110 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
Reservations (Hotel Direct): 617.236.5800
Online Reservations: Click here
Fax: 617.236.5885
A block of rooms will be held at the conference rate of $209 until 5:00 PM, Friday, March 11, 2011. All reservations must be made by that date to ensure the group rate. To take advantage of the group rate and complimentary in-room wireless internet connectivity, please identify yourself as a National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO) Marketing Meeting attendee and be prepared to guarantee your reservation with a credit card.
Note: If you are a State CPO or designated proxy, NASPO staff will make hotel reservations on your behalf. Simply indicate your arrival and departure dates on the registration form.
Check-In and Checkout
- Check-in: 4:00 PM
- Check-out: 12:00 PM
- Video Review Billing, Video Checkout
- Express Check-In and Express Checkout
Parking
- On-site parking, fee: $44.00 USD daily
- Valet parking, fee: $44.00 USD daily
- Off-site parking, fee: $35.00 USD daily
Services
Complimentary Service
- Coffee/tea in-room
- Phone calls: toll-free
Guest Services
- Concierge desk
- Full-service business center
- Safe deposit boxes, front desk
Restaurants & Lounges
Champions
- American
- Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Catch the game at this Boston sports bar. Enjoy a daily breakfast and an all American grill menu, wide selection of "group bites", 36 beers on tap and signature cocktails. 44 High Def TV's and a 12'x 24' humongous screen.
Starbucks Coffee
- Coffee House
- Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner
Recreation
Swimming
- Nahant Beach (8 miles)
- Indoor Pool
- Whirlpool
Activities
- Biking trail (0.5 miles)
- Bowling (1 miles)
- Hiking (6 miles)
- Horseback riding (10 miles)
- Jogging/fitness trail (0.5 miles)
- Kayaking (5 miles)
- Nature preserve, trail (6 miles)
- Sailing (1 miles)
- Squash (0.5 miles)
- Snow skiing: MA, NH, VT, Nashoba (30 miles)
- Tennis (0.5 miles)
Fitness Facilities
- “Re-Invented” Health Club
Spa
- Hotel Health Club (Appointment required)
Golf
- Presidents Golf Course (10 miles)
- Putterham Meadows Golf Club (10 miles)
- Newton Commonwealth Golf Course (10 miles)
- Granite Links Golf Course at Quarry Hills (12 miles)
Cancellation Policy
- 6:00 PM day of arrival
Attractions & Landmarks
- Copley Place Shops
- Prudential Center
- Symphony Hall
- Newbury Street Shops
- Quincy Market/Faneuil Hall
- Museum of Fine Arts
- Fenway Park/Boston Red Sox
- U.S.S. Constitution
- JFK Library
- Boston's Italian North End
Airport Information
Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)
Phone: 1.800.235.6426
Hotel direction: 4 miles east
Driving directions: Follow signs for Boston/Sumner tunnel. Pay the toll and stay in the right lane in the tunnel. Follow signs for Exit 26/Storrow Drive. After you emerge from the tunnel, take the second left exit to Copley Square/Back Bay. At the first light, turn right onto Beacon St. Follow Beacon St. for 4 blocks and make a left on to Exeter St. After 5 lights, Exeter St. ends at Huntington Ave. Turn right onto Huntington Ave. At the first light, under the sky bridge, make a U-turn to the left. The hotel entrance will be immediately on your right.
The hotel does not provide shuttle service.
- Courtesy phone available
- Subway service, fee: $2.00 USD (one way)
- Estimated taxi fare: $35.00 USD (one way)
Other Transportation
Bus Station
- South Station (1.2 mile(s) E)
Subway Station
- Back Bay Station (0.1 mile(s) E)
Train Station
- Back Bay Station (0.1 mile(s) E)
- North Station (2 mile(s) NE)
Car Rentals
- Car Rental onsite: Dollar Rent-A-Car, 1-617-236-6908
- Car Rental nearby: Hertz, 1-617-338-1500
- Car Rental nearby: Enterprise, 1-617-262-8222
- Car Rental nearby: Avis, 1-617-534-1494
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