Boston is home to many colorful and exciting neighborhoods that vary dramatically from one to the next. Unlike the top hotels in Boston, most of which cluster tightly in and around the central Back Bay and Downtown areas, Boston’s best Airbnbs can be found all over the city.
Staying in an Airbnb lets you explore both those aforementioned central neighborhoods, like North End, Back Bay, and South End, as well as the locals-only enclaves, like Charlestown, South Boston (“Southie”), and Dorchester. You can even hop across the river to stay in—gasp!—Cambridge, which is technically its own city but, functionally, feels just as much a part of the Beantown experience. Between its public transit system and high walkability, Boston offers a compact microcosm of old-meets-new, where you’re as likely to walk by a biotech office as you are Paul Revere’s House, and where views of Boston Harbor or the Charles River are never far.
Here, our list of Boston’s best Airbnbs covers all of the above with something for everyone, from solo travelers to multigenerational groups.
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