Where to stay in Boston?

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edited March 2008 in The Porch
Someone help me out here. I've never been to Boston, so I have no idea what area I need to book a hotel in. Distance from the show isn't an issue because I'm renting a car, so really, my trip is going to be based on partying and getting hammered at some fun bars. What part of town should I stay in?
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  • Posts: 1,447
    Get chipyard cookies!!!! :D
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    By the way........ If anyone else from the area (or not) is planning on tossing back a few whips over the weekend of the Hartford/Mansfield shows, maybe a 10c meet-up somewhere along the way might be possible? Just throwing that out there.
    92xxx
  • Posts: 1,910
    The show isn't in Boston so you may not want to stay there show night. Mansfield is a good sized drive out of town.
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  • Posts: 47
    gobrowns19 wrote:
    Get chipyard cookies!!!! :D

    I don't get it.
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    sayhellotokevin wrote:
    I don't get it.

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  • Posts: 47
    Gardenparty wrote:
    The show isn't in Boston so you may not want to stay there show night. Mansfield is a good sized drive out of town.


    How far are we talking?
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  • Posts: 1,447
    sayhellotokevin wrote:
    How far are we talking?

    Maybe close to an hour with traffic?
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  • Posts: 47
    gobrowns19 wrote:
    Maybe close to an hour with traffic?


    That's totally cool. I'm not flying across the country to party in Mansfield (although I'm sure it's very lovely there, too).
    92xxx
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    sayhellotokevin wrote:
    Someone help me out here. I've never been to Boston, so I have no idea what area I need to book a hotel in. Distance from the show isn't an issue because I'm renting a car, so really, my trip is going to be based on partying and getting hammered at some fun bars. What part of town should I stay in?

    You can stay at my parent's place north of the city if your 92xxx number gets me in the first 5 rows! ;) C'mon, I'm a fellow Californian!

    Seriously, one of the great things about Boston is that it's really small and managible. You can get anywhere in the city from a central location rather easily.

    Depending on your budget, the Backbay area is where I'd choose to stay ... plenty of bars and restaurants on Newbury / Boylston Streets.

    I quickly did this up on google maps ...

    http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=hotel&near=Berkeley+St+and+Newbury+St+boston,+ma&sll=42.349474,-71.076479&sspn=0.015034,0.023432&ie=UTF8&ll=42.352043,-71.073432&spn=0.015033,0.023432&z=15


    I'll suggest Kayak.com to hunt out the best hotel rates for the dates you're looking for ... it scours all websites (expedia, hotels.com, hotwire, orbitz, etc)


    Note Boston to Mansfield is about 30 miles (allow extra time to get to the venue, traffic can get crazy, best to get there early and tailgate).
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  • Posts: 47
    Thanks! I'll check it out.
    92xxx
  • Posts: 100
    Boston is a nightmare to navigate, and I grew up here! At the car rental place, you should spend the extra $30 or whatever for a GPS. +1 on staying in Back Bay, though I would prefer cambridge (Harvard Sq/Central Sq is fun, and less expensive than Back Bay). Not much to do in Mansfield...
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    gobrowns19 wrote:
    Maybe close to an hour with traffic?

    For a show, plan on longer than that. 45 mins at a bare minimum without traffic.
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    jimed14 wrote:
    You can stay at my parent's place north of the city if your 92xxx number gets me in the first 5 rows! ;) C'mon, I'm a fellow Californian!

    Seriously, one of the great things about Boston is that it's really small and managible. You can get anywhere in the city from a central location rather easily.

    Depending on your budget, the Backbay area is where I'd choose to stay ... plenty of bars and restaurants on Newbury / Boylston Streets.

    I quickly did this up on google maps ...

    http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=hotel&near=Berkeley+St+and+Newbury+St+boston,+ma&sll=42.349474,-71.076479&sspn=0.015034,0.023432&ie=UTF8&ll=42.352043,-71.073432&spn=0.015033,0.023432&z=15


    I'll suggest Kayak.com to hunt out the best hotel rates for the dates you're looking for ... it scours all websites (expedia, hotels.com, hotwire, orbitz, etc)


    Note Boston to Mansfield is about 30 miles (allow extra time to get to the venue, traffic can get crazy, best to get there early and tailgate).

