The Eliot Hotel is old school Boston charm found in the heart of the Back Bay. Although it is a smaller boutique hotel, they pay attention to detail and seem to remember every guest. With special accomodations like being able to have your room stocked with wine and treats before you come, to a concierge that will navigate you through Boston like the back of his hand, there is a reason that this hotel has stayed in the top of it's playing field since 1925. Located on Comm. Ave with Ken Oringer's Clio and Uni attached, it is also just a hop, skip, and a jump from tony Newbury Street. The Eliot offers luxurious suites complete with A/C, living room, Italian marble bath, pantry, and mini-bar. Clio, the Eliot's in-house restaurant, has garnered Best of Boston acclaim for its New French cuisine, and now its New Age Uni Sashimi Bar. Deluxe rooms with queen or double bed cost $215-255. Spacious 1-bedroom single suites cost $295-345; for $590-690 they'll open the door into an adjoining bedroom and turn it into a 2-bedroom suite. Reservations accepted a year in advance for Commencement.

Template:Travel Agency AYH is the Boston headquarters of Hostelling International (HI), the worldwide hosteling syndicate with 4500 hostels in 71 countries. Members receive discounts on accommodations, transportation, admission, and more. You can buy your Hostelling International membership from them (1 year: adults $28, under 18 free) and get International Student ID Cards ($22). They help with student travel arrangements too. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

Boston's only year-round Hostelling International hostel is just a short walk from Newbury St. Clean, comfortable, and simple rooms (male, female, and coed) have 6 beds each. If for some reason you're shy about sleeping half-naked in a room full of traveling strangers, they also have some private/family rooms from $69/night. Dorms $32-35, non-members pay a $3 fee on top of any rate. Hostelling membership is $28 with a picture ID (open to all ages, not just students). Make reservations ahead (by phone or online). This is a friendly and vibrant business with a mission "to help all, especially the young, gain a greater understanding of the world and its people through hostelling." For 25 years the Boston International Youth Hostel has provided educational and cultural exchange programs to its guests and the community of Boston.
This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

Though its name and the camel on its logo might hint at an exotic lodging experience, Oasis is more suburban than Sahara. Its 16 rooms are clean and homey, if small. Singles and doubles, with private or shared baths, are $69-99 May to mid-Nov., $90-150 mid. Nov. to Apr. Book 2 weeks in advance (3 in June) with a credit card deposit due upon arrival. No pets or smoking. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

This 20-room guesthouse is located very close to Newbury Street in the peaceful environs of a historic residential district. Self-proclaimed “Boston's Best Slept Secret,” 463 Beacon Street relies almost exclusively on word of mouth for business—it doesn't even have a sign outside the door. Each room comes with cable TV, phone (free local calls and voice mail), small fridge, and stove or microwave. Most include private bath, A/C, and a cosmetic fireplace. Up to 3 people per room; $5 per additional person. Reservations for Commencement open about 8 months in advance; rates increase $5-10. Apr.-Nov. $75+, Nov.-Mar. $59+. Weekly and monthly furnished apartments also available in Back Bay ($595+ per week, $1595 per month). This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

Several blocks from Newbury St., the Hilton features 385 clean, quiet suites, some with a breathtaking view of the river. Ask about weekend specials and Harvard discounts; the nightly $159-359 price is steep, but remember that most of it will bankroll the drunken antics of those delightful Hilton sisters. Roll-aways $20. Kids 18 and under stay free with parents. Small indoor pool and exercise room. There is also room for 10 bike spaces in the parking garage of this hotel. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard. Enjoy New England-style charm and sophistication at the Hilton Boston Back Bay. Ideally located in the heart of Boston's most picturesque area and historic Back Bay neighborhood - only 4 miles from Logan International Airport and right across the street from the Hynes Convention Center. Visit the website for more information. Special room rates for the Boston Marathon® available through Marathon Tours and Travel.

New England's largest convention hotel boasts a health club, a restaurant, 2 lounges, and an indoor pool with a retractable dome. Guests can stay in one of the 1215 rooms, including elegant suites with king-size sleigh beds dressed in down comforters. Rooms cost $159-400; discounted student and corporate rates are available. Reservations accepted up to a year in advance. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard. Nestled in charming and historic Back Bay, the Sheraton Boston Hotel is well-situated for visitors to Boston. Four miles from Logan Airport, the Hotel is close to the Financial District, Downtown Crossing, the scenic Charles River, many of Boston's favorite shops, restaurants, and museums, and only one block from famous Newbury Street. The hotel is also conveniently connected to the Hynes Convention Center and to 200 shops at the Prudential Center and Copley Place. The lobby of the hotel is the finish area for the Boston Marathon®'s Wheelchair Division. Volunteers will assist the official wheelchair entrants from Boston out to Hopkinton and then assist them again in Boston, once they finish the race.
Special room rates for the Boston Marathon® available through Marathon Tours and Travel.

The newly refurbished Charlesgate Hotel in the Back Bay is Boston's version of NYC's The Dakota (location for the film "Rosemary's Baby" and the spot where John Lennon was murdered). This creepy building is a hotbed of alleged paranormal activity since it was original built in 1891 (supposedly by mafiosos). Formerly a Boston University and Emerson College dorm, the site is the source of a slew of reports from students (from the '70s to the mid-'90s) claiming the building is haunted. The Charlesgate Hotel (coupled with The Barnes Mansion) is now an upscale condo building. Read more about the history of the Charlesgate Hotel here.