With a stay at HI Boston, you'll be centrally located in Boston, steps from Cutler Majestic Theatre and within a 5-minute walk of Boston Opera House. Featured amenities include a computer station, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby.
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Best Boston Hostels
Overall 8.6 Excellent
Based on 6,710 reviews
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Good
7.4
Pros: the location, it was close to downtown and could walk everywhere
Good
7.7
Pros: The breakfast is pretty good.
Excellent
9.7
Pros: Quiet and diverse. Great bed in the dorm.
Good
6.8
Pros: The staff is helpful and the place is very easy to get.Several markets around there and really close to red line station.I like the breakfast too.
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Very Clean and Modern!
Excellent
10.0
Pros: Everthing you ask for from hostel is there. Staff is friendly and everything is clean and modern. This was the best hostel I’ve stayed in the US and the UK. The location is pretty good and close to a subway station.
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Reviews
Overall 8.6 Excellent
Based on 6,710 reviews
Location
9.8
WiFi
9.8
Vibe
9.2
Amenities
9.0
Cleanliness
8.0
Service
8.0
Breakfast
7.3
Room
7.3
Value
6.7
Bar
4.1
Location
9.8
Amenities
9.3
Service
7.9
Value
7.5
Breakfast
7.0
Room
7.0
7.4 Good
Pros: the location, it was close to downtown and could walk everywhere
Cons: it was too expensive to stay there
7.7 Good
Pros: The breakfast is pretty good.
Cons: I woke up my first night with red spots on my face. Not sure what it was but the spots stayed there for a long time. They just started to disappear now that I am back home. The sheets had to be changed. It only happened the first night not any other night.
9.7 Excellent
Pros: Quiet and diverse. Great bed in the dorm.
Cons:
6.8 Good
Pros: The staff is helpful and the place is very easy to get.Several markets around there and really close to red line station.I like the breakfast too.
Cons: Restrooms and sheets were not clear enough.
10.0 Excellent
Pros: Very Clean and Modern!
Cons:
10.0 Excellent
Pros: Everthing you ask for from hostel is there. Staff is friendly and everything is clean and modern. This was the best hostel I’ve stayed in the US and the UK. The location is pretty good and close to a subway station.
Cons: Nothing at all
With a stay at HI Boston, you'll be centrally located in Boston, steps from Cutler Majestic Theatre and within a 5-minute walk of Boston Opera House. Featured amenities include a computer station, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby.
Overall 7.6 Good
Based on 12 reviews
Mediocre
2.0
Good
6.5
Pros: There was no a/c and no fans. It was hot hot hot in our room on this summer day.
The kitchen was almost a joke. We could not find a single spoon or fork!
They do not recycle - shame on them!
Excellent
10.0
Pros: q1
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Overall 7.6 Good
Based on 12 reviews
2.0 Mediocre
Pros:
Cons: I was un aware that there was no private room and this place is a youth hostel. I canceled on the spot and then was stuck with a $400 hotel room because Boston is over priced for no logical reason.
6.5 Good
Pros: There was no a/c and no fans. It was hot hot hot in our room on this summer day.
The kitchen was almost a joke. We could not find a single spoon or fork!
They do not recycle - shame on them!
Cons:
10.0 Excellent
Pros: q1
Cons: d1
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Overall 0.0 Poor
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Quarters on Dot by Short Term Rentals Boston provides a quality option for those who might be coming to the area to stay for a while for work, and those who may be taking an extended vacation or even going to school. The property is located a short distance from many of the popular areas of Boston that most will want to visit and experience. Pets are allowed at the property. There is no smoking on-site, and this is an adult-only property. The property provides some quality conveniences and amenities for the guests. These include iron and ironing board, heating and air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, parquet flooring, a shared kitchen, electric kettle, and cookware and utensils. Travelers at the property will find that there is wireless Internet throughout. The property has VIP check-in and check-out services. There is no parking at the property, so the guests will need to make use of an offsite car park. The full, shared kitchen that is provided will make it possible for the guests to cook many of their own meals. Of course, they can also find plenty of places where they can dine offsite. The guests can dine at Capo Restaurant, Fat Baby, Shenanigan’s Bar, The Juice Box, Olympic House of Pizza, The Broadway, Sidewalk Café, and a host of other locations. In addition, those who are staying at the property will be just a short distance from the Freedom Trail and a host of other locations they might want to visit.
