Boston has two convention centers, and the right hotel depends on which one hosts your event. The big one, in the Seaport, was the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC) until July 2025; it is now officially the Thomas M. Menino Convention and Exhibition Center, at 415 Summer Street. The smaller Hynes Convention Center is in Back Bay, on Boylston Street, and stays open while the state renovates it.
For the Menino Center, we measured the walk from eleven Seaport hotels to its Summer Street side on the street network: one is connected by a sky bridge, four more are within 7 minutes, and all are within 14. For the Hynes, three hotels connect to it indoors through the Prudential Center and Copley Place. We kept to hotels within about 15 minutes on foot. Fees, parking, pools and kitchens confirmed on the hotels' official pages are stated plainly; figures we found only on travel sites are marked as such.
| Menino Center (former BCEC) | Hynes Convention Center | |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 415 Summer Street, Seaport | Boylston Street, Back Bay |
| Nearest T | World Trade Center (Silver Line) | Hynes Convention Center (Green Line B, C, D) |
| Connected hotels | Westin Boston Seaport District (sky bridge) | Sheraton Boston, Boston Marriott Copley Place, The Westin Copley Place |
| From Logan Airport | Silver Line SL1, free from the airport | Blue Line and Green Line, or taxi |
| Around it | New towers, harbor walk, restaurants | Newbury Street, shopping malls, brownstones |
Tap the map to open it full size. Pins are colored by walking time to the center: gold for five minutes or less, blue for 6 to 10, terracotta for 11 to 14. They show locations, not walking routes.
The Menino Center (former BCEC): the hotels by walking time
Next door: the Westin and the Omni
The Westin Boston Seaport District, at 425 Summer Street, is the only hotel with an indoor sky bridge to the convention center, which spares you the weather between sessions. It has about 800 rooms, a heated indoor pool and whirlpool, self-parking at $55 or valet at $65, and up to two pets under 50 pounds for $50 a night. Since January 1, 2026, it charges a $40 daily destination fee plus tax.
The Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport, opened in 2021 with 1,054 rooms, faces the center across Summer Street, about 4 minutes away. It has an outdoor rooftop pool, overnight valet at $70 or self-parking at $60, accepts medium dogs and cats for $125 a stay, and charges a $35 nightly destination fee.
On D Street, behind the center: Aloft and Element
Two Marriott hotels share a building on D Street, on the far side of the center from Summer Street (6 and 8 minutes to the Summer Street side, less to the D Street doors). Element Boston Seaport District has a kitchen in every room, suites for four and a complimentary breakfast, so you can eat before the show floor opens and cook after a long day; Marriott lists an indoor saline pool, while travel sites report it closed for renovation through 2026, so ask. Pets are $50 a night. Aloft Boston Seaport District has an indoor pool and accepts pets. Valet is $54 at both, according to Marriott; travel sites also show a nightly fee of about $29, which Marriott's pages do not detail, so check the booking breakdown.
Around World Trade Center: the Seaport Hotel and the Renaissance
The Seaport Hotel Boston, by the World Trade Center Silver Line station, 6 minutes away, has an indoor heated pool and accepts pets up to 25 pounds for $100 a stay; travel sites list self-parking at $42 and a nightly fee of about $29, to confirm with the hotel. The Renaissance Boston Seaport District (formerly Renaissance Boston Waterfront), on Congress Street, 7 minutes away, has valet at $65 and does not accept pets.
Ten to fourteen minutes
- Hyatt Place Boston/Seaport District, on Northern Avenue, 10 minutes.
- Hampton Inn and Homewood Suites Boston Seaport District, two Hilton hotels sharing one building at 670 Summer Street, 10 minutes: an indoor pool, connecting rooms and cribs, limited valet at $62, and at Homewood, suites with full kitchens and a free hot breakfast for longer stays.
- Residence Inn Boston Downtown/Seaport, on Congress Street, 11 minutes: kitchens and free breakfast, between the center and South Station.
- YOTEL Boston, Select by Hilton, on Seaport Boulevard, 12 minutes: compact cabins, valet at $80 and pets accepted; travel sites show a mandatory nightly fee, so check the booking breakdown.
