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- Country: United States
- State: Massachusetts
- County: Suffolk
- Mayor: Thomas M. MeninoCity of Boston: Mayor's Office
- Population: 599,351 (2007)American FactFinder: Boston city, Massachusetts
- Founded: 1630 by Puritan colonistsBoston Real Estate MLS Homes for Sale Listings: Boston History
- Currency: U.S. Dollar
- Area code: 617 and 857
- Time zone: Eastern Standard Time (EST) UTC-5
- Area: 89.6 square milesBoston City Guide: Boston, Massachusetts Information
- Census rank: 20th largest city in the nation (2000)
- Origin: Massachusetts was named after an Algonquian Indian word that means "a big hill place."Boston City Facts: Boston City Information
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- Average climate: 20-40°F (winter), 75-83°F (summer)Weather.com: Boston Climate
- 5.7% state hotel taxFrommer's: Boston Hotels
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Nicknamed "Beantown," Boston is the capital of Massachusetts. Frommer's recommends booking a hotel room in advance when planning to visit between April and November.Frommer's: Boston Hotels
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Prices on this page are subject to change.Luxury Stay
Concierge.com calls the Ritz-Carlton Boston Common "crisp and clean" and Fodor's raves about the "killer gym."Concierge.com: Ritz-Carlton Fodor's: Ritz-Carlton- Location: Chinatown/Theater district
- Rates: $445 - $5,500Official Site: Ritz-Carlton
- Phone: 617-574-7100
- Amenities: A/C, TV w/pay movies, high-speed Internet access ($10/day), hair dryer in room, safeFrommer's: Ritz-Carlton
- Hotel services: The Sports Club/LA, 2 restaurants, Babysitting, Laundry service, airport shuttle, business centerFrommer's: Ritz-Carlton
- Check-in: 3 p.m.
- Check-out: 12 p.m.
- Valet parking $37Frommer's: Ritz-Carlton
- Pets allowed
Family Stay
Families staying in Boston should try the Four Seasons Boston Hotel. Frommer's gives it three stars and claims the staff "caters to the children."Frommer's: Four Seasons- Location: Boston Common
- Rates: $475 - $1,225Official Site: Four Seasons Hotel
- Phone: 617-338-4400
- Amenities: A/C, TV w/pay movies, Internet access ($10/day), bathrobe and slippers, complimentary newspaper, in-room safeFrommer's: Four Seasons
- Hotel services: Spa, swimming pool, Babysitting services, tour desk, business centerFrommer's: Four Seasons
- Check-in: 3 p.m.
- Check-out: 12 p.m.
- Valet parking $41Frommer's: Four Seasons
- Pets under 15 lbs accepted
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Boston Luxury Hotels
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- Travel + Leisure 500 Winner: "Old-world glamour to spare-everyone from Winston Churchill to Grace Kelly has stayed here."
- Condé Nast Traveler Gold List: "Rooms in pastel pink, cream, and coral have crystal chandeliers, wood-burning fireplaces, Molton Brown toiletries, and views of the Public Garden."
- Frommer's Highly Recommended: "This legendary hotel overlooking the Public Garden has attracted both the "proper Bostonian" and the celebrated visitor since 1927."
- TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating (Note: Community ratings; may change)
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|hotel_name=Fifteen Beacon |url=http://www.xvbeacon.com/ |address=15 Beacon St |city=Boston |state=MA |postal_code=02108 |country=United States |phone=617-670-1500 |fax=617-670-2525 |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=fifteen+beacon+hotel&near=Boston,+MA&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=42.362666,-71.059356&spn=0.01132,0.029182&z=15&iwloc=A }}
- Condé Nast Traveler Gold List: "This 1903 ten-story Beaux Arts building in Beacon Hill once housed the Boston School Committee. Today, the original elements such as the cage elevator are incorporated into the "modern yet comfortable design." Rooms in black, tan, and white have artwork and canopy beds."
- Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Nonstop pampering, high-tech appointments, and outrageously luxurious rooms make this boutique hotel the name to drop with the expense-be-hanged set."
- Fodor's Choice: "Guests are made to feel like honored members of a plush private club. The rooms come with many small luxuries, from fresh flowers to 300-thread-count sheets."
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|hotel_name=Boston Harbor Hotel |url=http://www.bhh.com/index.htm |address=70 Rowes Wharf |city=Boston |state=MA |postal_code=02110 |country=United States |phone=800-752-7077, 617-439-7000 |fax=617-330-9450 |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Boston+Harbor+Hotel+&ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ll=42.360161,-71.054077&spn=0.011321,0.029182&z=15&iwloc=A }}
- Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Rooms with city views are less expensive, but the most desirable units (suites with private terraces) enjoy dazzling water vistas."
- Fodor's Choice: "Guest rooms have marble bathrooms, custom-made desks, 300-thread-count sheets, and down comforters. Many have views of the harbor."
