This will be my first time visting Boston and I am not sure what area to stay in. Copley Plaza, Faneuil Market, Beacon Hill?
I will not be able to go sight seeing so I am hoping to stay in a nice location that has alot to offer. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Nicest area?any of the three mentioned are good. all are near shopping and restaurants. if i had to pick i would choose copley but that%26#39;s purely subjective.
Nicest area?Hi Mucci01,
Mahj is right, I%26#39;d pick Copley Plaza area myself. Don%26#39;t forget to factor in the weather this time of year. If it%26#39;s raining and cold you%26#39;d want to definitely be up by Copley Plaza and the Pru shops because it%26#39;s all indoors and you%26#39;ll be so glad you were in this part of town! The Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market area is fun and you have the Rotunda which is indoors and all kinds of shops all along the sides in other buildings inside of it and the carts and food area is just incredible to walk through but that%26#39;s IT over that part of town and the North End for dinner at night of course, unless that%26#39;s what you want, it%26#39;s your choice. It depends on your age group too as well for this end of town! I think there%26#39;s more younger people and families during the day that really like Faneuil Hall.
Beacon Hill area has a lot of quaint interesting shops all along Charles St. and if it%26#39;s a beautiful sunny day you can always walk all through the beautiful side streets and up through to see Lewisburg Sq. area and walk through the Boston Common and Public Gardens. Then you can always walk over to the Theater District and then back again to explore to see more of the gorgeous brick homes in through Beacon Hill again, but then that%26#39;s it you%26#39;re done in no time!
Wait until you see the Copley area. You have a lot of unbelievable shops and restaurants to explore, it%26#39;s GREAT! From here you can also get to Newbury and Boylston Sts. in no time with even more to see and do! Then, if you don%26#39;t want shops and are bored after seeing all this? You know you can always get right over to the Isabella Gardner Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts much easier from this part of town!
Enjoy your stay in Boston!
Gotta put my plug in for Beacon Hill, since I lived there for years. To me, the Hill is a little more centrally located. You can walk to downtown in about 10 minutes, or to Copley Sq. in about 20. Faneuil Hall is about 15.
Charles Street is loaded with little shops to nip into, and Cambridge Street has a quite a few restaurants. One drawback can be the brick sidewalks which can be slippery in wet weather. Mind your steps if you decide to explore the area.What the previous poster said about the Copley area having more indoor venues is true, but I never let a little crummy weather stop me. There are few things lovelier than Beacon Hill on a misty day with the gas lamps and a nip in the air. With Halloween right around the corner many of the homes will be decorated with pumpkins and giant mums - it just seems cozy.
You could stay in any one of these locations. It%26#39;s a mere 20-30 minute WALK between all of these areas. Downtown Boston is very small, sizewise. And, of course, the T (subway) can get you from Faneuil Hall to Copley Square in 10....
Another plug for Beacon Hill...
Copley Plaza, and The Prudential Cneter Shopping area are both fabulous - great shops, good restaurant choices - but they are still just really fancy, very big shopping malls.
For true Boston character, Beacon Hill can%26#39;t be beat. You can walk around the bricks and cobble stones and imagine yourself in the ineteenth century. Very central location - easy trip to the Back Bay, short jaunt to downtown. Definitely worth some time, even if you stay elsewhere in town.
As other posters have mentioned, Boston is small, and very walkable. Comfortable shoes are a musr!
If you%26#39;re going to be pressed for time as you seem to indicate and aren%26#39;t really looking to stroll around sight-seeing, I would definitely pick Copley Square. There is everything you need - countless restaurants and bars, tons of shopping everywhere you turn, both indoors at the mall and outdoors along Newbury Street, and plenty of good hotels to choose from in one small, very safe area. You%26#39;re also steps away from both the Green and Orange T lines as well as the commuter rail, so you have a ton of options.
We live and work in Boston and the best place to stay and really get a authentic Boston experience is to stay at the Historic Omni Parker House. Its the first luxury hotel built in America and invented the Boston Creme Pie,Parker House Roll. They are at the foot of Beacon Hill and all the public subway lines are 1 block from the hotel and you can walk on the Freedom Trail,1block from the common,plenty of great shopping behind the hotel like Filene%26#39;s Basement and Macys but you also can walk only 3 blocks to Quincy Marketplace. Copley Sq mall is just like any other shopping mall in america so if your looking to be in a historic neighborhood and really experience what Boston is known for than stay around there for your first trip.
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