Hotwire Hotel: 4* Boston (Back Bay - Copley Square) Westin Copley Place

[gloryglory]

Hello! I'm new to hotwire and hoping to ask what hotel you think I might be looking at.

Boston Common - Theatre District area hotel

4*

Feb 17-20 (3 nights), $107/night

Amenities:

Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Restaurant(s), Business Center, High-Speed Internet Access

-This doesn't seem to quite match any of the descriptions... maybe W hotel but no pool listed?

Boston Back Bay - Copley Square

4*

Feb 17-20 (3 nights), $118/night

Amenities:

Smoke Free Rooms, Fitness Center, Pool(s), Restaurant(s), Business Center

-Is this the Westin? Or can it be a number of other possibilities?

Which of the two do people recommend?

Greatly appreciate any help or advice!

[thereuare]

If you search HOTWIRE again, do you also seeing a Hi-Speed Internet amenity associated with that Back Bay property?

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[crito]

I think the first is more likely to be the Hyatt Regency Financial hiding its pool. Do you see a TripAdvisor rating when you look at details? (I just saw what seems like the same listing and it had a 3.5 Trip Advisor rating.) The second could be the Colonnade.

IMHO, the Westin and Colonnade are nicer hotels, but it might come down to location for you.

[gloryglory]

Yesterday the search didn't show HiSpeed internet with the Back Bay 4* property.

Today it does! (not sure if I missed it yesterday or not).

Does that change your idea about which hotel it is?

Thanks for your help!

I don't seem to be able to access a TripAdvisor rating for either properties. I'm looking this up in Canada (and thus prices are also in CAD)... maybe that influences my access to ratings.

All I can see is that the Boston Common one is recommended by 90% of Hotwire users.

The Back Bay - Copley Square is recommended by 95% of Hotwire users (and has bed choice).

Hmm.... not sure which one to bid one as the ultimate price different is about $50-60. It's our first time in Boston, and looks like Back Bay is more convenient for recreation, but Common is closer to more of the sites....

[thereuare]

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Thanks.

[crito]

The HOTWIRE % recommendation is not consistent, so although it's somewhat useful as a guideline you shouldn't count on it to ID the hotel. You can sometimes (but not always) see the TripAd rating when you look at "details". Finally, many hotels sometimes offer Bed Choice and then sometimes remove that icon.

You're right that the Common/Theater area is generally closer to sights -- e.g. the Freedom Trail, or Faneuil Hall. On the other hand, Boston is small -- it's probably quite a bit smaller than you're thinking. And the public transportation is excellent.

One advantage of the Westin is that it is connected by a series of indoor spaces (including Copley Place) to the Prudential Center, so in case the weather is horrible in February you would still be able to do a little sight-seeing, have a good choice of restaurants, and shopping, all without going outside. The Colonnade is about fifty yards from an entrance to the Prudential Center, so that's almost as good.

[KatiesMom]

I've stayed all over Boston and would prefer Back Bay the Westin area to the Hyatt Financial area. As was said, in winter there are some nice indoor things in that area.

[gloryglory]

Thanks for everyone's help!

I'm happy to share my Hotwire bid:

Feb 17-20 (3 nights)

4* Boston Back Bay-Copley Square

Amenities: Smoke Free Rooms,Fitness Center,Pool(s),Restaurant(s),Business Center,High-Speed Internet Access

$118/night (USD)

Westin Copley Place!!

[AaronJB]

Congrats on your success. :)

Very nice result for this Westin property! Hope you are looking forward to your stay.

Thank you for sharing your win and please use the site's PRICELINE or HOTWIRE links to start your purchases and searches.

Enjoy your stay.