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    • grkboiler
  • Updated By grkboiler on April 30, 2004
    • The Buckminster is a great hotel. It is not located in downtown Boston, but right next to Fenway Park and Boston University. There is a T stop nearby (Kenmore) which is a short ride to the downtown area, or it is a 15-20 minute walk down Beacon St.

    Normal room rates range from about $90 for an economy room with 1 bed to $180 for a suite. One time I stayed here and they gave my double room away and upgraded me to a suite for no extra charge, and the room was great. If you intend on staying in a suite, you get good value for your money here. Another time, I had the economy room and was satisfied.

    The 6-floor hotel was recently renovated. The suites are very nice, and the economy rooms are decent but small. All rooms have a safe, cable TV, ironing board with iron, voice mail and modem hook-up, and radio alarm clock. The front desk is open 24 hours. You can get a smoking or non-smoking room. Check-out is 11 AM.

    If you drive, parking is available through a separate company next door in a garage. The garage is unattended but there is an electronic keypad which you will be given a code for. It was $25 a night. Watch the daytime parking attendent, he is sneaky - he overcharged me for an extra day and we got into an argument. Hopefully he doesn't work there anymore.

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  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Phone: (800) 727-2825
  • Directions: Near Fenway Park. From downtown or Logan, take the T to the Kenmore stop. All Green Line trains will take you there except E.
  • Website: http://www.bostonhotelbuckminster.com/
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    Buckminster Hotel Boston: Don't judge a hotel by it's Exterior!    Check Rates
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    • garridogal
  • Updated By garridogal on June 18, 2005

    • "What a dump!"
    by garridogal
    What do I know about hotels in Boston....I live here! This is my friend, Sue. A couple of years ago she and some of our pals stayed at The Hotel Buckminster. They asked me for advice and all I could tell them was that it's some kind of Boston Landmark, right on Kenmore (they were in town for a show at Avalon) and it sure looked nice on the website.... Wrong! The hallways are long, dark and creepy, the walls have coats and coats of paint on them - the latest of which is Peach colored. (ACK!!!) and the furnishings are old and in Hunter Green (DOUBLE ACK!!!)

    They told me that when they were checking in at 3m there was an old man in his bathrobe wandering around the lobby. Maybe he was the Welcoming Committee....

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  • Website: http://www.bostonhotelbuckminster.com/
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    Buckminster Hotel Boston: Easy access to subway station and Downtown    Check Rates
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    • Marie-Claude
  • By Marie-Claude on May 31, 2004
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    by Marie-Claude
    For a 2 stars hotel it has all the comodities, a nice bathroom, one room with table, tv, couch, and 2 double beds very comfy.
    It is very close to subway station and about 3-4 stations from downtown. They have breakfast included.

    no outstanding charecteristics.. it is still a 2 stars.

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  • Price: US$40-80    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
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    Buckminster Hotel Boston: good value, not the nicest    Check Rates
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    • burbankbeatnik
  • By burbankbeatnik on February 23, 2007
    • This hotel has a very convenient location near Fenway and Boston University. It is a good buy, but is a bit run down. The lobby is refurbished and very nice, but the rooms could use some re-doing. The rooms are very big though, some having a livingroom and a bedroom. The layout is also alot of fun- it's very easy to get lost in the hallways. Even though the hotel has somewhat modern decor, it also has an old-time essence as well. It reminds me more of a hotel one is likely to find in Europe, rather than in Kenmore square.

    The rooms are nice, but a bit dark. Bathrooms are very nice, and large though. They even give you a nice toothbrush as part of your typical shampoo/soap toiletry stuff in the loo though.

    Overall, this hotel is a good value for a good location, and isn't as bad as some reviews make it out to be. It could use some refurbishment, but it is still liveable as it is. it's good for a one night stay. Good place to stay for visiting kids/ friends who go to BU.

    There are kitchens on some floors. I am not sure why. The winding corridors are fun. Breakfast is complimentary in the restaurant downstairs- Bagels, toast, cereal, muffins, etc.

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  • Price: US$80-120    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: about average
  • Directions: Kenmore square- near Fenway park and the BU campus. convenient for red sox games
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    Buckminster Hotel Boston: Good place, decent price    Check Rates
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    • Fewf
  • By Fewf on August 3, 2006
    • Nothing special, but the service was good and so was the room. Can't find anything to complain about.

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  • Price: US$80-120    » Currency Converter
  • Phone: (617) 236-7050
  • Directions: Kenmore Square. Flatiron at the intersection of Beacon and Commonwealth.
  • Website: http://www.bostonhotelbuckminster.com/
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    Buckminster Hotel Boston: Cheap, Central & Clean    Check Rates
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  • By DrTMrtni on January 11, 2005
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    by DrTMrtni
    Unassuming, clean, friendly, ordinary rooms in a very central location. In the heart of BU campus, with ATMs, cafes, bookstores, train and bus stops, parking garages (several) across the street. One can walk to Pru, Fenway, Newbury, and Brookline. Front desk was accomodating to requests for extra pillows, ethernet cables. Cleaning staff was diligent and there are laundry rooms on each floor. High-speed internet in every room - a boon, since there are virtually no internet cafes in Boston and wi-fi spots (StarBucks) are a joke. There are 2 parking spots in front of hotel doors, on Beacon Street, that do not require $$ (reserved valet spots, but the hotel does not have valet and the spots are available on a 1st-come basis) and plenty of metered spots along Beacon as well as Brookline.

    Maluken is a great little restaurant, just off the lobby that serves early breakfast and good sushi. My room had a view of I-90, my old apartment on St. Mary's street and the Photonics building and a slice of Fenway park lights.

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  • Price: US$40-80    » Currency Converter
  • Comparison: less expensive than average
  • Directions: Smack in Kenmore Square, above the Pizzeria Uno.
  • Other Contact: drtmrtni@yahoo.com
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