Gedcarlin
Couples · December 202510/10
Before I go any further, can I just say a massive thank you to Kip who works on reception. We arrived at The Wyndham after our original hotel had been cancelled, no idea why this happened. As it was v...Before I go any further, can I just say a massive thank you to Kip who works on reception. We arrived at The Wyndham after our original hotel had been cancelled, no idea why this happened. As it was very, very, very last minute the booking took a while to come through, which resulted in us sitting in reception for around 20 – 30 minutes. After speaking to Kip, he understood what was happening and constantly checked the booking system so he could get us checked in a soon as it appeared. He told us to come to the front of the queue if we heard anything before he did. By this time, we had both been up for around 14 hours as we had travelled from Memphis. It was great customer service, and he shone a light for The Wyndham. The hotel is in a good location. Probably about a 20-minute walk from the harbour area and there are plenty of places to eat within 10 minutes of the hotel. The building across the street is currently getting work done on it. We were in a room that faced this building, but I didn’t get woken by the work that was being carried out.
We decided we wanted to go to Salem and saw that you could get a ferry from the harbour. I think it cost around $95 return for me and my wife. On the day we decided to go, the ferry wasn’t running due to the conditions. We were told that we could get the train which took about 45 minutes and ran every 30 minutes. This cost us $32 return total, over $60 cheaper than the ferry. The train goes from North Station which is located underneath The Verizon building. This building is extremely tall, so it’s easy to see and find. Salem train station is about a 5-minute walk from the centre of Salem. Much easier and cheaper than the ferry.
The Freedom Trail is a good thing to do when you are in Boston. Lots of people pay to go round with a guide. We decided to do it on our own. I am sure we would have got a lot of info from the guide, but we decided we wanted to take it at our own pace. We could also stop and have a cuppa or lunch whenever we wanted. The trail starts at Boston Common where there is an information centre. You can buy Freedom Trail guides there. We got a $3 one. At the start of the Freedom Trail there is a line of 2 red bricks. You follow this line, which goes right around the trail. This means you can’t get lost whilst walking around the trail. Lots of information along the way and a nice walk.
Obviously paid a visit to Cheers whilst we were in Boston. Very busy place. Food was nice and the staff were great. Also done the Boston Tea Party museum. Always remember history teacher at school going on about this. Never really got it to be honest. Lots of information about why it happened and the people involved.
We had breakfast most mornings at the Flour bakery and café, which is at the end of the street the hotel is on. This does mainly pastries and overnight oats etc., not a cooked breakfast in sight and to be honest I really enjoyed it.show more
