Boston is one of the oldest cities in the United States, it was founded in 1630, today is the capital and the most populous city of Massachusetts and the largest city in New England with a metropolitan area population of 5,800,000. A visit to Boston is interesting because the prominent role of the city in the American Revolution, several historic sites relating to that period are preserved as part of the Boston National Historical Park. Boston is also know for its beautiful parks as Boston Common (the oldest public park in the United States), the Boston Public Garden, all part of the Emerald Necklace, a string of parks that encircle the city. Another major park is the Esplanade located along the banks of the Charles River, the largest parks in the city are Franklin Park and the nearby Arnold Arboretum, and Stony Brook State Reservation. The Back Bay district includes many prominent landmarks such as the Christian Science Center, Boston Public Library, Copley Square, and Newbury Street. Boston is home to several museums, including the Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Museum of Science, the New England Aquarium, the Franklin Park Zoo, and the Boston Children's Museum. A walk along the two-and-a-half-mile Freedom Trail is one of the best ways to get acquainted with Boston and visit the city's bounty of historic landmarks.
Climate: Boston has a continental climate with maritime influences to due to its position on the Atlantic Ocean and very changeable weather. Summers are usually sunny, hot and humid, the temperature in July averaging 82°F (28°C). Winters, by contrast, are bitterly cold, windy, wet and snowy, the coldest month is January, with an average high of 35.8°F (2.1°C) and a low of 21.6°F (-5.6°C). Boston averages 42 inches (108 cm) of snowfall annually. The best time to travel to Boston is in the late spring or early autumn, when the weather is warm and pleasant. Autumn is particularly lovely when New England's trees wear their colourful fall foliage.
FEATURED HOTELS IN BOSTON:
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64 Arlington Street, Boston (Massachusets)
Created in 1927 by the great hotelier E.M. Statler as a grand American hotel, it was called a “city within a city”. Today it takes pride in serving Boston as a destination itself, housing under one roof some of Boston's most famous restaurants and lounges, including Todd English's Bonfire Restaurant, McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant and Smith & Wollensky's Steakhouse located in the Castle at Park Plaza.
Enter the hotel's palatial Grand Lobby and you experience the grace and warmth that is its signature whether serving Afternoon Tea in Swan's Café or hosting a convention or gala dinner for 2,000.
The hotel was designed for celebrations from its Imperial Ballroom with sparkling crystal chandeliers, gilded balconies and proscenium arch stage accommodating 2,000 to the more intimate setting for 50 in the Old Boston atmosphere of the oak-paneled Hancock Room. The Executive Chef and his staff creatively assist in menus from special requests to kosher catering. |
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60 School Street, Boston (Massachusetts)
The Omni Parker House is America’s longest continuously operating luxury hotel and remains one of its most elegantly refined. Located in downtown Boston on the Freedom Trail, the venerable Omni Parker House Hotel opened its doors in 1855. Grand views of historic downtown are just outside, while inside, distinguished décor and thoughtful amenities are evident in every striking detail in each of the 551 luxurious accommodations. |
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107 Merrimac Street, Boston (Massachusetts)
Built in the 1800's, the Bulfinch Hotel is a nine story "triangle-shaped" or "flat-iron" building located conveniently in downtown Boston, also known as the "Bulfinch Triangle" or West End. The Bulfinch Hotel has 80 appointed guests rooms and junior suites, all of which are non-smoking.
Respected interior designer Campion A. Platt, based in Manhattan, designed the Bulfinch Hotel's interiors with rich warm colors and custom walnut furniture with a contemporary flair.
The Bulfinch Hotel is perfect for business and leisure travelers; the ideal location to play, stay and dine in Beantown! |
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26 Chandler Street, Boston (Massachusetts)
The Minotel Chandler Inn is located between two popular Boston locations: Copley and Park Squares. We are within walking distance to many sites such as: the Boston Public Library, the John Hancock Tower, the new Copley Place and Trinity Church.
We are convenient to all public transportation and only a fifteen- minute drive from Logan International Airport. We are only three blocks from public parking.
Boston is famous for both history and culture. As a matter of fact, the Chandler Inn is located in the historic South End. Visit the Back Bay with the fashionable Newbury Street; Beacon Hill with it's cobblestone sidewalks and relive the history on the Freedom Trail walk.
Discover our museums, art galleries and many shopping areas including Downtown Crossing and the infamous Filene's Basement. Take a stroll through the Boston Common or Public Garden with its botanical splendor and remember whenever you finish your journey, you are never far from the Chandler Inn. |
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161 Devonshire Street, Boston (Massachusetts)
Private, full service hotel with entry restricted to guests only. Located in the heart of Downtown, two blocks from Faneuil Hall, Quincy Market and Post Office Square. A short walk from the North End, Freedom Trail and many popular attractions.
