Boston hotels in Back Bay

Cons: Service in dining room was poor. The manager told me I was reading the menu incorrectly, then once I pointed it out to her, she acknowledged I was correct. Later came back to tell me that I should remember for future reference that what was printed on the menu was actually wrong and what she told me was right!

Cons: Last time I stayed it cost 75$ a night. I know it was 30 years ago.... I miss Diamond Jims

Cons: Rooms are a little dated

Cons: Hot water. Complained. No action.

Cons: Breakfast choices at hotel where few and overpriced.

Cons: The hotel is dirty. The hall smelled of dead fish. The food in the hotel was terrible and the front desk did not care about whether a guest was happy.

Cons: Mold in bathroom, dirty chandeliers in hallways. It could be lovely with a few cosmetic touches and upgrades. Outside staff more interested in talking to each other than greeting guests.

Cons: Front desk let our room to another party about 2 hours after we checked in - We were fortunate that we were in the room as they would have had free and open access to the room.

Cons: nothing!

Cons: the heat was not working in the room.

Cons: I loved everything about the Taj.

Cons: street noise loud through old windows

Cons: Accommodations were underwhelming for the high price. Also attempted to contact the Concierge 3 times to arrange a special birthday flower arrangement for my wife. They never called me back. THREE TIMES.

Cons: Staff is a bit patronizing.

Cons: Needs to redecorate, wallpaper , bathrooms old . And staff is really nice but seems like in slow motion.

Cons: We had a suite and they charged us $25 for rollaway bed for our daughter - tacky.

Cons: We were placed I believe in a handicap room.... And the bathroom was very uncomfortable. The toilet was too tall and the shower head was very uncomfortable.

Cons: Check in was unpleasant and condescending. Clerk was disdainful of booking through a "discount" vendor and refused to honor my booking request for a room with two double beds (as I was traveling with an adult child) and insisted that an up charge was required. Hotel generally looked tired and worn and room, for which I paid an up charge was ordinary. Bathroom was vintage 1950s. Location, of course, on the Boston Common, is spectacular but there are far better choices for the money in Boston.

Cons: Nothing to mention

Cons: Could hear noises outside of room, limited amenities within hotel (had to walk to local stores to get simple things), older hotel that has been renovated so rooms are smaller than newer hotels

Cons: Everything was delightful!

Cons: After making arrangements for our kids to stay with friends for the night, my wife and I booked a room at the Taj to celebrate our 10th anniversary. Within hours of checking in, we were startled by loud, raucous music. So loud that we had trouble hearing each other from across the room even though we were 3 floors below. Turns out the Taj was hosting a wedding party in the roof. Management said they were booked and couldn't move us. It was so unpleasant, we ended up checking out that same night so we could get a good night's sleep.

Cons: Pricey room service breakfast A toilet whose flush handle was in need of repair

Cons: Carpeting and some other items a bit tattered. Ancient HVAC systems with poor control. Mixed response from staff.

Cons: I wish the down comforter had been more substantial. Not surprising, but the food prices were over the top. The doors slam shut making it very loud when the "neighbors" come and go.

Cons: Plug in bathtub not working OR it was user error! Lol so I didn't get to enjoy the beautiful soaker tub!

Cons: Lots of street noise made it difficult to sleep. Decor was charming if outdated. Not worth the expense.

Cons: Shared bathroom/shower, bed in a closet style lodging. Not a B&B.

Cons: If you have a car it is very difficult to park. Expensive parking off site.

Cons: At arrival there were first aid strips on the carpet and hair where you don't want to find hair in the bathroom.

Cons: room was so dirty

Cons: We ordered vegetarian food (room service). They gave us a totally different dish that had meat in it.

Cons: There was nothing I didn't like!

Cons: Had trouble working the TV remote.

Cons: Walls were thin.

Cons: Unfortunately his is a youth hostel posing as a boutique hotel. Incredible in todays world that room doors have an air flow underneath and are not noise sealed. Every room door opening and closing and every word/step on the hallway is heard in the room. Check it out on room 940 for yourself. Impossible to sleep after 5:30am with doors banging! Thought you only find that in youth hostels or un-renovated budget hotels... This one should be marketed with a warning label or taken off the list until they have resolved the noise issue. Incredible, otherwise great location and nice views, good room size.

Cons: Parking is pretty pricey. 40 bucks/day.

Cons: They didn't have our room ready at the check in time. The sink was clogged with what looked like old vomit. The service was slow. The rooftop pool is tiny as is the area. I definitely wouldn't pay all that money to stay there.

Cons: No indoor pool :-(

Cons: The bathroom was not clean, the furniture throughout was damaged and cheap and subpar.

