Holiday Inn Express Boston-Waltham by IHG
Budget Waltham comfort with an 8.8 rating
About this hotel
This Holiday Inn Express delivers the best guest rating of any budget-tier property in the corridor, an 8.8 across 827 reviews, while keeping the essentials straightforward: free hot breakfast, free Wi-Fi and free parking, right off I-95 for an easy exit toward Newton and Brae Burn's neighborhood each morning. Copper House Tavern sits four minutes' walk away for a group dinner without a car, and Minute Man National Historical Park is a seven-minute taxi ride for a rain-day option. At twenty-nine minutes from Logan, the transfer matches the rest of the Waltham cluster despite the lower price point. This is the property to book when the group wants to put its budget entirely into greens fees and dinners rather than the room itself, without sacrificing much in guest satisfaction.
- Free hot breakfast
- Business center
- Direct I-95 access
- Near Copper House Tavern
Our take
This suits a budget-conscious group that still wants strong guest ratings, free breakfast and easy I-95 access toward Brae Burn's neighborhood each morning of a busy, early-tee-time trip. It is a weaker fit for a group wanting suite-format rooms, a pool or an on-site restaurant beyond the standard breakfast service.
- Use the free hot breakfast before an early tee time rather than budgeting for a separate stop on the way to the course.
- Walk to Copper House Tavern for dinner; at four minutes it is the easiest option without a car.
- Take the I-95 access directly toward Newton each morning; this property's location off the highway makes the drive quick.
Why we love it
- Best-reviewed budget property in the corridor
- Free hot breakfast
- Direct I-95 access
- Four-minute walk to Copper House Tavern