The Beech Tree Inn is the sort of place you don't want people to know about so that you can have it all to yourself. Located a 5-minute walk from Beacon Street and 10 minutes from Coolidge Corner, it is beautiful on the outside like all the other renovated grand houses in Brookline. The inside is just as delightful. One enters on the right side directly into the kitchen. An island is topped with home-baked scones, cookies and fruit. The proprietor Jannette and large, friendly German shepherd Austie are there to greet you. I had a 3rd-floor room of ample size for one or two people with a private, immaculate bathroom a few feet across the landing. The room has a flat screen TV, which I did not use, and very good Wi-Fi speed. Coffee--and the baked goods--are available all day. There is a nice, small dining room where you can eat the buffet style breakfast and meet other guests. There is also a small patio to one side of the front yard.
One of the many perks of its location is the proximity to the T transportation system. The inn is basically midway between the C and D routes of the Green Line, and either will get you quickly into town. I had a meeting at the Hynes Convention Center and most days walked to the Longwood stop of the D route, skipped the train and walked into the...The Beech Tree Inn is the sort of place you don't want people to know about so that you can have it all to yourself. Located a 5-minute walk from Beacon Street and 10 minutes from Coolidge Corner, it is beautiful on the outside like all the other renovated grand houses in Brookline. The inside is just as delightful. One enters on the right side directly into the kitchen. An island is topped with home-baked scones, cookies and fruit. The proprietor Jannette and large, friendly German shepherd Austie are there to greet you. I had a 3rd-floor room of ample size for one or two people with a private, immaculate bathroom a few feet across the landing. The room has a flat screen TV, which I did not use, and very good Wi-Fi speed. Coffee--and the baked goods--are available all day. There is a nice, small dining room where you can eat the buffet style breakfast and meet other guests. There is also a small patio to one side of the front yard.
One of the many perks of its location is the proximity to the T transportation system. The inn is basically midway between the C and D routes of the Green Line, and either will get you quickly into town. I had a meeting at the Hynes Convention Center and most days walked to the Longwood stop of the D route, skipped the train and walked into the park that lines either side of the Muddy River. This is part of the "emerald necklace" of parks that follow the river almost to its exit under Commonwealth Avenue and Storrow Drive into the Charles River. The route is lined on the outside by small colleges, ball fields, apartment buildings and glimpses of Fenway Park. Part of the route is currently under renovation. If you like walking, it will take you about 45 minutes to get to Back Bay (Prudential Center, etc.). Bring a camera for the views of the stone bridges, the birds and a rabbit or two, the tall river grass with the Boston buildings rising in the background, and the amazing Victory Gardens near the town end of the route.
Back to the Beech Tree Inn, I liked it so much that I booked another stay this summer for another meeting and plan to do more exploring by foot!More
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