The Club Quarters in Boston, drawing mainly business travelers on weekdays and leisure travelers on weekends, features an intimate wood-paneled lobby with stylish, white Italian-marble flooring. |
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70 Rowes Wharf, Boston (Massachusetts)
The Boston Harbor Hotel stands as a gateway to and from the harbor. Private yachts from around the world and events such as Operation Sail and the BT Global Challenge call the wharf home. Boston's Premier Luxury Waterfront Hotel. Awarded Boston's Best Hotel by Boston Magazine. Recipient of the Condé Nast Gold List as "One of the World's Best Places to Stay".
A Finer Life On The Water At Boston Harbor Hotel . . .
Discover the Boston hotel with the supreme blend of style, setting and service on the waterfront. Treat yourself to Boston Harbor Hotel.
At Boston Harbor Hotel, the atmosphere is always lively:
Billowing sails glide across the water;
Live jazz drift into the sea air at a harbor festival.
This unique Boston hotel places you in the midst of the city's most enlivened scene. |
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All 10 hotels in Boston
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FLIGHT INFORMATION: Boston is served by the Logan International Airport (BOS), that's located in the East Boston. The airport has flights to destinations throughout the United States, as well as Canada, Latin America, and Europe, it's the 20th largest airport in the USA, in terms of passengers (27,087,905 passengers, 2005 data).
The following are the airlines that serve Logan International Airport:
Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Bermuda, Cancún, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Nassau, Orlando, Salt Lake City, Tampa, West Palm Beach),
Delta Connection operated by Big Sky Airlines (Massena, Ogdensburg, Watertown),
Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Columbus, Norfolk, Raleigh/Durham),
Delta Connection operated by Comair (Baltimore/Washington, Bangor, Charleston (SC), Chicago-Midway, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Columbus, Dayton, Fredericton, Greensboro, Halifax, Jacksonville, Nashville, New York-JFK, Newport News, Norfolk, Quebec City, Raleigh/Durham, Savannah(seasonal), Trenton, Washington-Reagan),
Delta Shuttle operated by Delta Air Lines (New York-LaGuardia), American Airlines (Aruba [seasonal], Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Manchester (UK) [seasonal], Miami, New Orleans [seasonal], Paris-Charles de Gaulle [seasonal], Providenciales [seasonal], San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan, Santo Domingo, St. Louis, St. Thomas [seasonal], West Palm Beach),
American Eagle (Bangor, Columbus, Halifax, New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Raleigh/Durham, Toronto-Pearson, Washington-Reagan), Alaska Airlines (Seattle/Tacoma)
Spirit Airlines (Detroit, Myrtle Beach)
US Airways (Aruba, Bermuda, Cancún, Charlotte, Lisbon, Montego Bay, Nassau, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Punta Cana, San Juan)
US Airways operated by America West Airlines (Las Vegas, Phoenix),
US Airways Shuttle operated by US Airways (New York-LaGuardia, Washington-Reagan)
US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Pittsburgh),
US Airways Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Buffalo, Charleston (SC), Indianapolis, Myrtle Beach, Richmond, Rochester (NY), Savannah)
US Airways Express operated by Colgan Air (Albany, Augusta (ME), Bar Harbor, Hyannis, Islip, Nantucket, Presque Isle, Rockland, Syracuse, White Plains)
US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Harrisburg, Syracuse),
US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte), Air Canada (Montréal, Toronto-Pearson)
Air Canada Jazz (Halifax, Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto-Pearson)
AirTran Airways (Akron/Canton, Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, Chicago-Midway, Fort Myers, Fort Lauderdale, Newport News/Williamsburg, Orlando, Philadelphia,)
Cape Air (Hyannis, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Provincetown)
Continental Airlines (Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
Continental Connection operated by CommutAir (Albany, Allentown/Bethlehem, Burlington, Long Island/Islip, Plattsburgh, Rutland, Saranac Lake, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, White Plains)
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland, Newark)
JetBlue Airways (Austin, Buffalo, Cancún, Columbus, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Nassau, New York-JFK, Oakland, Orlando, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Raleigh/Durham, Richmond, San Jose (CA), San Juan (PR), Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa, West Palm Beach, Washington-Dulles)
Midwest Airlines (Kansas City, Milwaukee)
United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington-Dulles)
United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Washington-Dulles), Aer Lingus (Dublin, Shannon)
Aeroméxico (Mexico City)
Air France (Paris-Charles de Gaulle)
Alitalia (Milan-Malpensa, Rome-Fiumicino [seasonal]),
British Airways (London-Heathrow)
Cayman Airways (Grand Cayman [seasonal]),
Finnair (Helsinki, Stockholm-Arlanda) [seasonal, leisure flight]
Flyglobespan (Glasgow),
Icelandair (Reykjavik),
Lufthansa (Frankfurt, Munich [seasonal]),
Northwest Airlines (Amsterdam, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Tokyo Narita)
Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Indianapolis, Memphis)
SATA International (Lisbon [seasonal], Terceira [seasonal], Ponta Delgada)
Swiss International Air Lines (Zürich)
TACA (San Salvador)
TACV (Santa Maria (Sal))
Virgin Atlantic (London-Heathrow).
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