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transformed a generic and the Peabody Essex Sheraton
mid-20th-century motel Museum (see p41). The Portsmouth
into Boston’s rock and roll decor is styled on tradi- Harborside Hotel
hotel. With a pitch-perfect tional American verging MAP N6 • 250 Market St,
millennial vibe, it’s a on Colonial. Free Wi-Fi. Portsmouth, NH 03801
drumstick’s throw from • 603 431 2300 • www.
Berklee College of Music. Hotel Portsmouth sheratonportsmouth.com
Wi-Fi is free. MAP N6 • 40 Court St, • $$
Portsmouth, NH 03801 Standing two blocks from
In-Town Hotels • 603 433 1200 • www. Market Square and next
thehotelportsmouth.com to the whale-watch and
The Dean Hotel • $$ harbor cruise docks, this
MAP E4 • 122 Fountain Soft contemporary styling modern business hotel is
St, Providence, RI 02903 in 32 rooms complements equally well suited to the
• 401 455 3326 • www. the historic Queen Anne leisure traveler. A redwood
thedeanhotel.com • $ brick mansion, which is sauna, large pool, and an
Contemporary designer located just off Market extensive fitness room
chic with a smirk, the Square. In-room iPads, set it apart from other
Dean even has red lights free Wi-Fi, and iPhone Portsmouth lodgings.
in the halls to allude docks in each room keep
to the 1912 building’s guests connected. The Six South Street
bordello history. Now it rate includes parking Hotel
is the millennials’ ideal and light breakfast. MAP L4 • 6 E South St,
Downcity business hotel Hanover, NH 03755
with 52 rooms, a beer Hotel Providence • 603 643 0600 • www.
hall, coffee and karaoke MAP E4 • 139 sixsouth.com • $$
bars, and free Wi-Fi. Matthewson St, Although marketed to
Providence, RI 02903 families visiting students
Hotel on North • 401 861 8000 • www. at Dartmouth, this con-
MAP B2 • 297 North St, hotelprovidence.com tem porary bou tique hotel
Pittsfield, MA 01201 • $$ is a good base for touring
• 413 358 4741 • www. Although Providence New Hampshire and
hotelonnorth.com • $ has a wealth of boutique Vermont from the upper
The 45 rooms of this hotels, this luxurious yet Connecticut River Valley.
boutique hotel in two unpretentious downtown There is a lively lounge
historic downtown place does an excellent and restaurant on site.
buildings are filled with job of mixing traditional Very fast Wi-Fi included.
quirky decor, including formality with contem-
furniture made by local porary design. The Study at Yale
artisans. Tech features MAP C5 • 1157 Chapel St,
are cutting-edge, and Providence Biltmore New Haven, CT 06511
include very fast, free MAP E4 • 11 Dorrance St, • 203 503 3900 • www.
Wi-Fi. The hotel is great Providence, RI 02903 studyatyale.com • $$
for exploring both the • 401 421 0700 • www. Facing the Yale School
northern and southern providencebiltmore.com of Art in the midst of
Berkshires. The service • $$ Yale’s most striking
is attentive without This 1922 downtown modern architecture,
being obsequious. mini-skyscraper was The Study is almost self-
completely renovated to consciously sleek and
Hawthorne Hotel create smartly appointed up-to-date, with flat-
MAP F2 • 18 Washington rooms in contemporary screen TV, free Wi-Fi
Sq, Salem, MA 01970 style with comfortable access, and iPod docking
• 978 744 4080 • www. beds, heavy draperies, station on the clock radio.
hawthornehotel.com • $$ and deluxe linens. The The main floor includes
Constructed in 1925 in the regular rooms tend to three walnut-paneled
Federal style of a century be small, making junior meeting rooms, a bar,
earlier, the Hawthorne suites a better bet for and the inspired
sits near Salem Common longer stays. Heirloom restaurant.

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