Is Downtown the best area to stay in Boston?

No. Downtown (aka the financial district) is not the area you want to be in. It’s primarily businesses and high rises. What you’re looking for is Beacon Hill, Back Bay, or the South End.

Thanks guys. I like the looks of the Back Bay Area. I’m looking at Hilton properties first, as I should have enough points to float the stay. Any restaurants nearby I need to go ahead and get a res at? Any bars to put on our radar? Going Mid May. Thanks again

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so it depends on what you’re looking for and what you want to spend.

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The best dinner in the Back Bay Area. Type of cuisine or price is of no consequence.

Then a couple of good lunch spots and not as expensive, but solid dinner options lol.

I second Saltie Girl. Dirty Water Dough Company if you want pizza. Atlantic Fish Co. is good. Eatly is right there and has good places to eat or grab a snack (or sweets) inside of it. Carmelina's in the North End was a great italian joint we ate at.

I've booked at Harborside Inn near Faneuil Hall, worth a place to stay? 3 or 4* hotel depending on the site I'm using

Stay in Back Bay

Restaurants

Saltie Girl
Lucca
Hojoko (nearby but not back bay proper)

I see I'm walking distance to Samuel Adam's, debating renting a car for Tree House or Trillum day

You can take a 5 minute Uber to the Trillium in the Seaport, no need for a car.

Treehouse you’d need a car. Fair warning you only get a certain number of pours when you go.

Sam Adams is right there at Faneuil, but there are too many good breweries in the Boston area to waste your time there IMO

Well it’s not the original Sam Adams. It’s just a tap room. The full brewery and canning/bottling facility is in Jamaica Plain. You can get there by jumping on the orange line at State Street from your hotel.

It’s your trip, you should absolutely do what you want on it. But I’d steer you to Harpoon rather than Sam Adams. It’s very close to Trillium and their beer is better. Plus their pretzels are the best I’ve ever had.

We did beer , ballgames , and the sights . Abita will lead you in the right direction , we loved harpoon and stayed close to lord hobo . Enjoyed both breweries and red Sox won .