Michael Dupay Review of Boston park plaza Hotel
My stay here was mostly acceptable, but not fantas...
My stay here was mostly acceptable, but not fantastic. The hotel itself is clean and appears well-kept, and the employees were helpful when approached, but I found it lacking in a number of things that visits to other hotels over the years have made a standard part of their services.
I may be spoiled, but I don't recall the last time I was required to pay for internet connections for use within my room. In this day and age, a hotel catering to business travelers will typically offer wifi services (at least those I usually stay at). Instead, one had to use the lobby wifi or go to Starbucks to get connected. In-room access will cost you $12 (speeds appropriate for email, not streaming or surfing media sites) or more a day. Perhaps it is the fault of the event organizers, but I was not provided wifi access during the conference I attended, although it seemed to be available. Keep this in mind if you want to stream your own media (even those movies or shows saved to your devices) to the in-room television.
Food offerings in-hotel were exorbitantly priced compared to nearby restaurants, often 2-3 times what it would cost to walk 3-5 blocks and eat at a pub. This is not so much a criticism, as it is a warning for travelers planning to eat at the hotel. There is no continental breakfast offered, nor in-room coffee (aside from the $8 carafe you can order).
It should also be noted that there is no shuttle service between the airport and the hotel. Again, this is often a standard service for places I have stayed at that are close to the airport.
All in all, for the prices charged by the hotel, I would expect much more. I've stayed at hotels for half the rate and had many more amenities than I had staying here. I'd probably consider staying elsewhere if I needed to go to attend an event in Boston in the future.
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