I recently completed a second stay at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront and am very pleased with the property.

First, the room: big and spacious, nice bright beach colors, crisp linens, lounger and chair with ottoman, 42" flat screen and a big bath with large walk in shower. Wall-to-wall windows and I had a waterfront view on both stays, one with a fabulous view of the Boston WTC.

Second, the lounge: Large, spacious space with an excellent view of the waterfront. Breakfast was very generous with scrambled eggs, sausage and grated cheese, a fresh berry mixture (blue, ras, straw and black), sliced cantaloup, honeydew and pineapple, and the standard muffins, bread, cereal and freshly squeezed OJ. Evening offering included some sort of hot appitizer, cheese and crackers and an honor bar. Desert included with brownies, blondies and cookies.

Third, the location: Renaissance is not directly on the waterfront, but across the street from the restaurants that are on the waterfront. The hotel is a 5 minute walk from the Boston WTC and a 15-20 minute walk from South Station and maybe a 30 minute walk to the aquarium (guessing, as I did not walk it). Restaurants within a 5-10 minute walk include Legal Seafood, Legal Test Kitchen (LTK), Mortons, Barking Crab, Whisky Priest, Salvadors, Del Friscos, [a new upscale Mexican restaurant on the waterfront - sorry, I forget the name], Tamo and Aura in the Seaport hotel. BUT, my favorite is Yankee Lobster - it's more of a lobster shack than a restaurant, but I had a garden salad with A LOT of lobster meat on it for $17 and it was fabulous (and they serve beer on premises). It's just past the Bank of America pavilion, and if you are outside in the area, you can hear the concerts (Stevie Nicks and the B52 were there last week).

My comparisons in Boston are limited - only the Nine Zero, Langham and Seaport - but I will choose the Renaissance on future trips. Full disclosure - the weather was fabulous on both recent trips so walking was very pleasant.