The Back Bay Hotel, Boston, Negative

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The Back Bay Hotel	Average Price: $327 Check Rates

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350 Stuart St., Back Bay

Boston, 00000 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 2 of 38
Average review rating: 4.51

OpinionWell Value Index: 7

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (25) , TripAdvisor (980)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (1/5 issues found)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	Recent comments complained about noise.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. The only negatives I can comment on were that the (free) wifi was sometimes iffy and there was no coffee maker in the room.

"Boston Marathon Weekend " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/26/2012 Vote

2. There are a couple of negatives to this hotel, the first is the air conditioning, it is so loud that it is impossible to keep it on at night, second are the building sites across from the hotel, (when checking in perhaps ask if your room overlooks these sites), if you are a early riser(and I mean early.

"Great service " Read full review on TripAdvisor 9/13/2011 Vote

3. The other negative comment I would make would be the pillows which I found to be a little hard.

"Great hotel, service, and location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/12/2011 Vote

4. So now on to the one negative.

"Go somewhere else for breakfast. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/23/2011 Vote

5. If there were any obvious negatives, they were the lack of hooks in the bathroom, and no tea.

"Loved Boston, Loved the BACK BAY " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/31/2011 Vote

6. The only negative is that meeting space is limited and the business center is very small.

"A good stay in the heart of Boston " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/19/2011 Vote

7. Don't listen to the negative reviews of this hotel as they show nothing more than the exceptions to the general service that you get I am sure.

"Fantastic Boston Hotel, will now not stay anywhere else " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/4/2010 Vote

8. The only negative thing I would say is that the gym is very small.

"Great Location, Great Service " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/13/2010 Vote

9. Only negative thing i will say - and again - i may not be the best judge of this as I have only ran across this once - but the parking is a little pricey.

"great hotel " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/28/2010 Vote

10. Ok, any negatives? Well, not many.

"One of the nicest value for money hotels I've stayed at (and that's not to say it's budget). " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/20/2009 Vote