Boston · United States
Hotels in Downtown Boston
Downtown Boston is one of the 22 neighbourhoods of Boston (Wikidata: "central business district of Boston, Massachusetts, United States"). Its centre is 1.4 km from the city centre. 6 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 6of 59 in Boston's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 1.4 km
- Nearest station
- Tufts Medical Center0.2 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Boston Common0.6 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 28OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
- Area within its boundary
- 1.7 km²OpenStreetMap
Where to stay
Places to stay in Downtown Boston
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | FOUND Boston Common | 0.0 km |
| 2 | Revere Hotel Boston Common | 0.1 km |
| 3 | W Boston | 0.1 km |
| 4 | Hotel Touraine | 0.3 km |
| 5 | Four Seasons Boston | 0.3 km |
| 6 | Taj Boston | 0.5 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Downtown Boston
OpenStreetMap maps 19 restaurants, 4 cafes and 5 bars and pubs counted in Downtown Boston, and 13 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Boston |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 19 | 15 of 22 |
| Cafes | 4 | 16 of 22 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 5 | 9 of 22 |
| Museums and galleries | 2 | 12 of 22 |
| Named parks | 5 | 21 of 22 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 6 | 9 of 22 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 22 neighbourhoods of Boston; areas with equal counts share a rank.
The 10 best-known sights counted in Downtown Boston
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Downtown Boston is the nearest area centre, the same rule as the counts above, so some may lie outside the boundary of Downtown Boston: those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Boston Public Garden | Park | 0.5 km |
| George Washington Statue | Monument | 0.6 km |
| Garden of Remembrance | Memorial | 0.5 km |
| 9/11 Memorial | Monument | 0.5 km |
| Swan Boats | Attraction | 0.5 km |
| Marvin E. Goody Memorial | Memorial | 0.4 km |
| The Lagoon | Attraction | 0.5 km |
| Elliot Norton Park | Park | 0.1 km |
| Seybolt Park | Park | 0.2 km |
| Lincoln Square | Park | 0.2 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Downtown Boston
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Downtown Boston, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
| Station | Serves | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tufts Medical Center | metro | 0.2 km |
| Arlington | rail and light rail | 0.4 km |
| Boylston | rail, metro and light rail | 0.4 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Downtown Boston is from Boston's main sights
| Sight | From Downtown Boston |
|---|---|
| Boston Common | 0.6 km |
| Copley Square | 0.8 km |
| Old State House | 1.2 km |
| Symphony Hall | 1.8 km |
| Old North Church | 2.1 km |
| Museum of Fine Arts Boston | 2.5 km |
| Bunker Hill Monument | 3.0 km |
| Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum | 3.0 km |
| Museum of Bad Art | 3.1 km |
| John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum | 4.9 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Downtown Boston
Other stations (Wikidata)
- Chinatown station · metro station · 0.4 km
- Back Bay station · railway station · 0.8 km
Sights in Downtown Boston
- Boston Public Garden · botanical garden · 0.5 km
- Shubert Theatre · theatre · 0.1 km
- Charles Playhouse · church · 0.1 km
- Colonial Theatre, Boston · theatre · 0.3 km
- Cutler Majestic Theatre · theatre · 0.2 km
- Tremont Theatre, Boston · theatre · 0.4 km
- W Boston Hotel and Residences · tower · 0.1 km
- Wang Theatre · theatre · 0.1 km
- Wilbur Theatre · theatre · 0.1 km
Nearby
Areas next to Downtown Boston
Questions
Downtown Boston: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Downtown Boston?
6 places to stay in this guide are counted in Downtown Boston: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 22 neighbourhoods of Boston. The nearest to the area centre is FOUND Boston Common, 0.0 km away.
How far is Downtown Boston from the centre of Boston?
1.4 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Boston.
How far is Downtown Boston from Museum of Fine Arts Boston?
2.5 km in a straight line from the centre of Downtown Boston. The nearest of Boston's main sights is Boston Common, 0.6 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Downtown Boston?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Tufts Medical Center (metro, 0.2 km), Arlington (rail and light rail, 0.4 km) and Boylston (rail, metro and light rail, 0.4 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Downtown Boston?
OpenStreetMap maps 19 restaurants, 4 cafes and 5 bars and pubs counted in Downtown Boston (each place in the area whose centre is nearest).
Areas: the 22 neighbourhoods of Boston that Wikidata records as a neighborhood in Boston located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 59 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Downtown Boston on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.