Shawmut Inn Boston, Boston, Smell

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60th

Out of 197

Shawmut Inn Boston	Average Price: $262 Check Rates

Hotel Class:

280 Friend Street

Boston, 02114 View map

2-Star Hotel Rank: 7 of 24
Average review rating: 3.24

OpinionWell Value Index: 3

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (20) , MyTravelGuide (8) , Travelocity (3) , TripAdvisor (167) , YahooTravel (15)

SAFE TO BOOK ? (2/5 issues found)

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Construction:	There are recent comments about Construction.
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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Appears in 8 comments.

The following words were used in comments with Smell:
dirty (2) hotel (3) location (2) musty (3) room (4) urine (2) water (2)

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1. This room has a musty smell.

"Basic, mediocre, value stay. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/24/2010 Vote

2. I was given a room which did smell of cigarettes.

"Basic, mediocre, value stay. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/24/2010 Vote

3. More than the size of the room, it was the musty smell inside the rooms that bugged me.

"Basic, mediocre, value stay. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/24/2010 Vote

4. The block in which the hotel was located was dirty and smelled of urine.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 7/3/2007 Vote

5. The block in which the hotel was located was dirty and smelled of urine.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 7/3/2007 Vote

6. The A/C didn't work and the place smelled.

"not so great " Read full review on YahooTravel 6/27/2007 Vote

7. The water in the kitchenette smelled funny, but we never used it because there was a mini-fridge to keep bottled water and soda fresh and cold.

"Shawmut = pleasant stay! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/20/2007 Vote

8. This hotel had a strong musty smell.

"Good for a night " Read full review on YahooTravel 10/26/2006 Vote