Allison and Vince
May 13th, 2006

Coming From Out of Town?

Due to May being a very busy hotel time (graduations, conferences, spring break, etc) in Boston, we urge all of our out-of-town guests to make hotel and flight reservations AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
We have blocked off rooms in a hotel in the Boston/Braintree area for our out-of-town guests. This is where Vinny and I will also be staying if that interests you at all. You can reserve one of these rooms at the rates listed below until April 13, 2006. If you book now through their website you may be able to get a lower price. Please let us know if you book through their site at a lower price so we can notify them that you are in our block.

Candlewood Suites Braintree
$109.99 for Standard 1 Queen Bed Studio Suite
$129.99 for Standard Suite for double occupancy.
Candlewood Suites

If you would like to stay closer to the downtown historical sites and attractions, we suggest the following hotels for a higher price:
Seaport Hotel

Phone: 1 877-SEAPORT

The Seaport Hotel is a beautiful hotel, located only one block from the wedding site, and situated right on the water by the Boston World Trade Center pier. This hotel is located just south of downtown Boston, a quick 5 minute cab ride to all of the major sites in the city, including Fanuiel Hall/Quincy Market, Copley Square, Newbury Street, and the Public Gardens. Public transportation to downtown, via the silver line T ("T" means "subway" to Bostonians!), is also available, and the hotel is a convenient 10 minute cab ride to Logan Airport.
Seaport Boston

Boston Marriott Long Wharf

Millennium Bostonian Hotel

Boston Harbor Hotel




How to get around

First of all let me start out by saying that we plan on having giant rental cars and will hopefully be spending most of the weekend with our guests. This information is more helpful for people who are extending their stay or wish to venture out on their own.

Taking the “T”
www.mbta.com


The MBTA Subway is often called “the T”. It takes you to essentially all attractions in Boston and Cambridge. There are four lines – red, green, orange, and blue, all connectable to one another.
Each ride on the T costs a token ($1.25), which includes all connections you need to make. Tokens can be bought at most stations. For stations without a token booth, the operator usually accepts exact change. At a given station location, you often have to enter on different sides of the street for different directions you wish to travel. The direction of the subway will be labeled at the entrance to the staircases. The directions of the T are often denoted as “inbound” or “outbound”. Inbound means the train is heading towards the center of Boston; outbound means away from center of Boston.