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Going to Boston for 3 days
Posted on 7/8/14 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 7/8/14 at 12:21 pm
have a buddy who is going to Boston for a few days and wants recommendations on where to stay and things to do. he will be using his Hilton and Marriott points so needs to be one of those hotels. Also would like bar and restaurant recommendations. TIA 
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Posted on 7/8/14 at 12:22 pm to Fearthehat0307
could you say you are shipping up to boston?
Posted on 7/8/14 at 12:47 pm to Fearthehat0307
I stayed at the Courtyard Copley Square - LINK - Pretty centrally located. Less than 2 blocks from the subway (I think its call the T).
Easy to walk to a lot of places around there for sure, but the T is really useful, and I think we got an unlimited 7 day pass for like $20 or less. We only took 1 cab the whole time we were there and used the T the rest of the time, even to get back to the airport.
Check the Food & Drink Board for restaurant recs - LINK
ETA: in case you didn't know, Courtyard is a Marriott brand so his points would work at the hotel I suggested. Just FYI.
Easy to walk to a lot of places around there for sure, but the T is really useful, and I think we got an unlimited 7 day pass for like $20 or less. We only took 1 cab the whole time we were there and used the T the rest of the time, even to get back to the airport.
Check the Food & Drink Board for restaurant recs - LINK
ETA: in case you didn't know, Courtyard is a Marriott brand so his points would work at the hotel I suggested. Just FYI.
This post was edited on 7/8/14 at 12:49 pm
Posted on 7/8/14 at 12:53 pm to Fearthehat0307
Get a 7-day T pass. It costs $18 and is very useful for transportation around the city.
Go to Fenway and do the tour and go to a game.
You can do the Sam Adams Tour. We had a lot of fun drinking there.
Duck Tours are good for seeing the city via a guided tour.
If you have a lot of free time, the Freedom trail is historic and neat.
Go to Fenway and do the tour and go to a game.
You can do the Sam Adams Tour. We had a lot of fun drinking there.
Duck Tours are good for seeing the city via a guided tour.
If you have a lot of free time, the Freedom trail is historic and neat.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:08 pm to SallyWheeler
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You can do the Sam Adams Tour. We had a lot of fun drinking there.
There are much better brewery tours than Sam Adams. Check out Harpoon.
Also, a trip out to Fenway if the Sox are playing.
Wish I could help on the hotels but I'm not too knowledgable on that.
There's more restaurants than I can count that are worth going to, so thats all going to be dictated by your price point and type of food you like.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 1:10 pm to SallyWheeler
quote:
Get a 7-day T pass. It costs $18 and is very useful for transportation around the city.
Go to Fenway and do the tour and go to a game.
You can do the Sam Adams Tour. We had a lot of fun drinking there.
Duck Tours are good for seeing the city via a guided tour.
If you have a lot of free time, the Freedom trail is historic and neat.
This is almost exactly what we did. Except we went in November so we couldn't go to a game, but we did tour Fenway. Sam Adams was ok, but nothing awesome and a little out of the way. We did a brewery tour that was really fun - LINK. Duck tour was a nice way to start off the trip so we could see a bunch of stuff and go back to the things we wanted to later.
My only disagreement is the freedom trail. I wouldn't just go if you have free time, I would make it a point to go. Especially, the first half of it. You can get a pretty cheap walking tour that leaves from Boston Common - LINK. Bu then again, I think that kind of stuff is pretty interesting so I don't mind spending a half a day or day on going to see historical sites.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 5:29 pm to SallyWheeler
quote:
Get a 7-day T pass. It costs $18 and is very useful for transportation around the city. Go to Fenway and do the tour and go to a game. You can do the Sam Adams Tour. We had a lot of fun drinking there.
Thanks
Going to the yanks vs sox game.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 5:33 pm to Fearthehat0307
Go to the Cheers bar and go to a Red Sox game. If you are into history. Get on the hop on/hop of bus and do the freedom trail
Posted on 7/8/14 at 5:35 pm to Fearthehat0307
hilton back bay
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Posted on 7/8/14 at 5:36 pm to jose
quote:Screw that, walk it! It's much more fun! Takes like 5 hours but its worth it.
Get on the hop on/hop of bus and do the freedom trail
The North End (Little Italy) is cool and a great place to grab dinner one night.
Fannueil Hall (sp?) was a fun place to eat and grab a drink
Posted on 7/8/14 at 5:40 pm to jose
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the Cheers bar
the real bar(the one that you see the outside of at the beginning of the show,) has the best cheeseburger around, duck tour is pretty nice, Faneuil Square Mareketplace for kicking around
This post was edited on 7/8/14 at 5:42 pm
Posted on 7/8/14 at 5:42 pm to Fearthehat0307
I'll add just walk through Back Bay and stop at pubs along the way. Really, all over the city you can do that. If you are going to be there on a football weekend, the alumni association meets at The Baseball Tavern.
Posted on 7/8/14 at 5:42 pm to Fearthehat0307
Harpoon Brewery
Fenway
Freedom trail if you want to see all the historic sites
Eat some lobster and clam chowder
Newbury street is full of shops and restaurants. Probably caters more to females but it was cool to walk down
The original Cheers bar that the TV show is based on is there. We stopped and had a beer there.
Boston College has a beautiful campus if you like seeing different universities
Go see Walter Bishops lab at Harvard
Also I agree with getting the T pass that someone said. Very easy to take and get wherever you need to go.
Fenway
Freedom trail if you want to see all the historic sites
Eat some lobster and clam chowder
Newbury street is full of shops and restaurants. Probably caters more to females but it was cool to walk down
The original Cheers bar that the TV show is based on is there. We stopped and had a beer there.
Boston College has a beautiful campus if you like seeing different universities
Go see Walter Bishops lab at Harvard
Also I agree with getting the T pass that someone said. Very easy to take and get wherever you need to go.
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