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       Where to Stay


       Boston                DK Choice          Price Guide
                                                Prices are based on one night’s stay in
                            BEACON HILL AND THE   high season for a standard double room,
       BACK BAY AND SOUTH END:   THEATER DISTRICT:    inclusive of service charges and taxes.
       Hotel 140        $$  John Jeffries House   $$  $   up to $150
       Value         Map 5B  Value       Map 3C  $$    $150 to $300
       140 Clarendon St, 02116  14 David G Mugar Way, 02114  $$$   over $300
       Tel (617) 585-5600   Tel (617) 367-1866
       ∑ hotel140.com       ∑ johnjeffrieshouse.com  choice. Bargain family packages
       Bargain, boutique hotel with well-   Set in a former nurses’ quarters   are often available in summer.
       furnished and minimalist rooms,   located near the Charles River,
       just outside Copley Square.  this hotel offers bright rooms,   GREATER BOSTON:
                            most with kitchenettes. It has   The Charles Hotel   $$$
       BACK BAY AND SOUTH END:   lovely Federal-style public areas.  Luxury
       Hotel Commonwealth    $$                1 Bennett St, Cambridge, 02138
       Luxury                                  Tel (617) 864-1200
       500 Commonwealth Ave, 02215  BEACON HILL AND THE   ∑ charleshotel.com
       Tel (617) 933-5000  THEATER DISTRICT:    This modern hotel with well-
       ∑ hotelcommonwealth.com  Liberty Hotel   $$$  appointed rooms has an
       Located near Fenway Park, this   Luxury   Map 3C  outstanding jazz club, the
       newly expanded luxe hotel offers   215 Charles St, 02114  Regattabar, and Rialto restaurant.
       a great bar and on-site restaurants.  Tel (617) 224-4000
                           ∑ libertyhotel.com   OLD BOSTON AND THE
       BACK BAY AND SOUTH END:   Once the Charles Street Jail, this   FINANCIAL DISTRICT:
       Midtown Hotel    $$  hotel features beautiful archi-  Omni Parker House   $$
       Value               tecture and a wealth of amenities,   Historic   Map 3D
       220 Huntington Ave, 02115  from bicycle rentals and yoga   60 School St, 02108
       Tel (617) 262-1000  classes to guided walking tours.  Tel (617) 227-8600
       ∑ midtownhotel.com                      ∑ omniparkerhouse.com
       This 1960s-style motor inn offers   GREATER BOSTON:    America’s oldest continuously
       connecting rooms that are perfect  Constitution Inn   $$  operating hotel, this 1856 gem
       for big families. Outdoor pool.  Value  is where the Boston cream pie
                           150 3rd Ave, Charlestown Navy Yard,   was born.
       BACK BAY AND SOUTH END:   Charlestown, 02129
       Newbury Guest House   $$  Tel (617) 241-8400  OLD BOSTON AND THE
       B&B           Map 5B  ∑ constitutioninn.org  FINANCIAL DISTRICT: The
       261 Newbury St, 02116  This inn caters mostly to military   Langham Boston   $$$
       Tel (617) 670-6000  personnel, but welcomes all   Luxury   Map 4E
       ∑ newburyguesthouse.com  visitors to its modern rooms with   250 Franklin St, 02110
       Located close to a great shopping   compli mentary use of the fitness   Tel (617) 451-1900
       area, this hotel offers a range of   center, pool, and sauna.  ∑ boston.langhamhotels.com
       rooms across three town houses.         A sophisticated hotel in an Art
                           GREATER BOSTON: Royal   Nouveau building at the heart of
        DK Choice          Sonesta          $$  the Financial District, has spacious
                                               rooms with Second Empire decor.
                           Business
        BACK BAY AND SOUTH END:   5 Cambridge Pkwy, Cambridge, 02142
        Taj Boston    $$$  Tel (617) 806-4200   OLD BOSTON AND THE
        Luxury      Map 4C  ∑ sonesta.com       FINANCIAL DISTRICT:
        15 Arlington St, 02116  A great art collection and striking   XV Beacon   $$$
        Tel (617) 536-5700  views of the skyline from most   Luxury   Map 3D
        ∑ tajhotels.com/boston  rooms make this landmark a top   15 Beacon St, 02108
        First opened in 1927 as the            Tel (617) 670-1500
        original Ritz-Carlton, Taj Boston      ∑ xvbeacon.com
        epitomizes opulence and                Chic, cozy boutique hotel popular
        ”Old Boston“ style. With a             with business travelers. Rooms
        scenic location, it is one of New      feature plenty of high-tech extras.
        England’s most inviting hotels.
        The lobby bar is legendary.
                                               Massachusetts
       BEACON HILL AND THE
       THEATER DISTRICT:                        AMHERST: Allen House Inn   $$
       Boston Park Plaza   $$                  B&B
       Historic      Map 5C                    599 Main St, 01002
       50 Park Plaza, 02116                    Tel (413) 253-5000
       Tel (617) 426-2000                      ∑ allenhouse.com
       ∑ bostonparkplaza.com                   This Victorian property has decor
       Dating to 1927, this elegant hotel      inspired by the English and
       is popular with busi ness travelers   The historic, opulent Omni Parker    American Victorian Arts and
       and conventioneers.  House, Boston      Crafts Movement.
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