How to find a place to stay in Boston for the convention

[Monument]

Hello,

I was wondering what people's experiences were in trying to locate a place to stay in Boston during the convention. How did you find a place, what were your experiences, and how much did you pay? Did you try to reserve a hotel room, or like me are you trying to rent somebody's apartment or condo?

I like checking out boston.craigslist.org for the ads, but I've also seen some at the 2004dnc.com site. Anybody have any other ideas?

THANKS!

[Kathy in Cambridge]

1. Boston is VERY Expensive

You may try the youth hostel. It's in the Back Bay/Fenway area and right near the Green Line.

Hotels are usually over $200 right in the city (unless you want to stay on the outskirts or in the 'burbs). They will probably be higher during the convention.

A few other sources you could try for apartment rentals:

http://www.bostonphoenix.com
http://www.townonline.com

And the local indymedia site may have some info:

http://boston.indymedia.org

On edit: You May Also want to try college websites like BU, Northeastern, BC, Harvard, MIT, etc. Boston has a huge student population and many go away for the summer, and may have a vacant apartment they will want to share or lease.

[Monument]

2. Thanks. anybody else?

I'm finding a lot of stuff on craigslist. pretty pricey but mostly places in boston which seems very convenient - you can walk to the convention. i think if a few of us stayed in a house or condo it could be less pricey than if we got hotel rooms.

[ET Awful]

3. If you ask real nice, you might find a Boston DU'er with space :)

There's a lot of DU'ers in the Boston area (me included, but I can't promise any space currently, I may already have people coming in to town, maybe if you PM me as the date gets closer).

E