Best city to stay

I am visiting Boston in June/July 2006 and was looking at staying at the Marriott in Burlington or the Summerfield Suites in Waltham. Which place would make it an easier drive to downtown Boston? Is Waltham a safe area to stay?

Best city to stay

Waltham is a safe place to stay. IMO, neither hotel is significantly easier to get into Boston. If you want to get into town in the morning, your best bet is to drive to the nearest subway stop or commuter train stop in order to avoid rush hour traffic. If you wait until after rush hour to go into Boston, the drive isn%26#39;t that bad, but parking will be costly. Generally, it%26#39;s worth it staying in town and not commuting back and forth, unless you have other sights to see outside of Boston. Have a great trip!

Best city to stay

Unless you have a strong reason to stay at either place, I%26#39;d suggest some other ideas which are much closer to public transit.

The Marriott in Newton, is 5 minutes from Riverside station on the Green Line, which will take you right into downtown Boston.

Further up on Rte 128, the Courtyard by Marriott, Hampton Inn, and Fairfield Inn, all in Woburn, are all adjacent to the Anderson Transportation Center, which has regular Commuter Rail Service via the Lowell Line, to downtown Boston.

However, if you want to stay in Waltham, it%26#39;s perfectly safe, and so is Burlington.

Agreed. Generally, any of the places/towns along ';Rte. 128'; (the ';ring road'; around Boston), as are Burlington and Waltham, are equally OK to get into town, and popular b/c they%26#39;re a lot cheaper than in-town digs; and all of the 128 towns are safe, certainly any chains hotels. The drive from anywhere along 128 would be about 30-40 min. on a good day non-rush hour, as much as a hour+ in rush-hour (big city rush hour starts early, ends late -- prolly 730-930/10a. %26amp; 4-630p. at least). Parking is indeed costly, maybe $30/day -- many exceptions both ways, and can be hard to find. (There are ';Early Bird'; -- pre-7a.m. -- specials at some major garages, like ';Haymarket'; near centrally-located Faneuil Hall.) Depending on how much and where you need to get around during the day, taking public transport (Commuter Rail, or the ';T';) into the city is definitely the way to go. Once you%26#39;re in town, it%26#39;s all easy by ';T';/walking.

Thank you all for your great posts!! :-)

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