So at the end of March 2011 I headed to Boston for an Expo at the convention center. The drive from NY was a little over 4 hours so we drove up on Saturday and Drove back on Sunday.
Saturday we went up early and visited Salem MA for a little while, since the drive took over 4 hours we got there and everything was closing up. They have early hours during the off season and most stores closed at 5PM! There were only a hand full of stores still open, and with the cold we didnt stay out too long.
We parked next door to the visitors center, in case you didnt know you can get parked discounted if you make a purchase at some of the stores in the mall attached to the parking garage! That was a nice surprise.
We drove down to Boston right after that. The GPS took us all over the place because it didnt understand 'restricted roads' - stupid GPS. Any way, the hotel we were staying at was the Embassy Suites at the Airport. We tried to find a place to eat nearby but couldnt find a thing! The nearest food places were a few miles away in an area that felt unsafe to us. We drove back to the hotel. The hotel only offers valet parking which was expensive. The restaurant only had a limited amount of meals but it worked out.
Embassy suites had a pool, a bar, a business center and breakfast! Couldnt wait to see what that was about. The room could fit 6, there was two double beds and a sofa bed. There was a microwave, fridge and coffee machine so it was a nice set up. They only had ice machines on certain floors which was a pain. In the AM breakfast was FANTASTIC! They had everything I can think of!
We are planning another trip during better weather to Salem!
