Planning a trip to Boston area in spring (assuming it's safe to travel by then)

[cwydro]

Any suggestions of places to stay in the seaport area of Boston? Or is it better to stay in an outlying town and drive in?

[bottomofthehill]

1. Pre Covid staying in Boston was an expensive event

I don’t know now though. I love the Bostonian and the Parker House. They both used to have a 199 rate which was about as inexpensive as it gets for a Boston Hotel.

Driving and parking is expensive as hell in Boston too, again, pre covid, you could expect to pay close to 40 dollars a day to park

[cwydro]

4. Yeah, I'm seeing just about everyone charges for parking, grr.

Thanks for the tips!

[larwdem]

2. Boston/Plymouth

We stayed in Plymouth, Great history and harbor, Take the wale watch tour! You can take the train in to Boston. Or you can take the ferry to Boston. but that is pricey.

[cwydro]

5. That sounds like something I'll check out - thanks!

So hoping sites will be open by then for tours, etc.

[bluescribbler]

8. Gloucester is another option, and it's closer to the whales.

However, in my experience, whale watching is better in September. Whales are more active as they feed heavily in preparation for their migration to the Caribbean for the winter. While I've never failed to see whales, on one September trip, I saw 35 humpbacks with full breaches and one mother with calf who came right up to the boat.

[cwydro]

9. I'd love to see whales.

Yeah, I’m going to check out towns around Boston...irks me to have to pay for parking lol.

[cachukis]

3. Parker House in town.

Plenty of places near T stops outside.

[cwydro]

6. T? Is that the subway?

I’ve been told it’s excellent for getting about the city.

[cachukis]

7. Yes. There are trains as well, to go a little farther out.

Leave your car. It's a walking city. Quincy, Braintree just south. Lechemere is a good locale just north. We did an Airbnb in Charlestown that had a parking space for a wedding recently. Uber works.