![]() ![]() Bottom line, we enjoyed our stay in Boston and the Residence Inn Downtown/Seaport - I highly recommend the city and the hotel for families! We stayed in a one bedroom with the sleeper sofa in the living room and it was really spacious and clean. The traveler pictures (including mine) make it look like the rooms are dark, but they really didn’t feel like it. OTHER INFO: There’s a laundry room and small gym on the premises. 20-25 minutes to Boston Common and the North End.15-20 minutes to Faneuil Hall and the New England Aquarium.8-10 minutes to the Institute of Contemporary Art and the South Station (the T subway and Amtrak).5 minutes to the Boston Children’s Museum, Fire Museum, Tea Party Ship Museum, the Courthouse bus stop (for the Silver Line bus to/from the airport) and most importantly, Trader Joe’s.Next door to an amazing taco place called Bar Taco.Here are walking times to places of interest with teenaged/motivated kids or kids in strollers - I can’t guarantee the times if you have sluggish preschoolers or tortoises for offspring. While those Blue Bikes seem like a good idea, riding in city traffic with kids is not fun at all. A couple of nights, we left our teenagers in the room while hubby and I sat in the lovely courtyard with our liquor store wine (the rooms are equipped with wine glasses!) LOCATION: You don’t need a car if you are staying downtown. There’s a bar in the lobby but if you don’t feel like paying hotel bar prices, you can buy a bottle of something from the liquor store across the street. Speaking of saving a few bucks on meals, the free breakfast was pretty good, except the waffles are already made (they’re not the type you make on your own with the waffle iron, which my kids like) and they don’t have plain toast. FOOD: Having a kitchen was super convenient for the nights where we saved a few bucks by eating leftovers or cheap meals from Trader Joe’s. We hunkered down for 5 days and saw most of the sights and ate a lot of the food. Bottom line- it was clean, modern, convenient, cheaper than most other places when I booked and non-sketchy.ġ.16km from Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall Going to Boston with the kids? The Residence Inn Downtown/Seaport is a great place to stay. I did like the lounge area on the second floor I wouldn't quite call it a business area, although this is where the one computer and printer are located. I took a look at the gym and it had decent equipment in there. ![]() This last point seems minor, but it really did bother me as a design flaw. Also the sheer curtains that ran beyond the length of the window, were placed in a way that made it a pain to raise the shade. As for the window, the room had a floor to ceiling window, so the blackout shade was floor to ceiling, no middle ground. The lighting was interestingly placed, and as a short person, I had to do a bit more reaching than I would have liked to turn on the room lights located on a far wall. There was a large free-standing closet that housed the fridge, maybe some drawers, but also had a locked compartment where some sort of machinery lived (I peeked through the door crack). The only complaints I had was navigating were to put clothing, odd lighting placement, and the window shades. The room had a nice clear-door mini- fridge. It came with a decent sized bathroom with large shower, and sleek sink and all the toiletries were present. Big bonus is that it is across the street from the T. With that being said I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the hotel. It does not store any personal data.1.91km from Harpoon Brewery & Beer Hall First off, Boston is notoriously expensive for lodging, so you're going to pay a lot. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". ![]() These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. ![]()
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