Doubletree By Hilton Hotel Boston - Downtown
Spacious downtown rooms with Murphy beds near Boston Common, undercut by street noise and indifferent service.
The verdict
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This downtown hotel provides spacious rooms with plenty of natural light, tiled bathrooms, and practical fold-out Murphy beds. Its location places guests near Boston Common, the Theater District, and nearby subway transit. However, visitors frequently contend with loud street noise from honking and music, as well as thin walls between connecting rooms. Service can also be minimal, with guests citing unhelpful front desk interactions and a lack of luggage assistance. 87
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What travelers noticed
- Guests appreciate the spacious room layouts, especially the fold-out Murphy bed and barn door that allow living areas to be partitioned off. drawn from the full read
- Bathrooms are well-stocked with tile throughout, generous towel storage, and full-size dispensers for shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. 1
- The downtown setting offers easy walking access to the Theater District, the New England School of Law, and local T subway stops. 762
The catch
- While many guests enjoy being nestled in the heart of downtown, others note the location across from Tufts on Stuart Street feels far from primary subway hubs. 8
- Some visitors praise the knowledgeable and patient concierge, but others report indifferent front desk staff who dismiss noise complaints. 7
Who it's for
- — Travelers who need flexible Murphy bed layouts
- — Visitors attending shows in the Theater District
- — Guests who prioritize proximity to the T subway
Skip it if
- — Light sleepers sensitive to blaring music and honking
- — Guests expecting luggage assistance and attentive front desk service
- — Anyone wanting a vibrant on-site restaurant
Seen on camera
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“It's this perfect, beautiful blend of modern, fresh amenities mixed with that classic, historic Boston charm that we all…”
youtube.com0:31“I'm staying here at the Double Tree I'll go ahead and show you my room my room is absolutely gorgeous it's awesome it's…”
youtube.com1:14“swing it over to your left is going to be going into the bathroom very nice bathroom it's got tile throughout look at wh…”
youtube.com3:13“carpet's not too bad like if I could choose carpet over hardwood I really would choose hardwood but the carpet it's bran…”
youtube.com5:49“the Accents in the room are beautiful great lighting there's wallpaper throughout which is nice”
youtube.com6:17“the bathroom is really nice with tile”
youtube.com6:21“Boston's great it's a great location again I'm staying at the Double Tree here in Boston”
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Score breakdown
How the 80/100 is built, category by category — each one with the strongest thing travelers actually said, and the source it came from.
Bathroom
89Location
87- “Reply May 22nd, 2002 | 07:28 AM #5 Lori Guest Posts: n/a We stayed at the downtown location last summer through Priceline ($69 night). We stayed at the downtown location last summer through Priceline ($69 night). It was a very nice hotel with a great bathroom!” 6
- “Boston's great it's a great location again I'm staying at the Double Tree here in Boston” 16:29
Room
85- “I'm staying here at the Double Tree I'll go ahead and show you my room my room is absolutely gorgeous it's awesome it's huge you walk in there's a fold out Murphy bed which I'll show you guys” 11:14
- “the Accents in the room are beautiful great lighting there's wallpaper throughout which is nice” 16:17
Service
86- “(On the other hand, the concierge is knowledgeable and patient, suggesting several area options when asked.)” 7
- “That is a total game-changer when you're traveling and just want to get to your room and relax without any stress. They also offer flexible check-in starting at 3:00 p.m. and check-out at noon, which gives you that extra bit of breathing room to enjoy your stay.” 4
Bed & Sleep
85Nothing quotable yet on this one — the score leans on the rest of the coverage.
Value
77Nothing quotable yet on this one — the score leans on the rest of the coverage.
Where it is, how to reach it
Details checked 2026-09-01
Where it sits
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Stay value
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Falls short of what $$ usually buys
Scores 8 points below the mid-range median of 88, across 321 hotels in the same bracket. In Boston it sits 4 points below the local median of 84.
- This hotel
- 80
- Bracket median
- 88
- Index median
- 89
Based on 321 comparable hotels.
Which room to ask for
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Nothing is yet praised often enough to recommend.
- 2 mentions
Where travelers agree — and don’t
The topics reviewers split on most. A wide bar means your experience depends on which room you get — or whose opinion you trust.