- The Envoy Hotel, in Fort Point, 14 minutes, with its rooftop bar; parking is off site at the One Seaport garage.
If the Seaport is full, hotels within a short walk of South Station can take the Silver Line two stops to World Trade Center; from farther downtown, add the walk or a Red Line ride to South Station; see our guide to hotels in the Seaport.
Getting to the Menino Center
- From Logan Airport: the Silver Line SL1 to World Trade Center station, free when boarding at the airport. Go up to Level 2 and follow the signs to World Trade Center Avenue; the center is across Summer Street. By taxi, the MCCA quotes about 8 minutes in light traffic.
- From South Station: the SL1 or SL2 to World Trade Center, or a 10 to 15 minute walk along Summer Street.
- Parking: the center's South Lot has about 1,300 spaces at $35 a car ($70 for oversized vehicles), first come, first served; overflow goes to other lots, whose rates vary.
The Hynes Convention Center, Back Bay
The Hynes, on Boylston Street by the Hynes Convention Center Green Line station, is open and hosting events while it undergoes phased renovations, described by its operator as about $130 million of work over five years on windows, restrooms, carpets, heating and electrical systems. Its official "3-2-1 Connect" program links it indoors, through the Prudential Center and Copley Place, to three hotels:
- Sheraton Boston Hotel, on Dalton Street, connected to the Hynes, with an indoor pool; travel sites list valet at $72.
- Boston Marriott Copley Place, with direct access to the Prudential Center and Copley Place, an indoor pool, parking at $75 and no pets.
- The Westin Copley Place, Boston, above the Copley Place mall, connected through it to the Prudential Center.
Just outside the connected trio, the Hilton Boston Back Bay, across the street from the Hynes, has self-parking at $69 and a daily destination charge, and The Colonnade Hotel, on Huntington Avenue, has a seasonal rooftop pool.
See our Back Bay hotel guide for more.
Big shows in 2027
Shows announced by their organizers at the Menino Center include RE+ Northeast (February 2 to 4, 2027), Seafood Expo North America (March 7 to 9) and PAX East (April 22 to 25). For dates like these, book through your event's official hotel block as soon as it opens: blocks usually include the closest hotels, often at a negotiated rate, with their own cancellation deadlines.
Before you book
- Check your show's hotel block and its cancellation terms.
- Add the mandatory fees: $40 a day at the Westin and $35 at the Omni, confirmed by the hotels; travel sites report about $29 at Aloft, Element and the Seaport Hotel.
- Kitchens for a long show: Element, the Residence Inn and Homewood Suites.
- Count the taxes. Our guide to Boston hotel taxes and fees explains what is added to the rate, including the convention center district assessment.
How we built this guide
- Walking times: computed on OpenStreetMap's street and footpath network at 80 meters a minute, from each hotel's mapped location to the Summer Street side of the Menino Center. They exclude waits at crossings, security lines and the walk inside the building; your event may also use a different entrance.
- Sources: the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority's and Signature Boston's pages, the hotels' official pages and the event organizers' sites, read in October 2026. Nightly fees for Aloft, Element, the Seaport Hotel and YOTEL, the Element pool closure and some parking prices come from travel sites, as stated.
- Independence: no hotel paid to be included.
Frequently asked questions
Which hotel is connected to the Boston Convention Center?
The Westin Boston Seaport District, linked to the Menino Convention and Exhibition Center (the former BCEC) by a sky bridge. The Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport is across Summer Street. At the Hynes, the Sheraton Boston, Boston Marriott Copley Place and The Westin Copley Place connect indoors.
Is the BCEC the same as the Menino Convention Center?
Yes. The Boston Convention and Exhibition Center was renamed the Thomas M. Menino Convention and Exhibition Center in July 2025. The address is unchanged: 415 Summer Street.
How do I get from Logan Airport to the convention center?
Take the Silver Line SL1 to World Trade Center station, free from the airport, then walk across Summer Street.
Is the Hynes Convention Center still open?
Yes. The Hynes remains open in Back Bay and hosts events during a phased, multiyear renovation.
How much is parking at the convention center?
The center's South Lot charges $35 a car and $70 for oversized vehicles, first come, first served.