Overall 6.9 Good
Based on 579 reviews
Excellent
8.5
Pros: It was clean, had the basic necessities, easy to access, good kitchen and laundry facilities, safe, convenient location close to buses and downtown, affordable price.
Good
6.0
Pros: It was definitely cheap, that's for sure. We liked that it has a full kitchen every other floor and also many bathrooms. Since it's a hostel, you do share those with others but that was never a problem for us. Even though there were other people staying in the building, I was never in the kitchen with any one or found myself waiting for a bathroom. Also the bathrooms were decently clean and always well stocked. We also liked that since there is a full kitchen there's are dishes and silverware to use (which of course you should place in the dishwasher when done) which came in handy when we bought a bottle of wine but forgot about the bottle opener and glasses.
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Overall 6.9 Good
Based on 579 reviews
8.5 Excellent
Pros: It was clean, had the basic necessities, easy to access, good kitchen and laundry facilities, safe, convenient location close to buses and downtown, affordable price.
Cons: It was across the street from a bar and at night the bar patrons were quite noisy until 2:00 am, making it difficult for me to sleep well. Also, there is no parking close by, so people with vehicles need to know that they will have to park far away and walk for about 20 min. to reach a parking garage from the hotel. There is no dining area, so patrons need to eat in their rooms.
6.0 Good
Pros: It was definitely cheap, that's for sure. We liked that it has a full kitchen every other floor and also many bathrooms. Since it's a hostel, you do share those with others but that was never a problem for us. Even though there were other people staying in the building, I was never in the kitchen with any one or found myself waiting for a bathroom. Also the bathrooms were decently clean and always well stocked. We also liked that since there is a full kitchen there's are dishes and silverware to use (which of course you should place in the dishwasher when done) which came in handy when we bought a bottle of wine but forgot about the bottle opener and glasses.
Cons: Even though it appeared generally clean and well kept, the fact that there were two cockroach traps in our bedroom and then I saw another in the kitchen, kind of really skeeved me out. Luckily never saw any roaches in them though. Also, we thought we would be getting a queen bed but it was definitely just a full and also not as fluffy and comfy as the other hostel from this same company that we had previously stayed at. The worst thing about the place was the location though. The closest T station is a little under 20 minute walk, which was very awful when carrying luggage when it's snowing/sleeting out. Not fun at all. You can easily grab a taxi but the extra $6 each way adds up. There is also a bar right across the street, so with the loud drunken men chatting it up outside all night combined with the constant trucks and other loud vehicles, we found our room was never silent and it was very hard to fall asleep or to sleep in. Wouldnt stay here unless you're really desperate to save a couple bucks. There's another hostel owned by the same company located at 30 West Broadway across from the T station that is the 20 minute walk away from this one. We stayed there last year and loved it, the $30 or so less a night for this one wasn't worth it.
Quarters on Dot by Short Term Rentals Boston provides a quality option for those who might be coming to the area to stay for a while for work, and those who may be taking an extended vacation or even going to school. The property is located a short distance from many of the popular areas of Boston that most will want to visit and experience. Pets are allowed at the property. There is no smoking on-site, and this is an adult-only property. The property provides some quality conveniences and amenities for the guests. These include iron and ironing board, heating and air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, parquet flooring, a shared kitchen, electric kettle, and cookware and utensils. Travelers at the property will find that there is wireless Internet throughout. The property has VIP check-in and check-out services. There is no parking at the property, so the guests will need to make use of an offsite car park. The full, shared kitchen that is provided will make it possible for the guests to cook many of their own meals. Of course, they can also find plenty of places where they can dine offsite. The guests can dine at Capo Restaurant, Fat Baby, Shenanigan’s Bar, The Juice Box, Olympic House of Pizza, The Broadway, Sidewalk Café, and a host of other locations. In addition, those who are staying at the property will be just a short distance from the Freedom Trail and a host of other locations they might want to visit.
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