BOSTON COMMON HOTEL, Boston

Boston Common Hotel features non-smoking guestrooms with TVs with HBO, in-room coffee makers, and air conditioning. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and bath products. Rooms are equipped with a work desk. Some guests have reported they could pick up the free Wi-Fi in their rooms. The reddish-brown wood furniture, including dressers, desks, and upholstered chairs, shows signs of wear. Rooms include cable TV.

The Boston Common Hotel is near restaurants. It's about a 10-minute walk to Newbury Street, which is known for its boutiques and cafes.

Features hark back to the hotel's inception with a marble double stairway leading to an expansive second-floor lobby with a 20-foot ceiling. A sweeping staircase with brass handrails leads to a rotunda-like space on the second floor, where tall columns frame brown-accented marble floors. The spacious lobby has marble-tile flooring, stone walls, and brass chandeliers hanging from the high ceiling. There are 13 meeting rooms that can accommodate 500 people. A business center has two computer stations and printers.

Located in Back Bay, Boston Common Hotel is a no-frills, budget hotel in a terrific location. It is in a commercial and residential area with town houses and centuries-old churches. Boston Common Hotel is close to Copley Place and Hynes Convention Center. The Back Bay T and train station and the T at Copley Square are a three- to four-minute walk from the hotel. The hotel is 230 metres from the Boston Back Bay Train Station and subway station. It's about a 10-minute walk to the Hynes Convention Center and Newbury Street. You'll be steps from Hancock Conference Center and John Hancock Tower. The hotel is 3 blocks from the fashionable shops on Newbury Street. Views are primarily of the surrounding buildings. Boston Logan International Airport is a 20- to 30-minute drive depending on traffic, or a 40-minute trip on public transportation.

With a stay at Boston Common Hotel, you'll be steps from Hancock Conference Center and John Hancock Tower. The hotel has a conference center with 13 meeting rooms that can accommodate 500 people.