multi-toned wood headboards and armoires, striped fabrics, lime green tones and floral prints. Rooms are equipped with video-game consoles, high-speed Internet access, designer toiletries and mini-bars. Guests on the upper levels are granted spectacular views of downtown Boston and the Charles River, and no matter how busy or full the hotel becomes, the soundproofed guestrooms and working windows mean guests can block out the noises of other guests and bring in the sights and sounds of the city.

Sheraton Boston Hotel
 

Location. The Sheraton Boston is located in the historic Back Bay of Boston, Mass. It provides indoor access to the Hynes Convention Center, the Prudential and Copley Place malls, and an underground subway station via the escalators leading to the second floor. The Sheraton Boston is one-half block from the Boston Marathon route and three blocks from the finish line. Hotel Features. The lobby includes a lounge, restaurant and gift shop. The Sheraton Boston offers 70,000 square feet of meeting space and access to the Hynes Convention Center. There is an 18-meter indoor/outdoor pool on the fifth floor with a retractable roof. Guests have indoor access to Top of the Hub restaurant and lounge on the 52nd floor of the Prudential Center Tower and its spectacular views. Apropos Restaurant features an open-air kitchen/buffet area, serving creative American cuisine. The Turning Point Lobby Lounge offers cocktails and appetizers in the wide-open lounge furnished with upholstered high-back chairs and plush couches laden with throw pillows. Guestrooms. The Sheraton Boston offers 1,216 guestrooms with views of the Charles River. Rooms have sleigh beds with Sealy Posturepedic "Plush Top" mattresses, triple sheets and six pillows. Navy velvet drapes complement natural-tone carpets and cherry-wood furnishings. The hotel even offers special dog beds. All rooms include high-speed Internet access, voice mail and cable television. Expert Tip. Delux, a restaurant/bar, is located just one mile from the hotel. The Delux is decorated with record covers and local art.

The Kendall Hotel
 

The Kendall Hotel in Cambridge, Mass., is located next door to Massachusetts Institute of Technology and less than six miles from Logan International Airport. Situated in the heart of Kendall Square, the center of the technology industry in the Boston area, the hotel epitomizes convenience for business and leisure travelers. Historic Harvard Square, downtown Boston, Faneuil Hall, Quincy Market, museums and theaters are all within a few minutes of the hotel. Built in 1894, the Kendall Hotel was once an infamous Victorian firehouse, Engine 7. In 2002, the hotel was transformed into a boutique hotel. The original firehouse is home to the hotel's restaurant and is decorated with firehouse memorabilia, antiques and antique reproductions. Eleven of the hotel's guestrooms are also located in what was once the firemen's dormitory. A seven-story tower, a recent addition, houses meeting space and additional guestrooms. Guests can start the day with complimentary buffet breakfasts of baked goods, yogurt and hot breakfast items and sample both classic and innovative American home-style dishes for lunch and dinner at the Black Sheep restaurant. The Black Sheep's full bar offers a selection of locally-brewed beers and selected wines from wineries around the United States. The Kendall Hotel features 65 guestrooms with private baths decorated in a classic American décor with antique reproduction furniture, American quilts, custom artwork and bath amenities. Guests should note that the Kendall Hotel - guestrooms, meeting rooms, restaurant and bar - is designated a non-smoking environment. Complimentary Parking Offer: Guests who book standard rooms at the Kendall Hotel from May 24, 2006 to May 29, 2006, will receive complimentary parking. For travel from May 24, 2006 to May 29th, 2006.

Hampton Inn Suites Boston
 

Location. Boston's newest Hampton Inn and Suites is located adjacent to Boston Medical Center. Sitting at the crossroads of Boston, with Logan International Airport, the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Hynes Convention Center and Longwood Medical Area less than four miles from the hotel. Conveniently accessible to I-93 South at Exit 18, The Hampton Inn Suites is just one mile from downtown. Hotel Features. The lobby has chic décor that is designed for urban comfort and space. All guests are treated to the legendary Hampton complimentary breakfast buffet, served daily in the Lobby Café. An indoor pool is located on the top floor and the fitness center is open 24-hours a day. Other hotel services include valet dry cleaning and laundry, a self-service business center, and email kiosk. Complimentary wireless Internet service is available throughout the hotel. The Hampton Inn and Suites Boston offers complimentary shuttle services to and from Logan Airport and nearby Longwood Medical Area. Guestrooms. The Hampton Inn and Suites Boston features 175 guestrooms and on-site parking. Guestroom amenities include coffeemakers with coffee and tea and complimentary newspapers are delivered to each guestroom, daily. Spacious suites include a king-size beds, sofa beds, wet bars, refrigerators and microwave ovens. Ergonomic work areas provided for the ultimate comfort and concentration. Expert Tip. A snack station is located on the Lobby level for guests to purchase travel items, reading material, snack and beverages.