Boston hotel recommendation
 

Need a recommendation for a 1 or 2 night stay in April (unfortunately on Patriot's weekend). Friend's wedding is right by the Common so walking distance (while still having good parking) would be best.

Quick replies encouraged as I kind of have to book today.

You might have trouble due to the Marathon...there are plenty of hotels around though. You might have to just take what you can get.

The Taj (used to be the ritz) is fantastic and right on the common. The 4 Seasons is right on the common and also great.

If you can figure out what's available, I'll provide feedback on which is better...

EDIT: check your PM

I've heard good things about the commonwealth hotel, but I think that's closer to Fenway.

Yeah, Hotel Commonwealth is very nice but it is in Kenmore Square, so it is a ways from the Common (30 min walk/10 minute drive/4 stops on T)

Right by the Common you will find the Four Seasons and the Taj (old Ritz) on one side, and the new Ritz on the other side. There are also several hotels in the Copley area which is not too far away.

I really like the Palomar in Dallas. It's a Kimpton hotel. Kimpton owns the Nine Zero in Boston, which seems to be highly rated on tripadvisor. (#8 ranked)

They say it's a block from the Common.

http://www.ninezero.com/

Don't know much about it, but it is literally <500ft from my place so I can agree that it is very close to the Common. The only thing that I know is that they have a restaurant named KO Prime with a big cow near the entrance that I see every time I walk by.

KO Prime is pretty good. I generally like Ken Oringer.

However, everyone in Boston needs to go here - best steak in the city.

http://www.mooorestaurant.com/

equ-- if you let one of us know where your event is, we can let you know which ones are close by.

The Common is surrounded by Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and Downtown... which one is most convenient depends on what end is closest to your event, though it is pretty easy to get around the area. Like the others mentioned earlier, the marathon might make it difficult to find a room at a reasonable rate... you might need to be a bit flexible.

Event is at Union Club, pretty much on the common. Will end around midnight or 1am Saturday... With prices looking like they are, we may just come up for one night.

The Inn at St. Botolph is an absolutely lovely place to stay. The location is probably not perfect, and you have to use a public garage, but they have very nicely appointed rooms and really nice beds.

Agreed - really nice place. It has the added benefit of being literally 1/4 of a block from my place. :)

I figured I'd let you decide whether or not you wanted to point that part out. :)

Equ, if you stay near me and are ok with parking outside, you are welcome to my parking spot. Very safe, etc.

Does the wedding party not have a block of rooms booked somewhere?

Thanks for the thoughts folks... Yes, the blocked rooms, ahem, ended last week, I may be able to beg my way into them. Originally didn't book as it seemed stuffy and pricey, now I'm seeing that the deal wasn't so bad.

Ninezero is coming back in the mid-500's (before tax and I presume parking). Hyatt is at 364 + tax & 42 parking, St. Botolph is booked etc. I'm reducing this trip from Fri & Sat night to just Saturday night. F*** this weekend!

The irony is that he is one of the cheapest guys that I know. Sends stuff back all the time, argues over single dollars. But this cheap guy's wedding will be costing me a pretty penny. Isn't it rather inconsiderate to hold this on Patriot's/Marathon weekend?

Really? When I looked yesterday the NineZero was around $369

I'd say so. The whole city will be a total mess because of the marathon route and it'll be really crowded everywhere.

Thankfully, I'll be at Cask 'n Flagon at 8am in preparation for the 11am Sox game. :D

Maybe, maybe not.

It would be one thing if they selected this date because it winds up being the cheapest for them (cuz, you know, who would have a wedding in Boston then?) and they don't care about the extra expense and hassle their guests get stuck with.

It's something else if the date/location has some special significance to them and/or they selected them without having any idea of the other events...and by the time they learned of them, it was too late to really change it without fucking up a lot of other stuff.

sometimes after you put money down to hold a date it could be hard?

but the "planner" should have flagged this weekend as miserable for the couple.

if you think about how much they gate off the finish line, for floral delivery and caterers this is miserable.

The night of 4/17, I'm seeing 509 (queen, no view) up to 569 (king, view) base rates... :dunno:

You're assuming an awful lot.

But this wedding is going to be some kind of awesome in terms of the experience for all involved (principals and attendees alike) and the stories they will all tell for the rest of their lives.

You can't buy that shit.

You always have the option of declining the invitation :dunno:

Is this a really close friend? Do you really want to go ... ?

I ask because it's easy to feel pressured or bullied into these kinds of things, these days I'm more likely to turn down invitations unless it's of meaningful value.

point taken.

i am obviously extremely misanthropic and shudder that someone would actually choose day of the marathon for such a special day, but i see your point.

Epilogue: Booked Omni Parker House and plan on using Boston Common Parking. Will be a 0.2mi walk to the wedding. My original gripe with this hotel was the valet-only parking. The common parking is half the price and not valet.

I missed the group rate on the Omni, called them and begged to no avail. Then saw a rate close to the group rate on kayak, called them again and they said they can't match web deals. So I booked them from the web (easytobook.com, decent prices and good cancellation policy).

Yep, Boston Common garage is cheap... $11/day on weekends. The entrance/exit is on the Charles St. side of the Common though, so it will be a bit longer of a walk to the Omni Parker. The walk from the Omni Parker to Park St. is very short though.

I priced out the common garage at $22 for my saturday/sunday stay. I noticed it's a bit of a walk, but hey, we'll be traveling light. Thanks! :)

Epi-epi-logue: Garage was great, cheap and convenient to self-park. I even spotted the valets of my hotel whizzing around it, so I guess I found the right place (for cheaper, less wait and hassle and without the worry of giving up my keys).

Hotel: meh, not so much. I couldn't give a crap about its history. Location was awesome as it was a short walk back from the drunken party, but the room/amenities everything else sucked. I guess the 'historic' title doesn't do much for me. Didn't help that we got a really crappy room... And yes, it was completely booked by marathoners making a room upgrade/change impossible.