40 Berkeley Hostel, Boston

I lived here when I transferred on my job at FedEx for a year. The hotel itself is nostalgic and beautiful. I took dozens of pictures of the inside and out. You could decorate your room anyway you saw fit. I put up large Japanese fans on my walls and moved my furniture around. I set up my computer, TV, and VCR. I could go anywhere in Boston from that area. The Commons is close by...the library... the "T". It is directly across the street from the Benjamin Franklin Institute. The lounge has a winding staircase that leads to a messinine with a library. There's a recreation room and a place to park your bicycle. There's a grand piano in the living room which has a fireplace. There's also a private room to practice piano. The food is great.(I gained 10 pounds)Special events such as Halloween for example, included things like having people who specialized in witches and ghosts bring in their slides and videos to show and tell scary stories. The great living room would fill up with residents and the tables would be stocked with refreshments. The programs were all well planned with the holidays and very entertaining. If you got bored, you could go into the lobby and look through all of the brochures of sites to see in Boston, or you could sit out in the gardens and talk to someone, or even walk over to the nearest cafe or restaurant. Ladies from all over the world stayed there. Various cultures were combined and it was a charming place to live. I hated to go. I want to go back someday, but I would hate to leave the city where my grandchildren are.