2/10 Terrible
Thomas
Jun 5, 2023
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Charmless, Rundown Rowhouse with so much wasted potential
Want a vintage rowhouse with Old Boston charm on beautiful Beacon Street in Brookline? Well Beacon Inn 1087 sure isn’t that. The owners turned this old house into a hotel by merely adding wi-fi and a cold breakfast buffet in the lobby. That’s it. The wallpaper in my room looked like it was there when Lincoln was President. No luggage rack for the suitcase. The room door could easily have been opened from the outside by anyone with a plastic card. The AC in the window was taped around the sides with masking tape. The bathroom was even worse: one dark ceiling light only, an ancient toilet and sink, and worst of all, an old tub with legs was made to serve as a shower by installing a shower curtain all around the tub. The bottom of the tub was curved, as it was not meant for standing, and with no grab bar it was positively dangerous. Afraid of falling, I didn’t use it again after the first day. On the plus side, the hard-working housekeeper does keep the place clean, and the breakfast buffet had a nice variety of cereals, fruit, coffee/tea and fresh pastries. No place to eat them in the first floor lobby, so carry them upstairs to your room. This b&b could have been so charming if the owners had invested in some internal renovation. Nevertheless, that didn’t keep them from charging $279 a night. I would never stay here again.
Thomas
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023