This past weekend I attended my 50th reunion from MGH and the annual Homecoming for MGH graduates. The hotel is perfectly located just about 2-5 minutes walk and in view of the Hospital complex from the front door. I am sure the front desk staff hear the same thing every Sep. from the returning graduates however they are helpful,friendly and give great directions. My room is one of the quietest I have ever had and I heard just 1 emergency siren in 2 nights even though my room faced the front of the hospital. The room had very recently been rennovated and was clean and bright with a comfortable mattress and great pillows. It was average size for Boston but better placement of items allowed 2 women to move about the space without any difficulty. Again the bathroom was small as are Boston hotels but well laid out--the sliding door helped make the space easier to navigate.
We did not use the restaurant. In room coffee and tea provided.
The area around the hotel offers everthing you may need. I found the are to be safe, security people abound all around the area I expect mainly because of the hospital complex and the number of hi-rise resident occupied buildings. This is the old west end of Boston razed and "gentrified" in the 50ies. Many hospital related areas are opend to the public including the museum. The small coffee area just down from the main hospital lobby is a good find and open long hours.
Boston hotel rates are high but what was helpful to us to offset this was no need for a taxi or even the T.--we walked everywhere, our meetings were close by and huge number of quality eating places were just a few minutes away. And our weather varied from showers to downpours the entire weekend!
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