Hotel & Restaurants: HCHC

Hotel & Restaurants

Two hotels will be providing conference participants with special rates for the conference:

The Hilton Financial District (rates from $179) and the Doubletree Boston Downtown (rates from $159).

Rates include complimentary internet (normally available for a fee) but exclude tax and are dependant on room size and amenities.

Please use the special links below to make your reservations.

Hilton Financial District

Built in 1928 as Boston, Massachusetts' first art deco skyscraper, the historic Hilton Boston Downtown Financial District hotel is near Quincy Market, Faneuil Hall and the Freedom Trail.

No self-parking. $41 valet fee per day.

For reservations:

Hilton Hotel

Map/Directions: Directions to the Hotel

Doubletree Boston Downtown

The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston-Downtown is in the heart of Boston, Massachusetts.

The hotel is located in the Theatre District and within walking distance to the Boston Common, Public Garden, Chinatown, and Tufts Medical Center.

No self-parking. $40 valet fee per day.

There are nearby self-parking facilities on the Doubletree website under the map/directions link below.

For reservations:

DoubleTree Hotel

Maps/Directions: Directions to the Hotel

The Doubletree is situated near the Tufts Medical Center “T” stop of the Orange Line (the Orange Line is part of Boston’s subway system). For more information and maps: http://www.mbta.com/

Directions to Hellenic College/Holy Cross

Transportation

Air

Logan Airport is Boston’s airport, serving both domestic and international destinations, and is conveniently situated close to the city (ca. 20 minutes by car from HCHC campus). It is easily accessible by public transport and taxi. For more information, please see: http://www.massport.com/logan-airport/Pages/Default.aspx

Train

For those traveling from the Northeast, Boston is also easily accessible by train. Please see: http://www.amtrak.com/northeast-train-routes

The train station closest to the conference hotels is South Station.

Car/Driving

Parking at the conference hotels and in Boston city center is very expensive. Both hotels have valet parking and no self-parking is allowed. Participants driving to Boston may park their cars for the duration of the conference, free of charge, on the HCHC campus and make use of the coaches and mini-vans for transportation. Please register for a free parking permit, if you wish to park your car on campus. We regret that we will be unable to accommodate last minute requests for parking on campus as space is limited. Please note that there is no overnight free parking on-street in Brookline and the City of Boston. Pay particular attention to street signs to avoid being towed.

Free Coaches

Thanks to the generosity of the MJCBAC, transportation to and from one of the conference hotels (Hilton Financial District) will be provided for participants free of charge. The coaches will pick up conference participants at approximately 8am each day and return to the hotel at the end of each evening.

If you would like to use this means of transportation to the conference location, please select the relevant options during registration. We regret that we will be unable to provide coach transportation if this option is not selected during registration.

Public Transport

The Hellenic College Holy Cross campus is situated at a considerable distance from public transportation.

The T stops closest to the campus are: Brookline Village (Green Line) and Forest Hills (Orange Line). Please note that car, taxi, or walking (ca. 30 minutes one-way) is required to reach the campus from each of these T stops. A one-way ride by taxi from the Brookline Village T stop is approximately $7 excluding gratuity.

Mini-vans will provide free transport to the main T stops close to the campus throughout each day of the conference. A schedule will be available in your conference registration materials.

Taxi Service:

http://www.cabbiescab.com/

http://www.topcab.us/

Hellenic College Holy Cross, 50 Goddard Avenue, Brookline, MA, 02445

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&authuser=0

Restaurants

Both hotels are situated in the downtown area of Boston and offer many choices for dinner, snacks and shopping. The following selection is based on location and is arranged according to price.

Near Hilton Financial District

Within walking distance of the hotel, participants will find Fanueil Hall at Quincy Market for a large variety of restaurants and shopping. A short walk from Fanueil Hall is Boston’s famous North End where there are over a hundred Italian restaurants and pizzerias.

Casa Razdora (Italian/pizza) $

115 Water St
Boston, MA 02109

(617) 338-6700

http://casarazdora.com/

Zo (Greek) $

Merchants Row Entrance
92 State St
Boston, MA 02109

http://zoboston.com

Thai’s Bistro (Thai) $

84 High St
(between Batterymarch St & Leman Pl)
Boston, MA 02110

http://www.thaisbistro.com

Pasta Beach (Italian) $$

30 Rowe's Wharf
Boston, MA 02110