Hi! I am trying to use a Rewards certificate with Marriott. ($100)Unfortunately, they are pretty picky about where you can use it. It is good only at the full service Marriott (read $250-350/nite), or at the one up in Peabody(for about $119/nite). We are trying to do a Saturday day trip to Salem, and spend Sunday doing the Freedom Trail and then maybe hit the Arnold Arboretum on the way home. Friday eve we figured on dinner and relaxing, early Zzzz%26#39;s. How inconvienient is Peabody? We will have a car, but hoped not use it. Thanks, again!
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Hi DLtreks,
If you don%26#39;t mind staying in Peabody then that%26#39;s what you should do. It%26#39;s I believe right in a business complex area called Centennial Drive which is actually in a really good location IF you have a car. You might want to think about using your car for transportation? If you do decide to stay here, it%26#39;s in an office park type location. The Peabody%26#39;s Marriott Hotel is roughly 16 miles from downtown Boston. It%26#39;s about a 20 minute drive in to downtown on a good day. In the early morning there%26#39;s tie ups but it moves most of the time at that hour, it%26#39;s not really that bad, I just want you to know this so you can make your decision. The congestion starts happening at a certain time and most people know when it%26#39;s going to be and when exactly to avoid it.
You just have to know when to head in to Boston that%26#39;s all.
If you%26#39;re going to be staying here over a weekend? You%26#39;re fine, it%26#39;s no problem at all. Get your mapquest out for Salem, it%26#39;s not far at all from this Marriott. You%26#39;ll manage fine, as
long as you don%26#39;t mind driving. There%26#39;s a lot of really good restaurants along this Lynnfield Rte 1 area as you head up to Peabody you%26#39;ll see a lot of the good ones, even if you spot them for landmarks on your drive it%26#39;ll help you to remember where you%26#39;re going up through here! There%26#39;s Jimmy%26#39;s Steer House at 114 Broadway in Saugus that%26#39;s near Lynnfield. There%26#39;s Polcari%26#39;s at 92 Broadway right on Rte 1 in Saugus. The Continental is a lot of peoples favorite on Rte 1 in Saugus. Donatello%26#39;s at 44 Broadway in Saugus along this Rte 1 stretching from the area where you%26#39;ll see Square One Mall.
You%26#39;ll see quite a lot of different plazas, gas stations and restaurants along this whole stretch of the Rte 1 area.
all the way up past Bertucci%26#39;s where the turn off is for Peabody%26#39;s Centennial Drive, which is right off of Rte 128 you%26#39;ll see the exit pretty quick as you%26#39;re heading for this area so watch for it.
May be you should do a mapquest and have it right with you to judge the turns, it%26#39;s the only thing I think you%26#39;d have to do for this Hotel where you%26#39;re not familiar with the area. Other than that you%26#39;re going to be JUST fine here and once you get a feel for where it is and how you got there etc...you%26#39;ll be fine!
It sounds as if you%26#39;re planning this visit at a pretty good time too after the mad rush for the Salem Haunted Happenings Festivities up there, which is a GOOD thing-because you just missed thousands of people in your travels! You%26#39;ll be able to hopefully relax and may be see the interesting sights in a
quieter atmosphere?
If you do get up to Salem on your weekend visit? There%26#39;s a lot of really nice restaurants up there too. Try to remember these names, Finz Seafood Restaurant at Pickering Wharf, it%26#39;s wonderful! Then The Lyceum which was unbelievable and I heard a good review on Rockafella%26#39;s in Salem again this weekend, which is one that I%26#39;m going to try one of these days.
You can get to Boston from Peabody very easy. The earlier the better on weekends, that%26#39;s the key, especially if it%26#39;s a beautiful sunny day on that Rte 1., so the earlier the better. As you get near the Square One Mall you%26#39;ll see even more cars, but it moves you%26#39;ll be fine. In fact when I drive down to Boston I have to go this way myself. I go to Rte 1 then either I head to Revere for the Ted Williams Tunnel to get right in to Boston via the Airport Rd. or a lot of times I go right over the Tobin Bridge. Either way it%26#39;s $3 now at the toll going in to Boston.
Back to the Peabody Marriott!
Dltreks,
Here I am telling you about the tie ups in this area and to YOU it%26#39;ll be NOTHING coming from New York%26#39;s crazy traffic patterns!!!
You%26#39;ll be JUST fine at this Marriott! It%26#39;ll be no bother for you staying here.
Have a great time on your trip to Boston!
Hi And Thanks soo much!!! You were right, I giggled as you were talking about traffic. Getting OFF Long Island is often an exercise in futility. Timing IS everything!! Thanks for all the tips. We will be arriving in Boston probably around 2:30pm on a Friday. We have all day Sat, and Sun. Hopefully traffic is quiet!! Thanks again!!
Hi And Thanks soo much!!! You were right, I giggled as you were talking about traffic. Getting OFF Long Island is often an exercise in futility. Timing IS everything!! Thanks for all the tips. We will be arriving in Boston probably around 2:30pm on a Friday. We have all day Sat, and Sun. Hopefully traffic is quiet!! Thanks again!!
Hi -
Don%26#39;t forget to shop at the Saucony Factory Outlet store - it%26#39;s right across the street from the hotel at Saucony%26#39;s company headquarters.
Peabody is fine for a day in Boston and a day in Salem. It%26#39;s very easy to get to either by car in 20-30 minutes.
Have fun!
Thanks everyone. We are staying in peabody. It is final. Thanks for the tip on the Saucony store. We do actually run, and I wear Saucony. Looking forward to our GetAway in Boston.
Saucony was acquired by another company. The brand name will continue to be sold. The factory outlet and corporate headquarters are being relocated from Peabody, MA to the site of the new owner in Lexington, MA sometime after the beginning of 2006.
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