Sheraton Boston Needham Hotel
A Needham base with a bar built for four rounds
About this hotel
Needham sits closer to Brae Burn's own neighborhood than the Waltham hotel cluster, and this Sheraton covers the essentials for a multi-round stay: an indoor pool, a fitness room and a bar that can seat a group without a reservation most weeknights. The property runs about twenty-six minutes from Logan by taxi, which is workable for an early flight home after the last round, and District 118 Kitchen & Bar sits a short taxi ride away for a night the group wants an actual dinner rather than the hotel bar. Full-service laundry matters more than it sounds for a four-day golf trip, when the same two polos start smelling like the fairway by round three. It is a corporate-comfortable property rather than a destination hotel, built for groups who want Needham proximity and a working bar, not a scene.
- Indoor pool
- Bar and cafe
- Meeting rooms
- Full-service laundry
Our take
This suits a group prioritizing Needham's closer distance to Brae Burn over Waltham's wider dining scene, particularly one that will use the full-service laundry across a longer trip. It is a weaker fit for a couple wanting a quieter, boutique stay, or a group set on walking to restaurants rather than taking a short taxi for dinner.
- Use the full-service laundry midweek on a four- or five-day trip; it saves packing extra rounds of golf clothes.
- Book the indoor pool slot after an afternoon round in July or August, when Needham's humidity makes it worth the recovery.
- Taxi to District 118 Kitchen & Bar for a proper group dinner rather than relying on the hotel bar every night.
Why we love it
- Indoor pool and fitness room
- Full-service laundry for multi-day trips
- Bar seats a group easily
- Five-minute walk to First Avenue