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BOS Airport Hotels (plus EWR and LGW) -- comments / suggestions pls
Greetings --
Looking for suggestions in regards to Hotels near or on-site at the Boston Airport. From looking at the official airport website, it seems there is a Hyatt, a Hilton, and an Embassy Suites by Hilton. Any others on the premises or nearby that aren't listed by chance? Last but not least, for any of you familiar with the above hotels, which would be the best choice? FWIW, I can get the same price at the Hilton and the Embassy Suites, whereas the Hyatt is a good deal more expensive for the night I need. FWIW, I'll be flying in from overseas, clearing US Customs, and am looking for a nice place to stay for the night and get a good nights sleep before a second day of flying with business meetings in the afternoon. Right now I'm leaning towards to the Embassy Suites, but if anyone is familiar with these specific properties I would much appreciate it. Being brand-name properties, I would expect them to all be good, but at other airports I've been quite disappointed with major chain lodging (i.e. the Radisson JFK comes to mind -- the place leaves a lot to be desired and doesn't compare to other Radisson's I've stayed at). While on the subject of airport hotels, any advice for EWR? I've stayed at the 4-points by Sheraton @ EWR in the past and didn't particularly care for it. I'm considering the EWR Hilton for my next EWR overnight layover (prior to an overseas flight), but I would appreciate advice. Last but not least, since on the subject, how about LGW lodging? I've stayed at the LGW Marriott Renessance several times over the past few months -- I have had a couple of good stays, but have had a few bad ones. While it's decently priced at 60 quid, it's been unpredictable and of five visits, the jacuzzi has never been working/open (either chemicals out of whack or maint problems). Other problems include heat not working and broken lifts (elevators) on a semi-regular basis. I'd like to find something with more consistency at LGW when it comes to service and functional facilities. When traveling to London (and using LGW), I often stay at an LGW airport hotel the night prior to returning to the states to avoid the trip from central London in the morning. Thanks, Steve |
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BOS Airport Hotels (plus EWR and LGW) -- comments / suggestionspls
Steve wrote:
Greetings -- Looking for suggestions in regards to Hotels near or on-site at the Boston Airport. From looking at the official airport website, it seems there is a Hyatt, a Hilton, and an Embassy Suites by Hilton. Any others on the premises or nearby that aren't listed by chance? Last but not least, for any of you familiar with the above hotels, which would be the best choice? FWIW, I can get the same price at the Hilton and the Embassy Suites, whereas the Hyatt is a good deal more expensive for the night I need. Marriott Long Wharf, Seaport Hotel, and Boston Harbor Hotel are within a few miles. I'm rather nervous about recommending any Hiltons as many of the ones I've stayed in seem to be of less quality than some Budget Inns but charge prices of 4 or 5 star places. I know the Marriott is great, but also with a price to match. |
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BOS Airport Hotels (plus EWR and LGW) -- comments / suggestions pls
"Steve" wrote:
Last but not least, since on the subject, how about LGW lodging? I've stayed at the LGW Marriott Renessance several times over the past few months -- I have had a couple of good stays, but have had a few bad ones. While it's decently priced at 60 quid, it's been unpredictable and of five visits, the jacuzzi has never been working/open (either chemicals out of whack or maint problems). Other problems include heat not working and broken lifts (elevators) on a semi-regular basis. I'd like to find something with more consistency at LGW when it comes to service and functional facilities. When traveling to London (and using LGW), I often stay at an LGW airport hotel the night prior to returning to the states to avoid the trip from central London in the morning. I've been happy enough with the Copthorne. There's a on-property lesiure centre that is nice and the private bar is good also. Best thing for me is that the rooms are quiet. Can be a bit confusing to find your room though. The halls are long and not necesarily logical. Don't think you'll get a room there for £60, but they do offer a shuttle bus from the airport. The trip to the hotel is free, but you'll pay a few bob for the trip back. That can be charged to your room tab if you remember to ask at the desk. |
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BOS Airport Hotels (plus EWR and LGW) -- comments / suggestions pls
