Nice value, clean hotel
We found this hotel to be a pretty good value - nothing fancy, but actually better than I expected. We had 2 rooms. Both were clean and good sized (each had 2 double beds). Hotel parking is in a hospital garage a few blocks away, but it was an easy walk and the price was right ($6 per day with validated ticket). There is a food market nearby, but we didn't find it until near the end of our 3 night stay. The walk to the ferry to Long Wharf ($3 per person each way) is about 10 minutes and the ferry took about 10 min. to get to Long Wharf (downtown Boston area). You can also walk across the bridge into the North end of Boston. The walk to the USS Constitution is only a little longer than the walk to the ferry. I felt that this was a safe neighborhood. There was a coffee maker in each of our rooms and a small refrigerator and microwave. The drawback was that we didn't see many places to eat very nearby, although one evening we drove through Charlestown and it seemed pretty lively with lots to do - we ran out of time to explore the area more. It's possible we just weren't looking in the right places and we usually had somewhere we wanted to eat in the Quincy Market or North end areas in mind. Hotel guests can use the YMCA, which is attached. I agree with what everyone else has said about the elevators, but we never had to wait a long, long time. We had no problems with the air-conditioner but the weather was cooler when we were there. Of course I would prefer staying near Quincy Market in a name brand hotel with a fabulous room, but for the money, this was an excellent choice!