Charles Street Inn

The owners of this hotel have lovingly collected Victorian furniture and other pieces to add to the ambience of the turn-of-the-century building, but added all of the amenities that modern travelers want to encounter as they enter their room or suite. This hotel has free wifi for its guests, which is helpful since the 9 rooms are not generally speaking cheap! Breakfast is included in the form of an "expanded continental" - bagels, pastries, hard-boiled eggs, tea, but not cooked dishes. Conveniently located just north of the Boston Common and Public garden, near shopping, dining and Boston landmarks, but on a quietly commercial avenue with more independent than brand-name stores, calling to mind Parisian sidestreets.

The only thing that was nice in this place were the working fireplaces.

Have stayed in two different rooms. both dirty/dusty. Crusted something or other on linens. Hair on linens. Non-working thermostats. Non-working whirlpool (self-cleaning)tubs. Refrigerators crusted with spoiled cream. Leaking faucets causing water on tiled floor. No rollaway bed available as promised. Care for a rubber inflatable thing on floor? Proprietor never available for help. Breakfast passable. Should be closed down in my opinion.