PRICE:
Frommer's Highly Recommended

The comfortable Chandler Inn is a bargain for its location, just 2 blocks from the Back Bay. Long a popular choice with budget travelers, it underwent renovations in 2007 and 2008 that transformed the top three floors of the eight-story building. Deluxe guest rooms on these boutique floors are decorated in cool neutrals with splashes of orange; they have plasma TVs and marble bathrooms. The rest of the hotel was spruced up at the same time; guest rooms and bathrooms are small, without enough room to squeeze in a cot, but they have individual climate control and tasteful contemporary-style furniture. The staff is welcoming and helpful. This gay-friendly hotel books up early for events such as the Marathon and Boston Pride March and for foliage season.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Boston 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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