Convenient and Efficient
We were in Boston for the Boston Marathon. After landing at the airport, a call was placed for shuttle service to the hotel. They were there within 5-min. We arrived mid-morning so our bags were tagged and stowed in a locked storage room. A request was put in for a room with a city view. The T is a short walk around a sports park or the shuttle will take you there. MBTA staff is there to help with questions about tickets. We were there for a week, so we purchased the 7-day Charlie Ticket. It's good for unlimited rides on the T, plus water taxi (Charlie Ticket works but not the Charlie re-loadable card for the water taxi). Spent time in the city and returned to check into our room after 3 pm. Bags were retrieved quick and pleased that our request for a city view was granted. We had a two queen suite and the beds were comfortable. The couch and chair in the living room area are not so comfortable after a long day of being in the city. Refrigerator, 2-cup coffee maker, microwave and bar sink was a plus. Housekeeping ladies were friendly and our room cleaned daily. Biggest plus was the full breakfast offered every morning starting at 5:30 am. It got us through the day till dinner. A healthy snack of veggies, cheese and crackers and corn chips was laid out between 4:30-7:30. The hotel acknowledged the guest-runners needs by offering breakfast starting at 4:30 am on the day of the Boston Marathon. Also, the hotel had a shuttle for those guests who needed to be at the Boston Commons to get on the buses to Hopkinton. In the evening the sports park was well lit and lots of people walking to their destinations. Shuttle service is offered 24-hours and leaves the hotel every 10-min. We had a very early departure at Logan and the shuttle was ready and waiting at 4:30 am. The only problem we encountered during our stay was the elevators were not working on one occassion. The front desk was notified and the problem seemed to be resolved and worked fine all other times.