Good, well-located Boston accommodations needed
 

I will be visiting Boston with a friend during President's Day week. Please reccommend nice accommodations in a good, safe location for seeing the sights and for shopping. Thanks.

I will be staying there President's weekend too.<BR><BR>I'm not too familiar with the area, but the info i've been given is that the Back Bay/Copley area is "the" place to be (if i'm wrong, somebody please correct me).<BR><BR>I bid on a hotel thru Priceline. I'd check out www.biddingfortravel.com to get an idea of what to bid, as well as see what hotels have come up in the past.<BR><BR>There have been some negative feedback on one of the 3 star hotels in the above mentioned area, so i would stick to bidding for a 4 star hotel if you choose to go that route.

Yes, the Back Bay/Copley area is lovely, in the heart of many tourist attractions, shopping opoprtunities, and some of the nicest residential areas in Boston, with good access to public transportation. Second choice would be the waterfront/Faneuil Hall/Quincy Marketplace area.<BR><BR>Keep in mind that Monday Feb. 18 will be a holiday (banks, post offices, and libraries closed, but stores open) and most public school kids in Masschusetts are on school vacation that week.

Agree with previous poster about locations. Both are conventient to MBTA and also good walking distance to lots of things. Be real careful when you read description/location. Many hotels are lited as things such as Holiday Inn Boston/Revere, and are not actually in Boston. Most of these are in dreadful areas.

Actually, if you're looking for bargain rates on President's Day weekend, I suggest you bid on Priceline and select hotels in the financial district. The Meridien is there, along with another new one that opened 2 years ago. You'll be close to the Quincy Market, but the rates will definitely be rock bottom. No real restaurants in the area, but it would be worth staying at the Meridien if you can get it for $50 per night instead of the usual $275.

Depending on how much you want to spend, you can stay anywhere from the Copley Plaza ($$$) to some hotels on the outskirts of Boston (try the Brookline Holiday Inn on Beacon Street--it's right on the T line --that's trolley line). Other hotels right downtown, The Radisson, the WEstin, the Sheraton, the Hilton, the Colonnade, the Four Seasons, the Seaport (located on the waterfront near the Federal Reserve and the World Trade Center), the Meridian, the HOliday Inn near Beacon HIll, the BOstonian, the Long Wharf Marriot (located near Faneuil Hall, the NOrth End, and the Aquarium). I could go on...