Starwood Preferred Guest - Greater Boston area hotel?




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nowhereman
Jul 31, 04, 9:36 pm
Heading to Hopkinton, MA next week. Looking for a recommendation for a *wood hotel with the following features:
- easy access to Hopkinton in the day time and Boston in the evenings
- accessible from Logan airport using public transport (bus/train) - because my wife will be joining me mid-week and the Framingham Sheraton (which is nearest to Hopkinton) is a $75 cab ride from Logan... and that's a bit too steep. Even a shuttle van is $30. So, Framingham is ruled out. I can't go get her in my rental car because her flight gets in mid-day and I'll be at work
- free parking for the rental car
- less than $200/night.

Any ideas?
Thanks!


wideman
Aug 1, 04, 6:12 am
I'd rule Framingham back in, depending how important access to Boston might be.

The Framingham hotel is just of the Mass Pike, which makes it a direct (though 25-30 mi.) shot into downtown Boston and to Logan, and it's closest to Hopkinton. To get to Framingham from Logan inexpensively, use the Logan Express bus (http://www.massport.com/logan/getti_typeo_logan.html) for $11.

If access to Boston is more desirable, the Newton property is best (10 mins from Copley Square; 15-18 mins from Logan), though the hotel itself doesn't have much to offer.

The Needham site is also a possibility. It's about 10 minutes closer to Boston, and a few minutes further from Hopkinton. Unfortunately the area isn't served by Logan Express bus.

nowhereman
Aug 2, 04, 7:48 am
Wideman,
Thanks for the tip!




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