Curious where others are staying. Don't think you'll find anything cheap by Fenway. We (10 of us) are about 2 miles away in Cambridge right by MIT campus.. Had the best price to distance ratio in my opinion.
Hotel Buckminster for night two. It's literally a stones throw from the gate I will exit at Fenway. Booked it the day tickets went on sale. It was about $300. Worth it. I have never stayed at a hotel for a show (friends houses, camping - yes, hotel - no). My wife and I will be kid free for about 20 hours.... I would have paid more.
The first night I'll be driving home after (assuming I get tickets).
also staying at the buckminster, great hotel and cant beat the location, also booked it right away.... now just still need to find a ticket or ill be listening in the street...
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My wife and I are staying at The Inn at Longwood Medical. It's less than a mile from Fenway and we got it for $229. And like mikerl, we will also be about 20 hours or so kid free!!!
Quick question for you Boston folk. Taking my wife there for our first trip to Boston and want to obviously stay somewhere decent. My only concern with staying somewhere like the theater district or harbor front is trying to get back to our hotel from Fenway after show. Will it be tough to get a train back? How long of a trip is it? Maybe we should look in the Copley square area? Thanks so much.
wife and i are staying at le meridien in cambridge, they still have rooms but are pricey, use those spg points if you have em, only 12k/night...
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Quick question for you Boston folk. Taking my wife there for our first trip to Boston and want to obviously stay somewhere decent. My only concern with staying somewhere like the theater district or harbor front is trying to get back to our hotel from Fenway after show. Will it be tough to get a train back? How long of a trip is it? Maybe we should look in the Copley square area? Thanks so much.
Don't stay in the Theatre District (fka the Combat Zone). It's not nice. I lived there for much of my first stint in Boston and loved it, but I'm a little rough around the edges. As glamorous and high-end as the new hotels there look, I still wouldn't stay there with my wife on a first trip, especially for what they charge.
As for somewhere near the harbor, waiting for a train back from Fenway after an event sucks rocks, but eventually one will come (if they're still running, that is) that you can actually board. And depending on where you stay near the harbor, you should be able to hoof it from Government Center, Haymarket or North Station (if you don't want to change lines, that is).
FWIW, Boston is very tiny, and you can walk from Fenway to the waterfront in about an hour (which is pretty much how long a post-event train fiasco would take you anyway), getting to see a bit of the town and perhaps barhopping or something fun while you're at it. You could always plan your route along a convenient T line or just have Uber at the ready. (One thing I've learned is that Boston has become an Uber town; it is now next to impossible to find a cab to hail here.)
Back Bay/Copley would be your most convenient option--vanilla as that may be; the ease of it might be nice.
Quick question for you Boston folk. Taking my wife there for our first trip to Boston and want to obviously stay somewhere decent. My only concern with staying somewhere like the theater district or harbor front is trying to get back to our hotel from Fenway after show. Will it be tough to get a train back? How long of a trip is it? Maybe we should look in the Copley square area? Thanks so much.
You will like staying along the waterfront/faneuil hall area or the seaport more than the theater district. I've never had a problem hailing a cab or getting an Uber after a Sox game or concert at Fenway. You need walk away from the Park to find a cab vs standing around and waiting with the masses. You can always hop on the T and get anywhere in the city too.
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Quick question for you Boston folk. Taking my wife there for our first trip to Boston and want to obviously stay somewhere decent. My only concern with staying somewhere like the theater district or harbor front is trying to get back to our hotel from Fenway after show. Will it be tough to get a train back? How long of a trip is it? Maybe we should look in the Copley square area? Thanks so much.
Don't stay in the Theatre District (fka the Combat Zone). It's not nice..
Quick question for you Boston folk. Taking my wife there for our first trip to Boston and want to obviously stay somewhere decent. My only concern with staying somewhere like the theater district or harbor front is trying to get back to our hotel from Fenway after show. Will it be tough to get a train back? How long of a trip is it? Maybe we should look in the Copley square area? Thanks so much.
Don't stay in the Theatre District (fka the Combat Zone). It's not nice..
This simply is not true.
Agreed. Its no better or worse than any other part of the city at this point. In terms of tourism, its pretty centrally located to everything, and you can catch a red, green, or orange line train. Some great bars/restaurants right in the area too. If you can find a deal there, then I would go for it.
In terms of post-Fenway trains... just grab a beer after the show, and it will die down. Trains run until 1230pm, and the show will end at 1100pm at the latest (the curfew is either 1030pm or 1100pm depending on the permit). Or grab an Uber/Lyft/Fasten (thanks to these guys, its easy and cheap to get around the city).
I hope you you enjoy the city!
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Quick question for you Boston folk. Taking my wife there for our first trip to Boston and want to obviously stay somewhere decent. My only concern with staying somewhere like the theater district or harbor front is trying to get back to our hotel from Fenway after show. Will it be tough to get a train back? How long of a trip is it? Maybe we should look in the Copley square area? Thanks so much.
