My fella and I will spend 2 days midweek in September in Boston. I used to live in the North End for a summer so I know the city quite well. Had a look at hotels in the general Boston downtown/ backbay/north & south end areas - crazy prices for somewhere to lay your head for the night! We will be doing lots of walking about during the day and drinking beer/eating grub/ going to music gigs in evenings so don't plan to spend much time in hotel. Looking for something cheap and cheerful on the T-line maybe? No car & don't want to be relying on taxis. Am leaning towards Harvard or Somerville - what do you think? A 1-2 star hotel or guest house will do... In an area with a bit of life to it....




