Marlborough · Hotel shortlist
The best hotels near Apex
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These are my five favourites in Marlborough, out of the 10 that qualified. I read what other travellers scored them before I picked, so the order follows the guests, 4.6 down to 4.3.
All five are inside 1.0 km of Apex, so you can walk it.
Highest rated of the five
Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Boston Marlborough/Apex Center
★★★★★4.6 from 384 reviews
Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Boston Marlborough/Apex Center comes out on top of this list, and not narrowly: 4.6 from 384 guest reviews is a score that holds up at that volume, which is the whole test here. A perfect ten from nine people does not beat it.
It is a 3 star property, found under poi and around $217 a night on the dates we checked.
10 hotels in Marlborough qualified for this list and five made it. Embassy Suites by Hilton Boston Marlborough is the one I would book if the first is full.
Why it works for this trip
- Poolsomewhere to cool off between walks
- Air conditioningthe one that decides a summer trip
- Restaurantdinner downstairs on the night you land
- Family roomscots and larger rooms rather than a squeeze
- Gymopen to guests, not a partner pass down the road
All five, ranked
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Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Boston Marlborough/Apex Center
★★★★★4.6 from 384 reviews
300 m from Apex, about a 4 minute walk
- Pool
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
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2Embassy Suites by Hilton Boston Marlborough
★★★★★4.4 from 1,304 reviews
300 m from Apex, about a 4 minute walk
- Pool
- Spa
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
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3Hyatt Place Marlborough / Apex Center
★★★★★4.4 from 631 reviews
600 m from Apex, about a 8 minute walk
- Pool
- Gym
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Air conditioning
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4Hilton Garden Inn Boston/Marlborough
★★★★★4.4 from 711 reviews
1.0 km from Apex, about a 12 minute walk
- Pool
- Gym
- Restaurant
- Bar
- Parking
- Pet friendly
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5Hampton Inn Boston/Marlborough
★★★★★4.3 from 734 reviews
700 m from Apex, about a 9 minute walk
- Pool
- Gym
- Parking
- Pet friendly
- Kid friendly
- Air conditioning
How this list was put together
10 Marlborough hotels qualify for this list. We ranked them on guest rating first and on how close they are to Apex second, then took the top five.
Two things decide these lists. The first is my own time in the city: every hotel on this page is one I have stayed in, walked into and looked at, or gone back to check. That is where the shortlist starts, and it is why some well reviewed places are not on it.
The second is the numbers, and those are what set the order. The rating and review count come from the big travel sites, pooled through Google, so a score here reflects Expedia, Booking, Hotels.com and the rest together rather than any one of them. I also read the review breakdown by topic, which is where the figures on service, breakfast and location come from. Hotels with fewer than forty reviews are left out altogether, because a rating that thin is not a rating. No more than two come from one neighbourhood.
What I do not do is move anyone up the order. The ranking is the guest score, highest first, and nobody pays to be on the list.
Distances are straight lines from published coordinates, so the real walk is a little longer. Amenities are as recorded by Google Hotels and can change without notice. Rates are an indicative nightly figure for a midweek autumn stay, not a quote. Check the booking page before you commit.
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