Boston hotels are some of the most expensive in the country, and taxes add almost 15% on top. Hotel parking, the aquarium, museum tickets and a Fenway tour are what most visitors forget.
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Compare hotels in Boston →With flights, a hotel and food, plan on about $2,150. Once you add the costs most visitors forget, like hotel taxes, airport rides, the aquarium, museum tickets and tipping, it's closer to $3,200. Use the calculator above to match your own trip.
Winter, especially January and February, is usually the cheapest time for Boston hotels. Fall foliage season and college graduation weekends in May are some of the most expensive times to visit.
It is if you'll visit four of its seven stops. The pass costs $84 and lets you choose four, including the New England Aquarium, the Museum of Science, the Museum of Fine Arts and a harbor cruise. Bought separately, those four would cost about $150. Source
The Silver Line bus from Logan to South Station is free. A taxi downtown usually costs about $25 to $45 depending on traffic and where you're going. Source
Boston hotels add 14.95% in taxes: a 5.7% state tax, a 6.5% city tax and a 2.75% convention center fee. If you bring a car, downtown parking adds a lot more each night. Source