Boston as part of an East Cost trip

Hi Everyone,

I%26#39;ve been lurking for a few weeks taking in some fabulous advice on visiting Boston for a trip I am taking with my husband in a few weeks time. We are flying into Boston on 26th May and plan to stay 3 nights, then take the bus to NYC for a further 3 nights before moving on to Philly to stay with my husband%26#39;s aunt and cousin. We%26#39;re also hoping to fit in a 2 night trip to Washington DC and possibly a day at Atlantic City while we are in Philly, as we have 10 days there and don%26#39;t want to overstay our welcome!

I%26#39;m now at the stage of booking hotels for Boston and NYC and am keen to get some advice on where to stay. We%26#39;re looking at the Milner Hotel near Boston common as our base and we want to do the following during our stay:

Fenway Park tour

duck tour

Samuel Adams%26#39; brewery (Thursday)

Museum of Science

George%26#39;s Island (Fort Warren)

Firstly is this hotel in a decent location for evening (bars / restaurants) and is it located well for the %26#39;touristy%26#39; stuff we want to do? We%26#39;re more than happy to use public transport and to walk to places, but I have no geographical knowledge of the city other than from the web and guide books, which is no match for genuine local experience.

We really wanted to go to a baseball game but the Red Sox are not at home while we are there. I have briefly looked into seeing other American sports but think our visit is out of season. Thought it worth checking though, just in case there is anything you might recommend.

Many Thanks in advance

Boston as part of an East Cost trip

Hi,

I would strongly urge you to stay away from the Milner. It%26#39;s really a fleabag. Check the reviews here on Trip Advisor, before you make that reservation.

Other hotels in that immediate area, which would be an excellent location for you, would be the Radisson, the Tremont House, the Omni Parker House. Other ideas for moderate hotels:

Holiday Inn Select-Beacon Hill

Midtown Hotel

Marriott Courtyard-Copley Sq.

There are tons of other places as well. Boston is a small city and it%26#39;s very easy to walk or use the T.

Boston as part of an East Cost trip

I haven%26#39;t heard mention of the Milner for many years now. Their reputation at that time was not very stellar. May I suggest another hotel, not far from there, but which we are all familiar: The Park Plaza. While some of the rooms may be small, most seem to have been redone and you won%26#39;t have any potential ';unsavory'; aspects to contend with. Their prices are usually okay by Boston standards, so check around and read their reviews. Another spot you may want to check is the Holiday Inn Beacon Hill, nearer the Waterfront and Freedom Trail (neither of which you mentioned, by the way).

You are right about sports: the only team that time of year are the Red Sox.

A thought for you if you want to see some baseball. You will be in NY which has 2 new stadiums, Philly which has a stadium which is 3(?) years old, DC which is brand new and very close to Camden Yards in

Baltimore which is the standard for all new ballparks and a great place to watch a game (no Oriole jokes please!!!)

I think Neslaw1 has a good idea about the baseball games at other fields. I can vouch that both Philly and Baltimore has great parks.

Also, if you have a chance while in Philly I would highly recommend the Citizens Bank Baseball Tour, I took my kids last month and we all loved it! We were able to go in the dugout, in the lockerroom, the suites, and our tour guide was fantastic (and gave us an extra hour on the tour!)

I saw the Sox play in Philly a couple of seasons ago and really enjoyed that park. Great open feeling the way the concourse was laid out so you looked back into the field. Camden Yards also has ball park tours when the team is not in town.

Neslaw, I agree. Also enjoy Camden Yards a lot. We will finally see Fenway on our trip in July. We%26#39;re also thinking of a daytrip in August to Camden Yards.

Sorry to hijack Emukin - Neslaw is correct about Baltimore not offering tours on days the Orioles are playing, but that is not the case for the Phillies However, the tour guide did say tours see a bit less when the team is in town. You may want to purchase your tickets beforehand for the Phillies, they are a hard ticket to come by on weekend games since winning the World Series.

I think I would avoid the Milner.

Thanks everyone for your responses, we have decided to go for the Park Plaza hotel while we are in Boston. We have looked at watching baseball during all of the legs of our trip and unfortunately our timing is terrible as there is no one playing at home. My husband%26#39;s cousin is a big Phillie%26#39;s fan so would definitely have taken us if it were possible.

We are managing to get to see the MLS team NY Red Bull play though and as a Villa fan, our ex-player Juan pablo Angel is in their team so that should be an interesting experience!

Thanks everyone

Everybody is away!! That s----. How about the Pawtucket Red Sox or maybe the Frederick (MD) Keys. There are alot of people who swear by Minor league ball and the games are alot of fun

Actually BOTH the Boston Celtics and the Boston Bruins are having respective playoff games at the Boston Garden May 26th! For those of us fans who have weathered years and years of poor teams from both the Bruins and the Celtics, this can%26#39;t be beat. I%26#39;d recommend th3e experience of either Bruins playoff hockey OR Celtics playoff basketball. Tickets are still available through ticket outlets.