Going to Boston next month (Newton, Saugus: apartment, rent, hotels)

[bulldogs10]

So I am coming to Boston next month for work and will be staying at the Jury's Hotel during the week. My work is paying for it, as I would rather spend my money on other things than expensive hotels. During the weekend, my fiance and I want to find a place to stay accessible to Downtown (via the T preferrably or alternate cheap transportation option as I will not rent a car), but I would like to spend $100-$125 or less a night for lodging. Hotwire and other websites have great deals on 4-star hotels in Saugus/Airport area. However, some posts say that Downtown is not very accessible from Saugus.

What are some possible suggestions for cheap lodging and accessible to downtown within 10-15 minutes? Any specific hotel/lodging recommendations? Is Hotel Indigo a good one?

Thanks in advance

Please Help

[RemiJP]

If you want to stay in the city I recommend the John Jeffries House or the Midtown Hotel - both should be in your budget. Saugus is about 11 miles outside of the city, 9 miles to the airport. Hotel Indigo is in Newton, as long as it's near the Green Line of the MBTA, it should be fine!

[Akhenaten]

If you really want to explore the city just avoid hotels that are not in Boston-proper. They'll be more expensive but honestly the convenience of being able to step outside and walk or T to wherever you want to go at any time of day will make up for it.

[smarty]

Once you get out of downtown locations, it does take an extra 45-60 minutes using public transportation to get in/out of Boston. (for may be just a 10-20 minute car ride)

You may want to consider B&B option.
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[WannaGoHome]

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