Cons: I found a bobby pin in the bathroom that didn't belong to us. We ran out of shampoo and conditioner. There was no soap holder in the bathroom. The soap bars were too small for the wire holder There were no hand bars in the tub enclosure that an older person,such as myself, could hold on for support while leaning over to wash their feet.

Cons: So soda or snack machine, only snacks are in expensive mini bar in room.

Cons: Our shower head was spraying onto the ceiling and wall. It made puddle in our bathroom.

Cons: - We stayed there partly because of the rooftop pool, but they sold so many "day passes" on the weekends, that hotel guests like us couldn't get a chair. It was an amenity that they sold right out from under us. Boo!

Cons: 8am Altman going off

Cons: The elevators took an abnormally long time to arrive and go down. It sounds like they're working on that, and then they will be perfect!

Cons: When I first arrived to check in the person checking me in said I had two reservations, for two rooms, one paid for one not. I was pretty freaked when I heard this because they asked me to pay again at the desk. I contacted Kayak and according to the nice lady from the company she took care of everything and she did it was not on my bill. My complaint is that it shouldnt have been an issue to begin with, how stupid was the guy at the front desk? Kayak has been good to me with reservations why was that an issue? I actually dont understand how that would have even happened to begin with. My other complaint is even though I KNOW there were several conventions in town that weekend, I was really upset that my friends at the Sheraton got to have an extended check out till 2pm when I KNOW almost EVERY Marriott I have stayed at before has extended check out, the book says they offered it and the lady on the phone said they did NOT offer it specifically because of the convention. I don't see it as far if a hotel attached to the same convention center with the same amount of people could have it and I could not. Especially since the Marriott was a far nicer establishment the hotel room I stayed in and hotel in general was far better kept and polished then the Sheraton. So that was my only true disappointment. Especially since I did not have to check out, I was all set and would just leave. I understand as my mother used to work for Marriott that the maids have to come in and clean asap before new people check in around 4. But still, that just...was odd. In a hotel that large usually they have maids for a lot longer so, I guess I am just missing something.

Cons: Noisy neighbors. Called front desk and they didn't seem to do anything.

Cons: Most hotels I stay in offer water & have it randomly placed around the hotel. There was none to be found here; including the gym. When we attempted to use the vending machine to buy some, only took $1.@@ or coins. We only had larger bills.

Cons: Nothing

Cons: Could have had better mattresses on bed.

Cons: Bit of a waiting line to check in

Cons: Elevators are a disaster, unless you love waiting. No free wifi in the rooms (what year is this????). No fridge in rooms (what year is this???)

Cons: There was an extremely faint electronic beeping noise that me and my husband heard every night falling asleep; nothing that prohibited us from falling asleep, but I will say that I noticed it each night as I was falling asleep. A little pricey, but warranted given the location; we also didn't pay for parking as we had a family member with a free garage spot at work across town.

Cons: Elevators are a little slow and packed

Cons: The elevators! All weekend, I waited longer for elevators that I could get on than I did waiting for trains in the "T". On Sunday, after waiting nearly 25 minutes for an elevator that wasn't already jam-packed, I had to carry my luggage down six flights of stairs to the meeting room level to use the escalators (which were out of service). All in, an experience I would expect at a hotel charging half what Marriott did for this stay.

Cons: Room furnishings

Cons: Providing information about hotel amenities and outside events from hotel

Cons: Have to get private parking, costed same as my stay at the hotel. waited for 1 hour and made 5 calls to get brushes.

Cons: Bathroom was not cleaned properly may be the product they used and did not finish wiping down because toilet cover and seat was sticky.

Cons: Water bottle in room cost $7.50. Elevators very slow on occasion. Very old TV system with limited HD channel selection.

Cons: A little pricey. Not way high. Just a little.

Cons: Bad views, small rooms, the two front desk people I met were fake nice, and there was a crib in my room.

Cons: Room and bathroom quite small, no hair dryer.

Cons: Construction on church across from my room, started early, relentless but hotel had no control over it

Cons: The hotel is still offering only limited services. For instance, maid service is done only on request. No valet parking, bellhop assistance only on request.

Cons: No shop in hotel for sodas, snacks, ice cream

Cons: Noise from hall seeps in through the old wood doors; not really a problem until a couple drunk bros came in at 4AM and spent 20 minutes in the hall being enthusiastic.

Cons: Room service/housekeeping left dirty trays in the corridors.

Cons: Things I didn't like were.. Couldn't get the room to feel completely warm.set thermostat to 78 it barely hit 70. Parked in the parking garage a block away for $22 for the weekend compared to the hotel wanting to charge me $51 to park per day kind of a no brainier. Who's there was a pool or hot tub to relax in during our stay.