- TripAdvisor 4.5 Rating (Note: Community ratings; may change)
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|hotel_name=Four Seasons Hotel |url=http://www.fourseasons.com/boston/ |address=200 Boylston St |city=Boston |state=MA |postal_code=02116 |country=United States |phone=800-819-5053, 617-338-4400 |fax=617-423-0154 |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Four+Seasons&near=Boston,+MA&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=42.35718,-71.067338&spn=0.011321,0.029182&z=15&iwloc=A }}
- Condé Nast Traveler Gold List: "Across from the Public Garden, this brick hotel has "clean, classic rooms" that evoke modern New England, with red, blue, and green fabrics and velvet chairs. A short walk from the Charles River and the Freedom Trail, "it makes a great base for sightseeing.""
- Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "Many hotels offer exquisite service, a beautiful location, elegant guest rooms and public areas, a terrific health club, and wonderful restaurants. But no other hotel in Boston -- indeed, in New England -- combines every element of a luxury hotel as seamlessly as the Four Seasons."
- TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating (Note: Community ratings; may change)
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|hotel_name=Nine Zero |url=http://www.ninezero.com/ |address=90 Tremont St |city=Boston |state=MA |postal_code=02108 |country=United States |phone=617-772-5800 |fax=617-772-5810 |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=nine+zero+hotel&near=Boston,+MA&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=42.362698,-71.058369&spn=0.01132,0.029182&z=15&iwloc=A }}
- Condé Nast Traveler Gold List: "Rooms in three categories ("deluxe," "premier," and "premier with view"--the latter with giant windows on high floors) have ergonomic leather desk chairs, Wi-Fi, and customized minibars. Snazzy decor in an array of metals--nickel, chrome, steel--is accented with glass and stripes and dramatic lighting."
- Frommer's Highly Recommended: "The contemporary atmosphere distinguishes Nine Zero from the traditional establishments that dominate this market, but the service is in the old-school customer-is-always-right mold."
- Fodor's Choice: "When stepping into the sleek, chic stylings of Nine Zero you enter into a startlingly cosmopolitan haven within the old-world charm of downtown Boston."
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|hotel_name=The Ritz-Carlton Boston Common |url=http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/BostonCommon/Default.htm |address=10 Avery St |city=Boston |state=MA |postal_code=02111 |country=United States |phone=617-536-5700 |fax=617-574-7200 |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Ritz+Carlton&near=10+Avery+Street,+Boston,+MA+02111&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=42.357751,-71.063218&spn=0.011321,0.029182&z=15&iwloc=A }}
- Concierge.com Recommendation: "This 193-room Ritz-Carlton was brand-new in fall 2001--and it shows. All is crisp and clean and right-angled, with floor-to-ceiling windows covered in beige sheers and matching drapes, and beige velvet couches and beige carpets--well, in fact, everything is beige."
- Frommer's Highly Recommended: "This plush, ultramodern hotel is at the heart of an enormous complex that incorporates offices, condos, a 19-screen movie theater, and the state-of-the-art Sports Club/LA. "
- Fodor's Choice: "A yearlong closure and impressive restoration in 2002 has brought an updated vitality to this opulent gem that stands guard at the corner of fashionable Newbury Street and the Public Garden."
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|hotel_name=Charles Hotel |url=http://www.charleshotel.com/ |address=1 Bennett Street |city=Boston |state=MA |postal_code=02138 |country=United States |phone=617-864-1200 |fax=617-864-5715 |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Charles+Hotel&near=1+bennett+st,+cambridge,+MA+02138&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=42.376744,-71.12184&spn=0.011318,0.029182&z=15&iwloc=A }}
- Concierge.com Recommendation: "Located just off Harvard Square and next door to Harvard's JFK School of Government, it's no surprise that the luxe Charles Hotel has welcomed its fair share of dignitaries--everyone from the Dalai Lama to Bill Clinton. The 294 business-meets-Americana rooms mix Wi-Fi with checkered Shaker quilts, and all were spruced up in 2006."
- Frommer's Exceptional Rating: "This nine-story brick hotel, located a block away from Harvard Square, has been the place for business and leisure travelers to Cambridge since it opened in 1985. Much of its fame derives from its excellent restaurants, jazz bar, and day spa; the service is equally impeccable. "
- Fodor's Choice: "Gracious service and great location on Harvard Square keeps this first-class hotel in high demand. The New England Shaker interior is contemporary yet homey; antique quilts done by local artists hang throughout."
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- Frommer's Very Highly Recommended: "Like a Hollywood starlet strolling the red carpet in vintage Chanel, this AAA Four Diamond boutique hotel is a hot young thing with a traditional, elegant look. Opened in May 2003 in a brand-new six-story building in the heart of Kenmore Square, it boasts extensive business features as well as luxurious amenities such as imported Italian linens and large marble bathrooms. "
- TripAdvisor 4.5 Rating (Note: Community ratings; may change)
Boston Moderate Hotels
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|hotel_name=Onyx Hotel |url=http://www.onyxhotel.com/ |address=155 Portland St |city=Boston |state=MA |postal_code=02114 |country=United States |phone=866-660-6699, 617-557-9955 |fax=617-557-0005 |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Onyx+Hotel&near=155+Portland+St.,+Boston,+MA&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=42.367771,-71.0606&spn=0.01132,0.029182&z=15&iwloc=A }}
- Frommer's Highly Recommended: "This plush boutique hotel opened in 2004 on a side street near North Station, within easy walking distance of downtown and Beacon Hill. It's a stone's throw from the commuter rail, but so comfortable that you might not want to commute too far."
