Travelling to New England & Boston in Early October

Horasio

We have booked the flights and car hire.

We are wanting to see the countryside in the fall and Boston. We will be there for a week.

Does anyone have any tips for accommodation? Renting one place in the centre and doing day trips from it or touring, staying in hotels?

Any recommendations for hotels/accommodation/things to see would be very welcome

Thank You:)

Sharifa_2

Salem's well worth a visit - a very picturesque little town; the Peabody Museum, the Nathaniel Hawthorne house and all the witch stuff is good for tourists (they re-enact the witch trials), and there's also some maritime stuff. I've always had a wonderful time there; parking isn't usually a problem. Around Halloween Salem is absolutely jampacked but it shouldn't be too bad in early October. There are various little hotels and B&Bs 5 minutes walk from the centre; I have friends from Salem staying with me at the moment, and will ask them for recommendations on places to stay and things to do when they get back in. Will get back to you tonight.

Scotties_Mum

Lucky you!!

We went there exact same time of year for 2 weeks back in 2000. You may find though that the best colour changes you see will be in the 'mountains' rather than the flat areas.

Drive up to Camden, if you get a chance, it is the most beautiful, picturesque little harbour place I have ever seen. Also, a lovely restaurant overlooking it. We visited here on the way from Boston to Bar Harbor, which in itself is really lovely and has a National Park there, and also allows you to go whale watching from there if you want to.

Boston is absolutely fantastic, well worth spending some time there, Red Sox may even be playing whilst you are there, if they are and you get a chance to see a game, then take it.

Also, avoid the places which are Ski resorts in the winter, they will be like a ghost town and the ski runs will be visible as grass!!
(We know this as we went on a Flydrive tour with Virgin which took us to a couple of these places, is neither summer nor winter at that time of year so nothing much apart from the scenery.)

On that note, may be worth looking at some of the places highlighted in the brochures on their own recommended tours to give you some idea.

Have a great time!

taffy7

Hi
We did just under 3 weeks last year into New York for few days then hire car for rest of time. Went up inland cross to Bar Harbour and down to Boston Cape Cod mystic and home. It was brilliant - job to pick highlights scenery out of this world and locals soo friendly. Stayed in hoteld motels and guest houses only i of which booked - just go for it.
Pete

Sharifa_2

Okay - here's what my friend recommends. If it's autumn colour you want for the first week of October, you need to be a bit further north than Boston. Join the leaf-peepers in New Hampshire and follow the Kancamagus Highway:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kancamagus_Highway

If you make it to Plymouth MA, there's something called the Plymouth Village, which is a reconstruction of the settlers' village and everyone stays in character:

http://pilgrims.net/plimothplantation/vtour/

If you want to stay in Salem itself, a B&B is the best option, and the Salem Inn is recommended - you'd need to book very soon as it will start to get booked up fast.

A pretty little place called Rockport is a good choice for watching the sunset - I loved it there:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockport%2C_Massachusetts

bobandsueinnewengland

Hotels in Boston are among the most expensive in the USA. We went for the fall last year and stayed at
http://www.johnjeffrieshouse.com/
It is actually accomodation for people visiting the local hospital but they do the B&B thing. You also get a little kitchen areea in the room. Basic but It is very very central, metro nearby and parking too. Don't drive in Boston unless you have to. I drive in London and it scared the pants off me in Boston itself.
I am very jealous of you. I would love to go back. Try out the Whale watching get a boat from the docks behinf Quincy market..... fantastic.
New Salem is fab when it is in colour. Have a look at Yankee magazine online. Lots of info before you go about where the colour is and where to visit. ENJOY

cats_whiskers

Hello

We choose to stay at Inns (similar to B&B) when we went a few years ago. Had no problem booking diectly with the innkeepers. Can definately recommend the Carriage House of Woodstock in Vermont. Also, the Meredith Inn in New Hampshire which is handy for the Lakes and the White Mountains. I think they both have websites. Both serve fantastic breakfasts. We spent 2 to 3 nights in each one so we could visit the areas around about.

I know a previous poster said avoid the ski run resorts, However, I have to say that we went to one and took a gondola (cable car) to the top, the views, the colour and the scenery were fantastic. yes, it was quiet which meant no queues, no crowds, had the place to ourselves, fantastic.

Whatever you choose to do, have a great time.
Cats

cats_whiskers

Hello

We choose to stay at Inns (similar to B&B) when we went a few years ago. Had no problem booking diectly with the innkeepers. Can definately recommend the Carriage House of Woodstock in Vermont. Also, the Meredith Inn in New Hampshire which is handy for the Lakes and the White Mountains. I think they both have websites. Both serve fantastic breakfasts. We spent 2 to 3 nights in each one so we could visit the areas around about.

I know a previous poster said avoid the ski run resorts, However, I have to say that we went to one and took a gondola (cable car) to the top, the views, the colour and the scenery were fantastic. yes, it was quiet which meant no queues, no crowds, had the place to ourselves, fantastic.

Whatever you choose to do, have a great time.
Cats