Originally Posted by
rove312
We need to stay in Boston Oct. 16 before an early flight out. The hotels in the immediate airport area and downtown are generally showing very high rates. In a search for conventions, I don't see anything very big. Would it be because the Red Sox could be hosting a playoff game, and if they're eliminated, we could see the rates go down? The lower seed would be hosting the game, so if we want to root for the Sox, we could hope the opponent is the Yankees and the game would be in the Bronx.
I think it's just a matter of what you consider very high rates? When I stayed in Boston in June, the weekday rate was $319 plus tax at the Back Bay Hilton. If you are seeing rates higher than that, it's more likely attributed to parent's weekend at the colleges in the city than to the Red Sox. As previously stated, it's an expensive city.