Fenway Hotels?

RS65573
RS65573 Posts: 2,506
edited July 2016 in The Porch
Hello everyone. 1 month from Fenway night 1 ... HOW EXCITING!

Im starting to look at hotels, anyone have any great recommendations close to Fenway? Thanks in advance.
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  • Ribbertron
    Ribbertron Posts: 165
    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.

    Anyone have any thoughts on this place?

  • PillowPants
    PillowPants Posts: 4,877
    starting to look?? hopefully you are rich because all the inexpensive ones are long gone

    see whats available and report back and we can give you some opinions

  • RS65573
    RS65573 Posts: 2,506
    I mean im not rich, but im not looking for a cheap dump either.
  • PJNB
    PJNB Posts: 13,890
    edited July 2016
    RS65573 said:

    I mean im not rich, but im not looking for a cheap dump either.

    Problem is the cheap dumps aren't very cheap at the moment.
  • mikerl
    mikerl Posts: 580
    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).
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  • phishjam
    phishjam Posts: 117
    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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  • belthook
    belthook Bergen County, NJ Posts: 100
    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!!!
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    I wonder if my friend's old drug dealer still lives in the Buckminster....

    :pensive:
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  • BillGlorifiedG
    BillGlorifiedG Posts: 146
    Keep an eye on Hotwire. Got the Boston Park Plaza last week for $73 a night. Map says it's about 1.5 miles from Fenway.
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  • jmug23
    jmug23 Posts: 778
    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.
  • RFTC
    RFTC Posts: 723
    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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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    jmug23 said:

    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.
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  • KB209672
    KB209672 Posts: 18
    jmug23 said:

    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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  • Indifference
    Indifference Posts: 2,784
    dankind said:

    jmug23 said:

    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.

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  • Get_Right
    Get_Right Posts: 14,238
    I am staying in Beacon Hill. Wyndam for under $300. Easy to get out of the city from there!
  • Spoonman110
    Spoonman110 Winnipeg Posts: 356
    The hostel at 40 Berekley. My wife and I did the walk back from Fenway last time and it wasn't too bad. $90 a night I think

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  • SVRDhand13
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    I'm staying in Cambridge. The Boston hotels were insanely priced!
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  • SP218311
    SP218311 Boston, MA Posts: 236
    Indifference said:

    dankind said:

    jmug23 said:

    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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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    SP218311 said:

    Indifference said:

    dankind said:

    jmug23 said:

    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.
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  • Indifference
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    dankind said:

    SP218311 said:

    Indifference said:

    dankind said:

    jmug23 said:

    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.

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