Boston Marriott Long Wharf

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You'll love the kid-friendly Marriott

Many visitors regard the Boston Marriott Long Wharf as best among kid friendly hotels - plus it's considered one of the city's top waterfront hotels. 

The Marriott Hotel Long Wharf offers a splendid waterfront setting just steps away from many popular attractions. 

Faneuil Hall Marketplace, delicious North End restaurants, the New England Aquarium, and Long Wharf itself, departure point for many Boston Harbor cruises, are all 5 minutes or less from your front door when you stay here.  If you're a Boston Celtics or Bruins fan, you can also easily walk over to TD Garden where they play . . . and perhaps enjoy a little Boston nightlife on the way back.

For all of these reasons, the stylish Long Wharf Marriott Hotel in Boston is a long-time favorite with families and business travelers..

Perched on historic Long Wharf, the Boston Marriott Long Wharf enjoys one of Boston's best locations. 

What is the Boston Marriott Long Wharf Hotel like?

The hotel is big - 397 rooms and 15 suites.   Its design ensures that each room has a spectacular view of the water or the picturesque North End.

In the rooms, you'll find large flat screen TVs and the comfortable furnishings for which Marriott is famous - the super-comfy beds, down comforters, and all the plush pillows you could possibly want.  

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You can enjoy the hotel's indoor pool and well-equipped fitness room.  For spa services, you'll get access to the fabulous nearby Rowes Wharf Health Club and Spa at the Boston Harbor Hotel.

Kids especially love the Marriott's video game room.  If you're visiting with young children, you'll also find an exceptionally nice playground on the north side of the hotel in the adjacent Christopher Columbus Park - one reason why this is considered one of the best kid-friendly Boston hotels. 

You'll love the terrific dining options at the Boston Marriott

The hotel's restaurant, Oceana, serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, specializing in seafood. 

You'll also find a popular Starbucks in the lobby.

However . . . you're also surrounded by other excellent restaurants.  Across Atlantic Avenue is Legal Seafoods, one of the best Boston seafood restaurants. 

Next to the hotel is Chart House.  And across State Street is Sel de la Terre, a Boston favorite for its Provencal-inspired French cuisine.

Only a few blocks away, you'll find so many wonderful restaurants in the North End and Faneuil Marketplace that you'll lose count.  Which brings us back to the hotel's fabulous location . . .

Top Boston attractions near Marriott Hotel Boston

The New England Aquarium, Faneuil Hall / Quincy Marketplace, the Rose Kennedy Greenway, and the North End are all a block away - or closer! - to the Boston Marriott Long Wharf.

Many Boston Harbor cruises depart from Long Wharf, just a few steps beyond the hotel's entrance.  Hop on a boat and visit the Boston Harbor Islands, or go for a sunset dinner cruise.

Families searching for the perfect base for a Boston vacation will enjoy watching their children play under the wisteria trellis or running through the sprinkler in the adjacent Christopher Columbus Park, exploring the new gardens along the Greenway, and strolling along Boston’s lively Harborwalk—all just a few steps outside the Marriott Hotel in Boston at Long Wharf. 

Once you start visiting nearby attractions, you'll quickly see why this Marriott has one of the best locations of all hotels in Boston. 

If you want to tour Boston's historic sites, you'll find the Freedom Trail nearby.  Walk along it to Paul Revere's House and the Old North Church in the North End, and on to Bunker Hill and the USS Constitution in Charlestown. 

Or head the other direction and explore Downtown Boston's historic graveyards, history museums, and Boston Common.

The Financial District and Government Center are just a few blocks away, which is why the Marriott is considered an excellent business hotel. 

Long Wharf, constructed in 1710 and still the most bustling part of Boston’s Downtown Waterfront, is also where you can board boats for whale-watching cruises and Boston Harbor Islands cruises.

If you’re arriving at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf from Logan, take the Water Taxi.  If weather conditions don't cooperate, you can also take T (subway) to the Aquarium stop right outside the hotel.  For those arriving in their own boat, the Marina at Rowes Wharf is just a couple of wharves away.   

How to find best rates for the Marriott Hotel Long Wharf

Due to the desirable waterfront location, rates tend to be higher in the summer than in the winter.  During the winter, spring, and fall, you can sometimes find very attractive rates here.  Summer is more challenging - but it pays to check rates from several booking agencies - you may be pleasantly surprised by what you find!