"cj" wrote in message news:0AN8c.4670$Q45.778@fed1read02... Steve wrote: Greetings -- Looking for suggestions in regards to Hotels near or on-site at the Boston Airport. From looking at the official airport website, it seems there is a Hyatt, a Hilton, and an Embassy Suites by Hilton. Any others on the premises or nearby that aren't listed by chance? Last but not least, for any of you familiar with the above hotels, which would be the best choice? FWIW, I can get the same price at the Hilton and the Embassy Suites, whereas the Hyatt is a good deal more expensive for the night I need. Marriott Long Wharf, Seaport Hotel, and Boston Harbor Hotel are within a few miles. I'm rather nervous about recommending any Hiltons as many of the ones I've stayed in seem to be of less quality than some Budget Inns but charge prices of 4 or 5 star places. I know the Marriott is great, but also with a price to match. I'll have a look at the Marriott site again (which is usually the first place I start for the exact reason you mention above). When I first checked, I didn't see any Marriott's labeled as "airport" hotels and got the impression they were a bit further distant from the airport. In general I've found Marriott to be the most consistent of any chain. FWIW, I called Marriott last night for a couple of other bookings. Grabbed a resort property in Malaysia for $70 USD nightly (looks nice) and for a 12 hour layover at KUL, I found an incredible price for the KUL Ritz Carlton (under $100 USD).. The prices for the hotels I found were absolutely incredible. Steve |
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BOS Airport Hotels (plus EWR and LGW) -- comments / suggestions pls
"cj" wrote in message news:0AN8c.4670$Q45.778@fed1read02... Steve wrote: Greetings -- Looking for suggestions in regards to Hotels near or on-site at the Boston Airport. From looking at the official airport website, it seems there is a Hyatt, a Hilton, and an Embassy Suites by Hilton. Any others on the premises or nearby that aren't listed by chance? Last but not least, for any of you familiar with the above hotels, which would be the best choice? FWIW, I can get the same price at the Hilton and the Embassy Suites, whereas the Hyatt is a good deal more expensive for the night I need. Marriott Long Wharf, Seaport Hotel, and Boston Harbor Hotel are within a few miles. I'm rather nervous about recommending any Hiltons as many of the ones I've stayed in seem to be of less quality than some Budget Inns but charge prices of 4 or 5 star places. I know the Marriott is great, but also with a price to match. All three you mention are across the harbor (can be a serious transportation hassle) and are also three of the most expensive in town. I've stayed in Hilton, Hyatt and Embassy on site several times each. Nicest and closest is the Hilton. Embassy is brand new (about a year old). Hyatt is overpriced for what you get. I'd say it's a toss up between the Hilton and Embassy. I usually shoot for the Hilton first but have no second thoughts about the Embassy. If they're both full, I'd go into town, actually before I'd stay at the Hyatt. J |
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BOS Airport Hotels (plus EWR and LGW) -- comments / suggestions pls
"Jim Anderson" wrote in message ... "cj" wrote in message news:0AN8c.4670$Q45.778@fed1read02... Marriott Long Wharf, Seaport Hotel, and Boston Harbor Hotel are within a few miles. I'm rather nervous about recommending any Hiltons as many of the ones I've stayed in seem to be of less quality than some Budget Inns but charge prices of 4 or 5 star places. I know the Marriott is great, but also with a price to match. All three you mention are across the harbor (can be a serious transportation hassle) and are also three of the most expensive in town. I've stayed in Hilton, Hyatt and Embassy on site several times each. Nicest and closest is the Hilton. Embassy is brand new (about a year old). Hyatt is overpriced for what you get. I'd say it's a toss up between the Hilton and Embassy. I usually shoot for the Hilton first but have no second thoughts about the Embassy. If they're both full, I'd go into town, actually before I'd stay at the Hyatt. Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to do the Embassy Suites for my layover at BOS as I managed to snag a good deal. The pricing at the Hyatt is ridicilous compared to the Hilton and Embassy, presuming the properties are similar in what they offer (unless the Hyatt offers a great deal more, but from looking at the Hyatt & Hilton websites, I don't see any significant difference). The ES looks good from their website, has a 6pm cx policy vs a 4pm on the Hilton, the property has the ammenties I'm seeking, and a nice dip in the jacuzzu will be good after a long day of international travel. Just too bad I'm departing early in the AM the next day and can't take advantage of the breakfast included at the ES. The later cx policy is good in case I need to back out at the last minute because of flight irregularities (not expecting any, but you just never know). I did look at the Marriott -- looks good, but I don't want to deal with any transportation hassle. I just want to go from plane, clear US Immigrations/Customs and get to the hotel without any hassle. Steve |
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