Crowne Plaza Boston – Newton

Nice staff and the attached restaurant Social is great but the biggest annoyance for me was the horrible soundproofing. I’m fine with the road noise but to be able to hear my neighbors’ snoring, tv, and almost all their conversations?! It’s no wonder the room came with earplugs. *eye roll*

A-​okay hotel. Nice rooms, excellent mattresses, and friendly staff.
To sleep well turn the fan on to low. The white noise drowns out the loud trucks.
If you are working walking distance away, it is great.
For good eats and excellent beers try hipsters. Got cash to blow? Go to Lunineers and get the tasting menu with wine pairing. Totally awesome!

Stayed at this hotel as a part of a good sized wedding block. Rates were not cheap. Water bottles weren’t provided which made the stay less than ideal for all of us from out of town. Took a long time to check in after 9:30 pm as only one front desk person was on duty at the time. Slow draining tub and sink. Couldn’t lift the toilet seat to a vertical rest without it falling back down, very frustrating. The rough quilted throw on the bed was extremely uncomfortable so I pulled it off and threw it in a corner. Overall, I’ve had much better experiences at other hotels than here. At least the internet didn’t suck, +2 stars for that.

They don’t give even one bottle of water to drink when you arrive and take a room. Very sucky internet speed.

Stayed here In January. Bad experience, had to call for room service many times. Well, I’m writing this review because after I left I got a number of little bug bites on my body. I called them to let them know and they kept putting it off. I called again the said they would call back and never did, called again about the bed bugs and asked to talk to a manager and they said the manager is not in. Again. So pretty much this place is dirty, they don’t care once they have the $ and I’m even giving 2 stars because they let us have a late checkout although we did have a late check in.

Great hotel. Fun to watch the highway under you! Staff is very helpful and pleasant and rooms are very clean and pretty.

This hotel is quite large but difficult to get into. They placed me in a room at the end of the hallway. Nice view but outside in the hallway I saw a bulge in the wall. It appeared to be water damage. There was a musty smell in area. Sorry, but I don’t have to deal with this when I stay at the Marriott Courtyard.

I recently stayed at the Crown Plaza Newton and
thought it was going to be a great experience, we sure were wrong! Where to begin?
The temperature in the room had a mind of its own, even if switched to a lower degree, we were still sweating at night.
I like to work out and
went to the gym twice, but 77 degrees in the gym? That’s just not safe!
I get that not every hotel can offer free breakfast, I don’t mind paying but being told you can’t serve me egg whites in an omlette doesn’t seem like
it’s too much to ask.
We had an issue getting out of the overpriced parking garage and luckily on Sunday, an attendant was there to help us out. At 4:30am on Monday, we checked out, paid what was due and of course couldn’t get out of the parking garage again. I went in to get help from the guy at
the desk who was no where to be found for 10 minutes! When I have a flight to catch, that’s not the situation I want to be put in and then charged the $ 28 of course.
I’m very disappointed in the quality of this hotel and the stay we had. I expected better and just didn’t get it.
And to top it off, the promise to be contacted in 48 hours after contacting them with our issues, we didn’t hear back.

Parking cost $ 28 a night which was a wicked bummer, but aside from that, the place was fine.

Clean rooms, cute little hotel. I love it has shuttle to the city center so you don’t have to worry about public transportation. People at the front desk didn’t give me a hard time which is always a plus when I’m staying at hotels. There’s good pizza place right in front of it, I suggest you to eat there. People said bad stuff about breakfast but I think it was more than okay.

This was supposed to be an upscale plus hotel on the Priceline website, but all that means is that there is no free parking or complementary breakfast. The room was nothing to rave about, particularly since there are really no special amenities. There is not even a hair dryer in the bathroom. The internet barely worked for half my stay. When I checked in there was a dirty plate with a celery stick and dressing on it in the hallway by my door. The cleaning staff was sitting on the bench right next to it, so I thought they would obviously pick it up. They did not. Nor did the cleaning person get it the next morning. When I returned from my day out it was still there, so I kicked it into the middle of the hallway. I wonder if they will pick it up. The location was ok, but I should have paid more and stayed closer to the city in a nicer place.

Pretty surprised at the low overall rating. Was a clean room with plenty of modern amenities. Fitness room was mediocore at best, so knocked off a star for that. Great bar and restaurant attached, my burger was on point. Overall nice stay
TIP: If you’re staying on the weekend, the on street meters on Washington are not in effect both Sat and Sunday. Save yourself 30 bucks on parking!

Clean room at a reasonable price.
The hotel staff when I checked in were not overly friendly, the noise from the highway is annoying, and the breakfast isn’t much to write home about.
With those complaints aside, I got a good night sleep and had a good cup of coffee to get me going I. The morning, what more do you need on a business trip?

