Hipmunk's Best Hotels near Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Which Hotels Have the Best View Near Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum?

The Verb Hotel is closest to the Gardner Museum, at less than a half-mile away. It offers standard two queen beds for as low as $128 a night. The Hotel Commonwealth offers rooms for $179 a night, while the Boston Hotel Buckminster has rooms as low as $99 a night. Each of these hotels is only three-quarters of a mile from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Less than two miles out are excellent hotels, including the Taj Boston, the Boston Park Plaza, and the Newbury Guest House. Hotels less than three miles away include the Hotel Veritas, the Harborside Inn of Boston, and the Millennium Bostonian Hotel Boston.

What are the Benefits or Drawbacks of Staying at a Hotel Near Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum?

For baseball fans -- especially Red Sox fans --  one of the best benefits of staying at a hotel close to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is how close they are to Fenway Park. It is less than a mile away, about four minutes by car.

Since it is located so centrally inside Boston, staying in hotels close to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum also means you’re close to historical sites like the Freedom Trail, the Old North Church, and the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum. The only drawback is that there is so much to do and see, you’ll have a hard time deciding how to fit it all in.

What Do I Need to Know About the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum?

According to Isabella Stewart Gardner's will, visitors to the museum who wear Boston Red Sox gear will receive a discount on admission. And if your name happens to be Isabella, you get in for free.