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I’m flying into Boston end of August to explore Cape Cod for a few days. Flight (BA 213) due to arrive at 1650. For first night, looking for a budget hotel (£150-ish) within a 20-30 minute Uber from Logan which is also close to a car rental location for picking up a car the following morning. Any suggestions would be most welcome, thanks.
There are very few budget hotels in Boston but IIRC the handful of IHG ones (possibly Staybridge Suites/HI/HIX) near the airport are relatively reasonable and would be convenient for the car hire places. They should also have shuttles which would save you the price of an Uber.
Cape Cod is on my to go list, but you’re travelling at an expensive time, and by all accounts the traffic on Cape Cod is a nightmare in the summer!
Leave it until after Labor day if you can. Cape Cod is a nighmare at the best of times and the islands are worse although i did have a lovely day cycling around Nantucket.
For hotels, open google maps, type in Boston Logan Airport, then click hotels, filter by your preferred brand and dates. This doesn’t apply to you to for others reading this, be aware with the hotel shuttles that a lot stop running at 9 or 10pm so check with each hotel if you’re on a late flight.
For the early day flight coming back (if you’re on that), you can’t beat the Hilton as it’s only a short walk to the terminal, however the prices reflect the convenience!
Boston hotel prices in general tend to be jaw-dropping, and not in
a good way! There’s always so much going on there that nearly every weekend has an event.I have a conference on there at the Westin in Oct. The reduced price for the
lowest room without breakfast is $380. Out of interest, I looked at my Bonvoy
account to see how the price would compare on the same dates: $900 per night!!!Thanks for all the info and advice. May have to rethink this trip.Original plan was to fly one-way LHR-BOS, spend a few days exploring Cape Cod in a rental car, drive to NYC, drop off car and return to UK TATL on QM2. The return sea passage on 3 Sep is the only thing in concrete so far. LHR-BOS is booked as Avios redemption so not expensive to change.
May look at LHR to Montreal instead for the outward then explore Maine instead of Cape Cod. Initial look suggests hotels much cheaper. Need to check if rental car companies allow one-way rentals from Canada to US.
Maine is good, stay a night or two at Bar Harbour. If you do go to BOS, just get the car and drive up to Maine and back, then think about the train to Manhattan rather than the drive.
I don’t think you’ll get a one way across countries.
Stayed in the Yotel in Boston a couple of years ago, was fairly cheap and very close to the airport
Unsure regarding the car rental locationAmtrak Boston-NYC booking ahead is $29.
Sit on the left on the way down.Amtrak Boston-NYC booking ahead is $29.
Sit on the left on the way down.That’s the cheap one. I’d have said sit on the other side and book the all business class Acela Express 🙂
I’ve done one ways from Vancouver to Seattle before but just had a look and no one seems to offer that out of Montreal.
What’s odd is that the Alamo website actually had a blog post from January saying YUL-JFK is possible.
Thanks for all the suggestions – really helpful.
Based on your input, affordable plan now firming up for last week August/first week September:Day 1 – LHR to BOS (Avios redemption in J booked using BUV), overnight in Comfort Inn
Day 2 – Pick up rental car from BOS, drive to Maine
Days 3-6 – Explore Maine
Day 7 – Drive back to BOS, return car, Amtrak to NYC
Day 8 – sightseeing NYC
Day 9 – Embark QM2 (booked and deposit paid)
Day 10-15 – TATL crossing in QM2
Day 16 Disembark SouthamptonAny suggestions for tweaking this?
Looks good 5 days is plenty of time to see the coast up to Maine, visit Bar Harbor etc as distances are reasonable.
If you like quirky things, visit this https://www.paperhouserockport.com/directions.html You can just see it from the outside if it’s closed.
@davefl – thank you. Quirky indeed, but a steal at only $3 admission!
@davefl – thank you. Quirky indeed, but a steal at only $3 admission!
Indeed, hope you get there on a Friday.
There’s also https://hammondcastle.org/ and https://www.desertofmaine.com/
I use roadsideamerica.com but they geoblocked it years ago so you need to use it via a US proxy server if you can be bothered with the faff.
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