This is a solid and decent place to stay in Newton. The rooms are very pleasant and comfortable, staff are great. Continental breakfast is served on the 1^st and 12^th floors, and the 12^th floor also has some nice snacks in the evening. There is a small pool and gym available, and the attached Social Restaurant is great.
But there are some challenges. The hotel is perched over I-​90, so there is constant white noise (and occasional horns) from the interstate. Sound is muted on the top floors, but lower down it’s significant. Wifi is highly variable; I find it almost unusable in the evening, although it’s ok in the off hours. The coffee served at breakfast varies from decent to bad, and they often seem to be out of something… coffee, cream, yogurt… so I generally just get coffee on my way to work. Parking is about $ 28/​day, as you have to use the private garage next door.
I don’t mind staying here, and I like the rooms, which have clean and modern décor. The basics are there, the bed and linens and staff attention to details are excellent. But this is a good place, not a great one. The Social restaurant downstairs makes it better (and they deliver room service!), but that is not part of the hotel. If they advertise wifi and continental breakfasts, I wish they would deliver them reliably. And the background noise is ever present.

Pros: Nice clean and spacious rooms. Big windows and thus plenty of sunshine coming in through these windows. The bathroom was also very clean. I liked the sink too :) A little different and thus added some unique touch to an otherwise economy room. The staff was polite which gives them a thumbs up on hospitality.
Con: The only con is the noise of the interstate. I understand that not much can be done with the location but I think they could have done some better job with noise insulation.

Pros: Paul was extremely friendly at check-​in, free parking, nice/​clean room.
Cons: Noisy air-​conditioner, interstate directly below makes for noisy sleeping conditions (best bring earplugs).
Verdict: Would recommend.

Not sure what all of the complaints on Unilocal are about. Yes, there is noise from the traffic down below. But, it’s also kinda cool and, if you’ve ever lived in a big city — this is nothing!
Second, the beds are super comfortable. Third, everything is very, very clean. Fourth, it’s across the street from some of the best wings in the country.
Finally, what makes this place truly unique is the awesome staff. To say that we were welcomed with open arms would be a major understatement. And, when you have three small children, you get used to being tolerated — maybe. Certainly not welcomed with open arms! But, Arturo (at the front desk), Julien (the valet/​bellhop), and Colin (in the restaurant) rolled out the red carpet for us, cracked jokes, and truly went the extra mile for us! We paid Priceline rates and got five start treatment! We will be back!

Friendly and helpful staff +1
Reasonable price via Priceline +1
Meets my basic needs (free wifi, good shower, reasonable bed) +1
B U T
— Small room
— No safe in room
— Lots of noise in the room from highway that runs directly under hotel
— Lots of noise in the room from nightclub on first floor of hotel (we’re on 6^th floor — can’t imagine how bad it’d be to be on a lower floor)
— This hotel is not near _​anything_​you want to be doing in Boston and the T (subway) is 2 miles away (tough to be fair, their location is not their fault — and if you’re doing something out at, say Boston College, it’s probably a reasonable choice)
— There’s a bus stop right across the street from the hotel that will get you close to downtown Boston (about 6 miles away) for about $ 2. Takes about 40 minutes — so in a nutshell: getting to/​from the city itself is a bit cumbersome)
— You can park your own car here for $ 30/​night (ouch)
So bottom line is if you are not planning on doing things in the city of boston proper, and/​or you have a car, and/​or you don’t mind spending a lot for your car to stay here, this hotel is ok.
Don’t make the mistake I made and think you’re getting a deal since the rate is $ 100+ a night lower than staying right in Boston. You’ll easily spend more than that in time and money just trying to get anywhere you actually want to be in boston.
Inconvenient for city stuff, loud, costly.
Unless I needed to be in Newton, MA for some reason, I would probably pass on this hotel next time.

I wish there was a half score here, I would give 2−½.
So – this is a nice hotel, rooms were great and I was on the executive floor (so included continental breakfast in the morning). There is however, one huge backback. The hotel rests over I-​90, one of the busiest roadways in the Boston area. They should give you an amenity kit with earplugs, as it is non-​stop.
But I have to stay that the staff was great and the rooms comfortable otherwise.
The parking is very expensive though — $ 28 per night. But at least it is next door. The parking is not managed by the hotel.
So by all means stay here, just make sure you can hack the noise or bring earplugs.
Pros —
— flat screen TV with premium channels
— nice toiletries in the bathroom
— comfortable bed with lots of pillows
— if you stay on the exec floor — continental breakfast is included
Cons —
— road noise
— bath towels were small
— expensive parking

Although the exterior appears older, the inside of this hotel is a gem. Their lobby opens up to their restaurant, a small modern design reception, fast elevators, clean hallways, the room was clean, spacious, modern lines of design, comfortable bed and pillows, flat screen tv, and all other standard amenities.
TIP: ask for a higher up floor because of its location being so close to the highway, it can be very noisy.
POSITIVE: STREET PARKING (see the negative why this is important), located right by the highway for out of town travelers, walking distance to Dunkin Donuts, Walgreens, and a liquor store. There’s also a restaurant across the street.
NEGATIVE: small bathroom, parking cost $ 28(to park yourself) or $ 30(valet) street parking runs from 8am-​6pm between these hours, it’s only 1 hour limit and $.75/​hour. However, from 6p-​8a it’s completely FREE!