[s-cars] NAC - Looking for Boston Hotel and Restaurant recommends

[Lee Levitt]

Dave,

With all due respect to Bob, as a transplanted New Yorker who 
learned to walk in Harvard Yard, and have lived in Boston for the 
last 25 years, I have different some recommendations.

First of all, Cape Cod (the Cape) is wonderful in the fall and not 
particularly crowded. Martha's Vineyard is a great experience, 
figure on a day to three days there, and another couple of days on 
Cape Cod. Traffic goes way down after Labor Day and you can get 
from one end of the cape to the other in just over an hour. Plenty 
to see, from the Cape Cod Potato Chip Factory, to the sand dunes 
and artist galleries in Provincetown. Lots in between, too.

With regard to staying in Boston, *don't* stay in Quincy. Bad 
idea. 30 minutes of heavy traffic away from downtown Boston, and 
pretty much nothing to do in Quincy.

There's a Holiday Inn on Beacon Street in Brookline that is 
probably within walking distance of Fenway Park and lots of other 
things. You'll want to go downtown, to Downtown Crossing and 
Faneuil Hall, and over to Cambridge. Stay in Brookline or 
Cambridge. You should be able to find a reasonably priced hotel in 
the area.

If you like museums, there are a number around, from the Museum of 
Fine Arts (MFA), to the Museum of Transportation, and many 
others.

Pick up a Fodor's Guide to Boston, you'll get a full listing of 
things to see.

Hope this helps.

Lee