Boston hotel for less than $100 a night?

Is it possible to find a hotel in the Boston metro area below under $100 a night from May 31st to June 4th? I鈥檓 having a hard time finding one. There seems to be a lot of events happening in this time frame like a large convention and graduations. I don%26#39;t mind staying outside the city as long as there are public transportation options since I won鈥檛 have a car. I don鈥檛 need a hotel with a lot of perks鈥?just a clean place to sleep. Any suggestions?

Boston hotel for less than $100 a night?

You will likely have to dig pretty deep, into B%26amp;Bs and the like, to find anything priced that cheaply. Or you%26#39;ll need to get a hotwire/priceline miracle. Given those dates and graduations, I seriously question whether you can find a decent hotel in Boston under $100.

Boston hotel for less than $100 a night?

I%26#39;m not overly familiar with Boston though I%26#39;ve been a couple of times. I%26#39;m planning a summer trip and another one in November. I%26#39;ve found nothing that inexpensive in the city, and my friends have told me I won%26#39;t. If you do come across something, would love to hear about it!

Hi,

Yes, there IS lodging in the general area for $100/night or less.

One option is to share a bathroom. If you don%26#39;t mind sharing a bathroom, the Oasis Guest House in the Fenway is very pleasant, clean, and has an excellent location near all of the tourist attractions and the MBTA Green Line.

A room there with a single bed and a shared bath, starts at $79/night.

Another Guest House is the 463 Beacon St. Guest House, which is located in the heart of Back Bay. Rooms there also start at $79/night, with a shared bath (although some of their rooms may have a private bath for that price...you%26#39;d have to call them directly and ask).

http://www.oasisgh.com

http://www.463beacon.com

Outside of the city, there are plenty of motels you can stay in, that would be under $100. There is a Motel 6 in Braintree, which was recently completely renovated. It%26#39;s very convenient, as it%26#39;s directly across the street from the Braintree Red Line station, which provides direct access downtown. This avoids the hassle of dealing with motel shuttles or having to take taxis.

I checked their website and they have a special ';Click6'; rate for those dates of $75.99/night.

http://www.motel6.com The Braintree Hotel is #1057.

Here are a number of suggestions in Cambridge area for B%26amp;Bs, convenient to the Red line subway into Boston. Somebody must have a vacancy, even on such aweekend.

www.bnbboston.com/cambridge/cambridge_1_e.htm

Prospect Place B%26amp;B (Central)

Birdhouse Suite (Kendall)

The Scholar (Harvard)

And lots of others

鈥arvard.edu/events/鈥iogeographylodging.pdf

opens a document originated by Harvard Univ. with a list of nearby accomodations

web.mit.edu/housing/och/guest_houses.html

another list, this one by MIT (Mass. Institute of Technology)

When we travel to Boston we like to stay at the Chelsea Wyndham. They have shuttle service that will take you to the T station at the airport and you are all set to travel into the city. Travel time is not long at all and the service at the hotel is great. Not sure what the prices of room are but I rarely spend more than $110 for a room. I usually search on orbitz or expedia.

Maizie,

There are quite a few reviews that don%26#39;t treat the Wyndham very kindly. We are only going to be there from 10 pm to 5am coming from Spain, then on to DC the next morning very early. Will it be possible to get to and from this hotel these hours, and if so, how would you do it?

Thanks,

Roger

Cenes_de_la_Vega:

They have an airport shuttle. Contact the hotel directly and see if these hours for shuttle pick up and drop off are available. Flight attendants and pilots used the Chelsea Wyndham regularly.

http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/BOSCH/main.wnt

Thanks Remay,

They said it goes from 4am to 12 midnight which should work fine for us. Thanks for the info!

While, on the one hand, the Wyndham is pretty new and flight crews stay there and like it, on the other hand, it%26#39;s in absolutely the middle of nowhere. Your ';lifeline'; would be their shuttle to the T Airport station, and thence into town, and thus a major (albeit comfortable) effort to enjoy all that you deserve in a visit to Boston. I would strongly urge you to take one of the other suggestions.

Think of this scenario: In Boston, you walk a lot. It%26#39;s a given. So you tire. Or it%26#39;s showery, but just for a little while... You go back to your room. You think, ';Hey, I%26#39;d like to go grab something at that little (grocery, sandwich shop, pizza-by-the-slice or ice cream place, Dunkin%26#39;s, CVS).'; Or, you don%26#39;t go to bars or lounges, but you saw one that actually would work for you, maybe later. Or, you walk by one of the Bostix kiosks, and you see a ridiculously low discount... Or??? (It%26#39;s the ';Or?'; one I urge you to think about.)

Thanks for the suggestions. I settled with booking The Inn at Crystal Cove. It was $109 a night. Opinions seem mixed on it but it looks unique and it seems really close to downtown. I will have a car for a trip to Maine, so I will be able to drive to a T stop.

I%26#39;m actually flying into Providence airport on Tuesday at 12:30 pm. Any suggestions on the best route to get to Winthrop, best route meaning less traffic congestion?

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