- TripAdvisor 4.0 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)
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|hotel_name=Holiday Inn Select Boston Government Center |url=http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/sl/1/en/hotel/bosgc?_requestid=298602 |address=5 Blossom St |city=Boston |state=MA |postal_code=02114 |country=United States |phone=617-742-7630 |fax=617-742-4192 |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Holiday+Inn+Select&near=5+BLOSSOM+ST+AT+CAMBRIDGE+ST,+Boston,+MA&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=42.370593,-71.061716&spn=0.022638,0.058365&z=14&iwloc=A }}
- Frommer's Highly Recommended: "Just 15 minutes from downtown Boston on the subway, this six-story hotel is more than just another Holiday Inn. In a mostly residential area not far from the Longwood Medical Area, it offers up-to-date accommodations at lower prices than more centrally located hotels."
- TripAdvisor 3.5 Rating (Note: Community rating; may change)
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|hotel_name=The Midtown Hotel |url=http://www.midtownhotel.com/ |address=220 Huntington Ave |city=Boston |state=MA |postal_code=02115 |country=United States |phone=617-262-1000 |fax=617-262-8739 |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=The+Midtown+Hotel&near=220+Huntington+Ave.,+Boston,+MA&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=42.352011,-71.076994&spn=0.022645,0.058365&z=14&iwloc=A }}
- Frommer's Highly Recommended: "The boxy white building is on a busy street within walking distance of Symphony Hall and the Museum of Fine Arts. The well-maintained rooms are large, bright, and attractively outfitted in no-frills contemporary style, although bathrooms are on the small side."
- Lonely Planet Selection: "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 and tour groups."
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|hotel_name=The Gryphon House |url=http://www.gryphonhouseboston.com/ |address=9 Bay State Rd |city=Boston |state=MA |postal_code=02215 |country=United States |phone=617-375-9003 |fax=617-425-0716 |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Gryphon+House&near=9+Bay+State+Road,+Boston,+MA&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=42.357783,-71.085663&spn=0.022643,0.058365&z=14&iwloc=A }}
- Fodor's Choice: "Many of the suites in this four-story, 19th-century brownstone are thematically decorated; one evokes rustic Italy, another is inspired by neo-Gothic art."
- Lonely Planet Selection: "A premier example of Richardson Romanesque, this beautiful five-story brownstone is a paradigm of artistry and luxury overlooking the picturesque River Charles."
Boston Affordable Hotels
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|hotel_name=Longwood Inn |url=http://longwood-inn.com/ |address=123 Longwood Ave |city=Boston |state=MA |postal_code=02446 |country=United States |phone=617-566-8615 |fax=617-738-1070 |map_url= }}
- Frommer's Recommended: "In a residential area 3 blocks from the Boston-Brookline border, this well-maintained three-story Victorian guesthouse offers comfortable accommodations at modest rates."
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|hotel_name=YWCA Boston, Berkeley Residence |url=http://www.ywcaboston.org/berkeley/ |address=40 Berkeley St |city=Boston |state=MA |postal_code=02116 |country=United States |phone=617-375-2524 |map_url= }}
- Frommer's Recommended: "This pleasant, convenient women-only hotel and residence offers a dining room, patio garden, piano, and library. The well-kept public areas also include a TV lounge. "
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|hotel_name=Anthony's Town House B & B |url=http://www.anthonystownhouse.com/ |address=1085 Beacon St |city=Boston |state=MA |postal_code=02446 |country=United States |phone=617-566-3972 |fax=617-232-1085 |map_url= }}
- Frommer's Recommended: "The Anthony family has operated this four-story brownstone guesthouse since 1944, and a stay here is very much like spending the night at Grandma's."
Boston Hostels
- HostelWorld.com: Boston Hostels
- Hostels.com: Boston Hostels
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|hotel_name=Hostelling International Boston |url=http://www.bostonhostel.org/ |address=12 Hemenway St |city=Boston |state=MA |postal_code=02115 |country=United States |phone=617-536-9455 |fax=617-424-6558 |map_url=http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&q=Hostelling+International&near=12+Hemenway+Street,+Boston,+MA&layer=&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=42.351028,-71.086564&spn=0.011323,0.029182&z=15&iwloc=A }}
- Frommer's Recommended: "Accommodations are dorm-style, with six beds per room. There are also a couple of private rooms. The air-conditioned hostel has two full dine-in kitchens, 29 bathrooms, a large common room, and meeting and workshop space."


