Where to Stay - Boston 2009 - page 90

400 Soldiers Field Rd., Boston, MA 02134. & 800/222-TREE or 617/783-0090. Fax [phone]. www.doubletree.
com. 308 units. $129-$309 double. Extra person $20. Children under 18 stay free in parent's room. Packages and AARP
and AAA discounts available. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Valet parking $27; self-parking $20. Pets accepted with prior approval.
Amenities: Restaurant (American); lounge; excellent Scullers Jazz Club (p. 233); indoor pool; exercise room; free access
to nearby health club; Jacuzzi; sauna; concierge; shuttle service to Cambridge and downtown Boston; 24-hr. business
center; room service until 3am; coin-op laundry; laundry service; same-day dry cleaning; rooms for those w/limited mobil-
ity. In room:A/C, TV w/pay movies, wireless Internet access ($10/day), fridge, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron.
MODERATE
The 188-room Brookline Courtyard by Marriott, 40 Webster St., Brookline ( & 866/
296-2296, 800/321-2211, or 617/734-1393; fax [phone]; www.brookline
courtyard.com), is off Beacon Street in Coolidge Corner. The eight-story hotel has a
breakfast cafe, an indoor pool, an exercise room, and shuttle service to the nearby
Longwood Medical Area. The double rate is $159 to $399, which includes high-speed
Internet access.
Best Western Boston/The Inn at Longwood Medical Next to Children's
Hospital in the Longwood Medical Area, this eight-story hotel is a good base for those
with business at the hospitals. It's also near museums, colleges, and Fenway Park, and
about 20 minutes from downtown Boston by T. The well-maintained guest rooms are
quite large and furnished in colorful, contemporary style. Try to stay on the highest
floor possible, not just because the views are better but because the busy intersection
of Longwood and Brookline avenues is less than scenic. Suites have kitchen facilities
that make them a good choice for long-term guests. The hotel adjoins the Longwood
Galleria business complex, which has a food court and shops, including a drugstore.
342 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115. & 800/GOT-BEST or 617/731-4700, TTY 617/731-9088. Fax [phone].
www.innatlongwood.com. 161 units, 18 with kitchenette. $139-$259 double; from $269 suite. Extra person $15.
Children under 18 stay free in parent's room. Weekend and family packages, hospital and long-term discounts avail-
able. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Parking $18. T: Green Line D or E to Longwood. Amenities: Restaurant (international);
lounge; access to nearby health club ($8); concierge; room service until 12:30am; coin-op laundry; laundry service;
same-day dry cleaning; rooms for those w/limited mobility. In room:A/C, TV w/pay movies, high-speed and wireless
Internet access, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron.
Holiday Inn Boston Brookline Only 15 minutes from downtown Boston
on the subway, this six-story hotel is in a mostly residential area not far from the Long-
wood Medical Area and Boston University. Because of the location—which for many
travelers is actually a plus—it charges lower prices than more centrally located hotels
for comparable accommodations. Guest rooms, which were renovated in 2006, are
large and well appointed, with oversize work desks. Units at the front of the building
have more interesting views; they may be slightly noisier because of the busy trolley
route below, but double-glazed windows keep the volume down. The bustling Coolidge
Corner neighborhood is a 5-minute walk away.
1200 Beacon St., Brookline, MA 02446. & 800/HOLIDAY or 617/277-1200. www.holiday-inn.com. 225 units, some
with shower only. $149-$229 double; $229-$279 suite. Extra person $10. Children under 18 stay free in parent's
room. AE, MC, V. Parking $15. T: Green Line C to St. Paul St. Pets accepted; $15 fee. Amenities: Restaurant (Ameri-
can); lounge; coffee shop; small indoor pool; exercise room; Jacuzzi; shuttle to hospitals; laundry service; same-day
dry cleaning; club-level rooms; rooms for those w/limited mobility. In room:A/C, TV, high-speed and wireless Internet
access, coffeemaker, hair dryer, iron.
INEXPENSIVE
A summer-only hostel occupies a former Howard Johnson hotel just outside Kenmore
Square: Hostelling International—Boston at Fenway, 575 Commonwealth Ave.

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