Don't stay in the Theatre District (fka the Combat Zone). It's not nice..
This simply is not true.
Agreed. Its no better or worse than any other part of the city at this point. In terms of tourism, its pretty centrally located to everything, and you can catch a red, green, or orange line train. Some great bars/restaurants right in the area too. If you can find a deal there, then I would go for it.
In terms of post-Fenway trains... just grab a beer after the show, and it will die down. Trains run until 1230pm, and the show will end at 1100pm at the latest (the curfew is either 1030pm or 1100pm depending on the permit). Or grab an Uber/Lyft/Fasten (thanks to these guys, its easy and cheap to get around the city).
I hope you you enjoy the city!
Again, I personally love it and lived in the neighborhood for quite a few years, but I wouldn't exactly call it romantic. And this fella is traveling to the town with his wife for the first time.
Me? I think a male hooker in drag trying to hide his erection under a tight silver sequins dress is a hilarious sight that makes life worth living.
Quick question for you Boston folk. Taking my wife there for our first trip to Boston and want to obviously stay somewhere decent. My only concern with staying somewhere like the theater district or harbor front is trying to get back to our hotel from Fenway after show. Will it be tough to get a train back? How long of a trip is it? Maybe we should look in the Copley square area? Thanks so much.
Don't stay in the Theatre District (fka the Combat Zone). It's not nice..
This simply is not true.
Agreed. Its no better or worse than any other part of the city at this point. In terms of tourism, its pretty centrally located to everything, and you can catch a red, green, or orange line train. Some great bars/restaurants right in the area too. If you can find a deal there, then I would go for it.
In terms of post-Fenway trains... just grab a beer after the show, and it will die down. Trains run until 1230pm, and the show will end at 1100pm at the latest (the curfew is either 1030pm or 1100pm depending on the permit). Or grab an Uber/Lyft/Fasten (thanks to these guys, its easy and cheap to get around the city).
I hope you you enjoy the city!
Again, I personally love it and lived in the neighborhood for quite a few years, but I wouldn't exactly call it romantic. And this fella is traveling to the town with his wife for the first time.
Me? I think a male hooker in drag trying to hide his erection under a tight silver sequins dress is a hilarious sight that makes life worth living.
jmug23 and his wife? Maybe not so much.
Yes that is why they now sell 1 bedroom condos for $1 million in that area. What you describe didn't exist 10 years ago never mind now.
Quick question for you Boston folk. Taking my wife there for our first trip to Boston and want to obviously stay somewhere decent. My only concern with staying somewhere like the theater district or harbor front is trying to get back to our hotel from Fenway after show. Will it be tough to get a train back? How long of a trip is it? Maybe we should look in the Copley square area? Thanks so much.
Don't stay in the Theatre District (fka the Combat Zone). It's not nice..
This simply is not true.
Agreed. Its no better or worse than any other part of the city at this point. In terms of tourism, its pretty centrally located to everything, and you can catch a red, green, or orange line train. Some great bars/restaurants right in the area too. If you can find a deal there, then I would go for it.
In terms of post-Fenway trains... just grab a beer after the show, and it will die down. Trains run until 1230pm, and the show will end at 1100pm at the latest (the curfew is either 1030pm or 1100pm depending on the permit). Or grab an Uber/Lyft/Fasten (thanks to these guys, its easy and cheap to get around the city).
I hope you you enjoy the city!
Again, I personally love it and lived in the neighborhood for quite a few years, but I wouldn't exactly call it romantic. And this fella is traveling to the town with his wife for the first time.
Me? I think a male hooker in drag trying to hide his erection under a tight silver sequins dress is a hilarious sight that makes life worth living.
jmug23 and his wife? Maybe not so much.
Yes that is why they now sell 1 bedroom condos for $1 million in that area. What you describe didn't exist 10 years ago never mind now.
Quick question for you Boston folk. Taking my wife there for our first trip to Boston and want to obviously stay somewhere decent. My only concern with staying somewhere like the theater district or harbor front is trying to get back to our hotel from Fenway after show. Will it be tough to get a train back? How long of a trip is it? Maybe we should look in the Copley square area? Thanks so much.
Don't stay in the Theatre District (fka the Combat Zone). It's not nice..
This simply is not true.
Agreed. Its no better or worse than any other part of the city at this point. In terms of tourism, its pretty centrally located to everything, and you can catch a red, green, or orange line train. Some great bars/restaurants right in the area too. If you can find a deal there, then I would go for it.
In terms of post-Fenway trains... just grab a beer after the show, and it will die down. Trains run until 1230pm, and the show will end at 1100pm at the latest (the curfew is either 1030pm or 1100pm depending on the permit). Or grab an Uber/Lyft/Fasten (thanks to these guys, its easy and cheap to get around the city).
I hope you you enjoy the city!
