My husband and I recently stayed at Hotel 140 for five nights when we were in Boston at an academic conference. The staff was courteous, the hotel was clean, and it was much more affordable than other places in the area. We also didn't have to pay in advance to get the low rates, which was our primary reason for booking here. They gave us a free Queen upgrade when we checked in (I'm starting to wonder if they even have full beds there--it seems like the upgrade is standard) and didn't charge for our mini-fridge even though it was supposed to be $25 extra. The hotel was also only a block away from the Back Bay MBTA stop on the Orange Line, which made getting around the city fairly easy.
Unfortunately, we couldn't get wifi on the 8th floor in the evenings (presumably when everyone got back to their room and logged on at the same time) and our ethernet jack didn't work even though they sent up two 'technicians' to look at it. This was a major detractor for us, as it severely limited our ability to work during our stay. There were also some issues with the elevator and our key cards were mysteriously demagnetized every day or two even though we made sure not to keep them next to our cell phones. There also weren't any workout facilities in the hotel (although they're up-front about that on the web site), although we took advantage of a 3-day free pass at the Wang YMCA one MBTA stop over.
All in all, if you don't mind paying twice as much for a hotel (or paying in full a month before your stay), you might want to keep looking. But if you're traveling on a budget and want a friendly, clean place to stay in a decent neighborhood fairly close to everything, Hotel 140 is a decent choice.
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