View the 31 things travelers said behind this verdict▾
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- “That is a total game-changer when you're traveling and just want to get to your room and relax without any stress. They also offer flexible check-in starting at 3:00 p.m. and check-out at noon, which gives you that extra bit of breathing room to enjoy your stay.” 4
- “(On the other hand, the concierge is knowledgeable and patient, suggesting several area options when asked.)” 7
- “Outside of the hotel being dated, dirty, and obviously neglected - the staff could not also care less.” 8
- “Service is minimal -- nobody is available to help with your bags, for example.” 7
- “There was some sort of night club parking lot thing going on all night last night with every car synced up playing the same song the entire hotel was down in the lobby yelling at the front desk to get a police officer to shut it down. It was wild, never stay here their management sucks.” 8
- “The location is inherently noisy as it is right near Stuart St and across from Tufts.” 8
- “There is enough parking (charge). It is "quite" far from any attraction or restaurant (3 subway stops from South Station and 4 from Downtown Crossing).” 2
- “The neighborhood of the Downtown isn't so bad, it used to be really terrible but now is dominated by a mix of Chinatown, medical schools and theater stuff, he seedy stuff has nearly all been closed down. Sort-of like Boston's version of Times Square, but without Disney. Very convenient to attractions and public transit.” 6
- “Convenient location four blocks from the Boston Common and two blocks from the Theater District” 7
- “Boston's great it's a great location again I'm staying at the Double Tree here in Boston” On camera16:29
- “The location is fine - the T is only a few blocks over. Its near the New England School of Law and several theaters.” 6
- “The Doubletree's downtown location is within easy walking distance of Boston's Theater District, the Boston Common, Chinatown, and plenty of dining and shopping options.” 7
- “This hotel is on the fringe of a somewhat seedy area - (Chinatown, hospitals, a few "adult" bookstores) - but it is the fringe and can easily be avoided by going in the other direction. When you do, you are within walking distance of many things, easy MBTA ride to others.” 6
- “Reply May 22nd, 2002 | 07:28 AM #5 Lori Guest Posts: n/a We stayed at the downtown location last summer through Priceline ($69 night). We stayed at the downtown location last summer through Priceline ($69 night). It was a very nice hotel with a great bathroom!” 6
- “The most persuasive argument in favor of the Doubletree is it's downtown location just blocks from Boston's Theater District and the Boston Common.” 7
- “The hotel is very clean and quiet.” 2
- “The Doubletree Bayside IS near public transportation. It's actually just down the street (1/4 of a mile or so) from the JFK/UMASS T station.” 6
- “BDB0921 • 2y ago This. Same thing for us last two nights ongoing music and honking blaring next door shaking the windows of our hotel room. I will never stay here again. Make it stop.” 8
- “The walls were paper thin in the new room. There were younger kids (early teens) staying in a connecting room and were extremely loud.” 8
- “BDB0921 • 2y ago This. Same thing for us last two nights ongoing music and honking blaring next door shaking the windows of our hotel room. I will never stay here again.” 8
- “Rooms are relatively spacious and get a lot of natural light. But they're sparsley furnished and drab; and the bathrooms have only shower stalls, no tubs.” 7
- “the bathroom is really nice with tile” On camera16:21
- “swing it over to your left is going to be going into the bathroom very nice bathroom it's got tile throughout look at where all the storage is for the hair dryer washcloths towels all that stuff” On camera13:13
- “Went to take a shower (being in airports all day is gross). Turned the knob to the shower, and the entire square backing rotated with it, falling off of the shower wall, along with the handle, into the tub.” 8
- “The walls were paper thin in the new room. There were younger kids (early teens) staying in a connecting room and were extremely loud. Brought it up to the front desk and got laughed at before Andrea said "Oh yeah, they are something else."” 8
- “The hotel was okay - no luxury but I slept well and the room size was okay.” 2
- “Paid for early check-in, get to my room and notice a very large dump was left in the toilet. I asked to change rooms, as there was no way I would trust the remainder of the room was clean.” 8
- “I'm staying here at the Double Tree I'll go ahead and show you my room my room is absolutely gorgeous it's awesome it's huge you walk in there's a fold out Murphy bed which I'll show you guys” On camera11:14
- “the Accents in the room are beautiful great lighting there's wallpaper throughout which is nice” On camera16:17
- “Decor is lackluster, save for in the lobby which received a renovation in 2012.” 7
- “The on-site restaurant, Wisteria, adds little to the establishment.” 7
What we still don't know
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- No reviewer has named an individual room number here yet.
- Nothing reliable said about room types.
- Nothing reliable said about floor level.
- Nothing reliable said about building or wing.
- Nothing reliable said about which side it faces.
- Nothing reliable said about view.
- 7 sources carry no publication date, so we cannot tell how current they are.
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- 3JetBlue Opens Second BlueHouse In Boston & Access ...loyaltylobby.comReview site2026-08-25CurrentRead originalloyaltylobby.com
- 7DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston - Downtown Reviewoyster.comReview site2024-08-12Ageing10 quotes used
“(On the other hand, the concierge is knowledgeable and patient, suggesting several area options when asked.)”
Read originaloyster.com - 8DoubleTree Boston Downtown (821 Washington) - Avoidreddit.comForum thread2023-07-02Ageing9 quotes used
“The location is inherently noisy as it is right near Stuart St and across from Tufts.”
Read originalreddit.com - 2Doubletree Hotel Bayside, in Boston - Canada/New Englandboards.cruisecritic.comReview site2006-07-10Ageing4 quotes used
“The hotel is very clean and quiet.”
Read originalboards.cruisecritic.com - 1Get Ready to Be Amazed: DoubleTree Suites Boston Room Touryoutube.comVideoDate not statedListened for quotes only13 quotes used
“Boston's great it's a great location again I'm staying at the Double Tree here in Boston”
Read originalyoutube.com - 4DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston-Downtown | Boston (MA ...youtube.comVideoDate not statedListened for quotes only2 quotes used
“It's this perfect, beautiful blend of modern, fresh amenities mixed with that classic, historic Boston charm that we all love so much. It was built back in 1999, but underwent a thoughtful renovation in 2014, so everythi…”
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