    Good info...I've been debating on whether or not to make the trek back east for Hartford and Mansfield. I'd love to spend some time in Boston and I'm not sure if these EV solo shows can hold me over til next time they tour the west coast...
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  • Posts: 47
    mwbeck10 wrote:
    Good info...I've been debating on whether or not to make the trek back east for Hartford and Mansfield. I'd love to spend some time in Boston and I'm not sure if these EV solo shows can hold me over til next time they tour the west coast...


    Hey Beck! We're pretty close and we've been to lots of the same shows. You should definitely go and share a beer with a fellow central valley-ite!
    92xxx
  • Posts: 3,319
    there are a lot of chain hotels, like Holiday Inn and Comfort Inn, that are right off Route 495 or Rt 95 in the Mansfield area. look in Foxboro or Taunton or Attleboro as well as Mansfield. if you fly in, you should fly into Providence. it is MUCH easier to get to Mansfield from Providence than it is to get there from Boston.

    expect to spend at least an hour in your car waiting to get out of the parking lot after the show.
  • Posts: 274
    sayhellotokevin wrote:
    Hey Beck! We're pretty close and we've been to lots of the same shows. You should definitely go and share a beer with a fellow central valley-ite!

    I've been tossin' it around since the dates were announced....would be a great trip...if there are a bunch of singles floating around after the 10C sale date, I just might decide to go. Not trying for tix on Thursday. Where are you flying into/out of??

    You going to any EV shows? I'll be at SC and Berkeley 1...little over a week away!!!
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  • Posts: 85
    The good news for you is the Sox are out of town, and there is nothing going on at the "Garden". There is a little known hotel across the street from the Garden called "The Shawmut Inn". It's clean and has several floors but not an upscale type of place. It is located at 280 Friend Street. You can park in one of the garages near it. This street and several near it has plenty of bars to choose from. It is also close to 93 and the Subway. Enjoy :-)
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    sayhellotokevin wrote:
    Someone help me out here. I've never been to Boston, so I have no idea what area I need to book a hotel in. Distance from the show isn't an issue because I'm renting a car, so really, my trip is going to be based on partying and getting hammered at some fun bars. What part of town should I stay in?

    Stay at The Custom House near Quincy Market. I stayed there for Boston 3 in 2003 and it was nice as hell and a lot of bars and restaurants were right there.
  • Posts: 584
    Jammer wrote:
    The good news for you is the Sox are out of town, and there is nothing going on at the "Garden". There is a little known hotel across the street from the Garden called "The Shawmut Inn". It's clean and has several floors but not an upscale type of place. It is located at 280 Friend Street. You can park in one of the garages near it. This street and several near it has plenty of bars to choose from. It is also close to 93 and the Subway. Enjoy :-)

    Looks like it's becoming a Holiday Inn Express: http://www.shawmutinn.com/

    I'm going to stay in Mansfield the night of the concert, but am going to spend a few days in Boston. In Boston, will I have to use a parking garage or do some of the hotels have their own parking? I'm trying to work that into budgeting - - if I have to pay $30/day for parking at a small hotel with no parking, I may as well increase my hotel "budget" by $30-$50. Or maybe parking is going to cost me regardless of the hotel I stay at ...

    I'm looking to find a cheap hotel, which I know is probably next to impossible in Boston. Does anyone have any experience or heard anything about Hotel Buckminister, by Fenway Park?
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    Please take this post with a grain of salt if you will...for those 'out of towners', just know that it's a bitch and a half trying to get out of Mansfield parking lots. It taken me over 2 hours on multiple occasions trying to leave that place. Plan on either 1.) tailgating after the show or 2.) taking a snooze in the car once the show is over because it can be one giant hassle trying to leave. Not trying to dampen anything, but keep this mind...don't drink ALL the beer before the show, because ya ain't goin' anywhere for a while! :)
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