| Boston hotels, like those in most large cities, tend to be | | | | The Inn is in a quiet area of the Navy Yard but is very |
| expensive...and sometimes, they're very expensive. | | | | close to the USS Constitution, also known as "Old |
| Yet if you know where to look, you can find a few | | | | Ironsides," and the USS Cassin Young, a World War II |
| excellent Boston discount hotels. What makes a | | | | destroyer that houses a museum. Both are part of |
| discount hotel in Boston "excellent"? It's a hotel that | | | | Boston's Freedom Trail. Museum admission and tours |
| delivers a great experience to its guests at a rate | | | | of the ship are free. Throughout the park area, you |
| significantly lower than they'd pay for similar hotels in | | | | see interesting naval artifacts, such as huge anchors |
| equivalent locations or neighborhoods. If that's what | | | | and cannons. |
| you're looking for in Boston, here's a great, often | | | | The Constitution Inn operates as part of the Boston |
| overlooked, discount hotel that you should consider: the | | | | YMCA, and has 2 excellent fitness rooms and a |
| Constitution Inn. | | | | heated indoor swimming pool on site. The 147 rooms |
| The Constitution Inn is located in Charlestown, which | | | | and efficiency suites are nicely furnished. Some have |
| technically is part of Boston but is across the Charles | | | | kitchenettes and small dining tables. The hotel is popular |
| River from Boston's North End. To be precise, the Inn | | | | with visitors to area businesses, as well as tourists |
| is in the historic Charlestown Navy Yard, one of the | | | | who know about it. |
| U.S. Navy's oldest shipbuilding facilities. It officially closed | | | | In the immediate area, you'll find several sandwich |
| in 1974, and the property is now part of the Boston | | | | places as well as a terrific waterfront restaurant, |
| National Historical Park run by the National Park | | | | Tavern on the Green. In the central part of |
| Service. | | | | Charlestown, about a 10 minute walk away, you'll find |
| Frequent ferry service runs between a dock in the | | | | several more excellent restaurants as well as |
| Navy Yard to Long Wharf in Downtown Boston. The | | | | interesting historical sites. The Bunker Hill Monument, |
| Constitution Inn is just a couple of blocks from the | | | | another Freedom Trail site, is also close. |
| dock - perhaps a 3 or 4 minute walk - and the ferry | | | | All in all, the Constitution Inn offers very nice |
| ride to Long Wharf only takes 10 minutes. You can | | | | accommodations in a unique setting while still being |
| also walk across a bridge to Boston's North End and | | | | close and convenient to Boston. The attractive |
| to Banknorth Garden, where the Boston Celtics and | | | | discount rates are the icing on the cake. |
| Boston Bruins play. | | | | |