Kimberle
WL Vet
- Joined
- Jul 11, 2003
We went to Boston last summer on our college tour. I don't think you need 7 days, I think maybe 3-4 then spend the other days somewhere along the shore. We stayed at the Boston Park Plaza. I got a very good rate from Travel Zoo. We really enjoyed the hotel. It's a very old building, so don't book the cheapest room as they are very small. We booked a Jr. Suite. It was maybe a 5 minute walk from the Swan Boats/Boston Common. It's a very walkable city, park your car and plan on doing a lot of walking. We took a walking tour which started from the Visitors center in Boston Common. It followed the Freedom Trail. (The Freedom trail is sort of like following the yellow brick road *LOL*.) You could do it on your own, but we found the guide gave so many details. We ended up in the Aquarium and took a cab back to our hotel.
The Aquarium is OK, I've seen better. You can see it in a good hour. We did enjoy the city.
Sturbridge Village is not close to Boston. It's a good 90 minutes - two hours away. It's kind of on the MA/CT border. I haven't been, so I can't comment.
If I hadn't stayed in the Plaza, I would have picked the Omni. It's in a great location as well.
Where ever you stay, you'll have to pay for parking. I think I paid $40/day.
The Aquarium is OK, I've seen better. You can see it in a good hour. We did enjoy the city.
Sturbridge Village is not close to Boston. It's a good 90 minutes - two hours away. It's kind of on the MA/CT border. I haven't been, so I can't comment.
If I hadn't stayed in the Plaza, I would have picked the Omni. It's in a great location as well.
Where ever you stay, you'll have to pay for parking. I think I paid $40/day.