My husband and I are thinking about making our first trip to Boston at the end of July to see the Eagles in concert. They will be performing at the TD Banknorth Garden. Of course, since it will be our first trip, I also want to see the sights. Since I am not familar at all with the city, could someone recommend a good hotel that would allow for comfortable travel around the city. I have read on this site that renting a car is not a good idea, which is fine with me as long as we can safely travel around somehow. Also, I need some recommendations on good restaurants, especially seafood. We are in our 50s, so we are not necessarily looking for an economy based trip, especially when it comes to the hotel. Not looking to spend thousands or anything, but I do want something nice. Thanks! Isn%26#39;t tripadvisor great!?
First trip %26amp; Eagles Concert
I would say continue your research on the site by searching the links on the left. As you have probably read Boston is compact and really easy to get around so there are a multitude of hotels to choose from. As well there has been much discussion on seafood restaurants. Enter it in the search box and you%26#39;ll find quite a bit of information.
First trip %26amp; Eagles Concert
I love the harbor area. From here, it%26#39;s an easy walk to the Freedom Trail, Banknorth Garden, and the North End. Hotel choices include the Marriott Long Wharf, Marriott Custom House and Boston Harbor Hotel. I%26#39;m sure other folks will be chiming in on the benefits of staying in Back Bay, which also is a very nice area. It%26#39;s also the where a lot of shopping is located.
AlanM
I%26#39;ll chime in for staying in the Back Bay. It%26#39;s not only a great shopping area, it%26#39;s a beautiful neighborhood. The Lenox Hotel is very nice, as is the Marriott Copley Place. Back Bay is always bustling with folks shopping, eating on the outside patios, walking the Public Garden and checking out some fantastic architecture. The brownstones along Commonwealth Ave are really beautiful. Copley Square is always buzzing with folks taking pictures of Trinity Church reflecting against the modern, glass Hancock Tower. The Christian Science Park at Huntington %26amp; Mass Ave is also a very beautiful location with the gorgeous Mother Church and refelecting pool. Boylston Street is always alive as well. I must admit that I love the Back Bay more than any other neighborhood in Boston. For me, it%26#39;s a perfect mix of beauty and excitement. It%26#39;s also nice having the green line T that runs east/west through the city. To me, it%26#39;s the easiest and most conveinent subway line to use. It will take you from Back Bay to TD Banknorth Garden without a connection. I don%26#39;t want to imply that staying elsewhere in the city isn%26#39;t as nice as the Back Bay.Everyone has their favorite neighborhoods to recommend. Mine just happens to be Back Bay. I find every neighborhood unique, beautiful and worth looking around. Beacon Hill and the South End also have wonderful brownstones and very beautiful streets. North End is as european a neighborhood one can find in Boston or many other U.S. cities. It has wonderful italian restaurants, pastry shops and bakeries. Many of it%26#39;s streets are narrow like in European cities. The Harbor area is fantastic for checking out the harbor, the nearby Fanueil Hall area and lots of restaurants and irish pubs. It%26#39;s also the place for taking a whale watch, lunch or dinner cruise, ferry to Provincetown or Salem, or a host of other specialty cruises on Boston Harbor like the Sunset Cruise or the USS Constitution cruise. The harbor area also has a wonderful Harbor Walk. The only area you don%26#39;t want to stay due to it%26#39;s slightly off the beaten path location is the Waterfront area. It%26#39;s technically in South Boston and requires taking a bus then the subway, or walking into town a good ways. It has the Seaport Convention Center down there and is mainly used by business travelers/conventioneers. So, don%26#39;t get the Harbor area mixed up with the Waterfront area. Hotels in the Waterfront area are Westin Waterfront, Seaport and Renaissance hotels. Other than that, every other neighborhood is easily accessible via foot or subway, regardless of where you stay.
Good restaurants are everywhere in the city. Even Boston%26#39;s sister city, Cambridge, has some really wonderful restaurants. The North End has wonderful italian restaurants. For great seafood in the North End, check out Neptune Oyster on Salem Street and The Daily Catch on Hanover Street. For excellent italian food in the North End, I suggest La Summa on Fleet Street and Giacomo%26#39;s on Hanover. Take note that many North End restaurants are cash only, so bring $. More of my favorite seafood restaurants to consider are Barbara Lynch%26#39;s No.9 Park at 9 Park Street between the Common and Granary Burial Ground. Her other place is B%26amp;G Oyster on Tremont Street in the South End. Across from B%26amp;G is another good one called Hamersley Bistro. In the Back Bay, my all time seafood spot in Boston, Atlantic Fish Company on Boyston Street. Also very good are Skipjack%26#39;s at the corner of Clarendon and St. James Streets and Turner Fisheries, which is in Copley Place at the Westin Hotel. For more quality seafood choices, you have several Legal Seafoods around the city. There%26#39;s also Summer Shack on Dalton Street in the Back Bay. Over in Cambridge, there is another excellent seafood restaurant called East Coast Grill on Cambridge Street. This requires a 15 minute walk from the Central Square T stop or a taxi, but it%26#39;s really worth it. Hope this gives you some ideas.
How fun! I love the Eagles and have seen them on their last 2 tours through Dallas! We just got back from Boston and enjoyed staying in the Copley Square area. I%26#39;ll second Will on his choice of seafood. We ate at and enjoyed Atlantic Fish, Legal, Summer Shack and Giacomos. For a ';fancier'; place of those I%26#39;d choose one of the 1st 2. The info I got on here didn%26#39;t steer me wrong!
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