Again, I personally love it and lived in the neighborhood for quite a few years, but I wouldn't exactly call it romantic. And this fella is traveling to the town with his wife for the first time.
Me? I think a male hooker in drag trying to hide his erection under a tight silver sequins dress is a hilarious sight that makes life worth living.
jmug23 and his wife? Maybe not so much.
Can u really find a male hooker in drag in the area? I'm asking . . . For a friend
Quick question for you Boston folk. Taking my wife there for our first trip to Boston and want to obviously stay somewhere decent. My only concern with staying somewhere like the theater district or harbor front is trying to get back to our hotel from Fenway after show. Will it be tough to get a train back? How long of a trip is it? Maybe we should look in the Copley square area? Thanks so much.
Don't stay in the Theatre District (fka the Combat Zone). It's not nice..
This simply is not true.
Agreed. Its no better or worse than any other part of the city at this point. In terms of tourism, its pretty centrally located to everything, and you can catch a red, green, or orange line train. Some great bars/restaurants right in the area too. If you can find a deal there, then I would go for it.
In terms of post-Fenway trains... just grab a beer after the show, and it will die down. Trains run until 1230pm, and the show will end at 1100pm at the latest (the curfew is either 1030pm or 1100pm depending on the permit). Or grab an Uber/Lyft/Fasten (thanks to these guys, its easy and cheap to get around the city).
I hope you you enjoy the city!
Again, I personally love it and lived in the neighborhood for quite a few years, but I wouldn't exactly call it romantic. And this fella is traveling to the town with his wife for the first time.
Me? I think a male hooker in drag trying to hide his erection under a tight silver sequins dress is a hilarious sight that makes life worth living.
jmug23 and his wife? Maybe not so much.
Can u really find a male hooker in drag in the area? I'm asking . . . For a friend
Back when I lived there, yes. Apparently, it's been Disneyfied now.
The whole town has really changed a lot. I went to a show at the waterfront pavilion last summer, and there's a whole neighborhood over there now where there used to be nothing.
And I lived in the Fenway after living in the Theater District, and that area is almost unrecognizable with its high-end condos and fancy restaurants lining Boylston. I imagine that there are no more male hookers (not in drag) in the Fens now either.
I'm staying at the Hyatt in Cambridge. The representative there told me it was "totally safe, no worries" to walk to/from Fenway. I know nothing is 100% these days. Can anyone confirm?
I'm staying at the Hyatt in Cambridge. The representative there told me it was "totally safe, no worries" to walk to/from Fenway. I know nothing is 100% these days. Can anyone confirm?
Looking at: Le Méridien Cambridge MIT, 1.1 miles from fenway...
What do you all think?
Looks like someone else in this thread is staying there as well as myself and my group of 10. Looks good. If splitting a room with 3 other people, it's better than most of the other hotels I looked at. Queen beds instead of full beds.
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I'm staying at the Hyatt in Cambridge. The representative there told me it was "totally safe, no worries" to walk to/from Fenway. I know nothing is 100% these days. Can anyone confirm?
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Anyone have any thoughts on this place?
see whats available and report back and we can give you some opinions
The first night I'll be driving home after (assuming I get tickets).
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As for somewhere near the harbor, waiting for a train back from Fenway after an event sucks rocks, but eventually one will come (if they're still running, that is) that you can actually board. And depending on where you stay near the harbor, you should be able to hoof it from Government Center, Haymarket or North Station (if you don't want to change lines, that is).
FWIW, Boston is very tiny, and you can walk from Fenway to the waterfront in about an hour (which is pretty much how long a post-event train fiasco would take you anyway), getting to see a bit of the town and perhaps barhopping or something fun while you're at it. You could always plan your route along a convenient T line or just have Uber at the ready. (One thing I've learned is that Boston has become an Uber town; it is now next to impossible to find a cab to hail here.)
Back Bay/Copley would be your most convenient option--vanilla as that may be; the ease of it might be nice.
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In terms of post-Fenway trains... just grab a beer after the show, and it will die down. Trains run until 1230pm, and the show will end at 1100pm at the latest (the curfew is either 1030pm or 1100pm depending on the permit). Or grab an Uber/Lyft/Fasten (thanks to these guys, its easy and cheap to get around the city).
I hope you you enjoy the city!
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Me? I think a male hooker in drag trying to hide his erection under a tight silver sequins dress is a hilarious sight that makes life worth living.
jmug23 and his wife? Maybe not so much.
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Back when I lived there, yes. Apparently, it's been Disneyfied now.
The whole town has really changed a lot. I went to a show at the waterfront pavilion last summer, and there's a whole neighborhood over there now where there used to be nothing.
And I lived in the Fenway after living in the Theater District, and that area is almost unrecognizable with its high-end condos and fancy restaurants lining Boylston. I imagine that there are no more male hookers (not in drag) in the Fens now either.
Sheesh. Might as well be Rockport at this point.
Le Méridien Cambridge MIT, 1.1 miles from fenway...
What do you all think?