PROS:
- excellent location, near several T line stations, a few blocks from Chinatown, major theaters, and Boston Commons. Walkable to major sights, i.e. start of Freedom Trail, Copley Square. I also walked here in about 10 minutes from South Station.
- free breakfast- fruit, fresh waffles, cereal, hard-boiled eggs, all types of pastries, juices/coffee/tea. Also, juices/tea/coffee/water available all day along with candy and apples.
- free internet in room via ethernet cable.
- relatively clean, though hair in the teeny tiny shower stall
- staff has been excellent, especially the breakfast staff.
CONS:
- EXTREMELY NOISY throughout the night, especially if you have a Friday or Saturday stay and your room faces the street. Honking, loud bass music, people screaming and shouting, engine of motorcycle rumbling, etc. I can't tell where the noise came from as I couldn't see from the window. (by the way, I had earplugs on throughout my stay...and I am still describing it as noisy.....esp as earplugs cannot block out the bass vibrations). i.e. even on a Thursday night, I was awoken throughout the night due to outside noise even with earplugs in. On the other hand, I did not hear noise inside the hotel, so perhaps if you get a room not facing the street...
- Rooms are very small. The shower stall is also very very tiny....so it was very difficult to shower...hardly room to turn around in the shower.
- Shower pressure very weak....just above a trickle. Combined with the small space, it was hard to shower.
- took almost 10 minutes to get lukewarm water...unable to get hot water.
Overall:
price and location is excellent.....but if you like a good strong shower and are a light sleeper, then another hotel might be more suitable.
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