Wearing a badge on your lapel? You'll be among your own kind here, where the hotel is part of the Seaport World Trade Center, a mammoth conference complex. If you need to keep your mind on business, you won't mind at all that your hotel is a bit distant from the heart of the city. (You'll have a hard time resisting the great pool and fitness center, though.) Inside this gleaming waterfront property is a crisply elegant lobby in hues of hunter green, mustard, and carrot. The huge rooms have handcrafted cherry furniture and marble bathrooms as well as state-of-the-art conveniences such as wireless Internet and (in some rooms), Seaportal, a touch-screen Web portal for phone calls, hotel and meeting updates, and Boston tourism info. A complimentary shuttle runs throughout the day to State Street (the Financial District) and North Station. Bug out of your meeting early to swim in the heated lap pool, or get a facial, at the luxurious Wave Health & Fitness Club. Pros: No-tipping policy, fabulous gym, free shuttle to other parts of Boston. Cons: Located away from city center; no breakfast available before 6 AM; room service is expensive (good, though).
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