Boston

Boston is known to many as the cradle of liberty. It is one of America's oldest cities, and today it is considered a blend of the old and the new. Alongside skyscrapers and one of the widest cable bridges in the world there rests reminders of our colonial heritage. Across the Charles River from Boston lies Cambridge, home to America's oldest university.

This year the festival is located at the Massacusetts Institue of Technology and the Zero Arrow Theatre, part of Harvard University's American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge.

How to Get to and around Boston:

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

Getting to Boston is easy. The city is highly accessible by planes, trains, buses, and automobiles.

For your convenience, we have a Boston Tango Festival Travel Agent who can help you find the best airfare and accommodation so you can focus on what's most important, remembering to bring your dance shoes. You can contact Natasha at Academic travel via email actravel@gis.net, or by calling 617-566-5272. Natasha can also arrange tours of Boston, Cape Cod, etc. Visit her website.

For those of you who choose to commute by land rather than by air, Amtrak and Greyhound arrive into South Station, where the Red Line Subway can take you to almost anywhere you need to go. There are also inexpensive independent buses arriving in Boston's Chinatown - check online to find schedules. Boston's subways and buses are one of the safest in the nation. Venues of the Festival are conveniently located near Red Line subway trains, and several local bus lines.

Once you are in town, you can get around either by Subway & Bus (click on MBTA to go to the "MBTA" website), by cab, or through special livery service provided by Elias Transportation

For dependable transport, call Elias at 617-680-0870.

Where to sleep in Boston:

Special festival rates from MIT, Hostelling International Fenway, and DAYS INN:

MIT Dorms
On-campus housing may only be requested by participants who have registered and paid for the festival. A copy of your festival confirmation and receipt must be submitted with your housing payment. All applications for housing must be made in advance of the festival. Housing requests cannot be processed on-site. Applications for housing will be accepted until Thursday, May 31, 2007 or sooner if the limited number of rooms available is sold out. Due to the large number of on-campus housing applications, early registration is recommended.
- More information
- Request a housing application

Hostelling International Fenway, 575 Commonwealth Ave., Boston Phone: 617-536-1027, ask for Erika Cwiek

1 dorm bed in 3 bed room (shared) = $36/person/night 2 bed double room (exclusive) = $84/room/night 3 bed triple room (exclusive) =$96/room/night All rooms have private bathrooms. Linens, pillows and blankets are provided free of charge. Sleeping bags are not permitted. Hostel is open 24 hours/day. All cancellations must be received more than 24 hours in advance or a cancellation fee of the first night stay will be charged.

Days Inn , 1234 Soldiers Field Road, Boston The Festival rate of $99.00 is valid for a limited time. Phone: 617-254-1234, Mention Tango.

Bus 66 to MIT and Harvard Square runs every 15 minutes, located on the Charles River. Complimentary Parking Wireless Internet Access Available In room Pay Per View Movies and Nintendo Suites Available Full Service Charles River Restaurant and Lounge serving breakfast, lunch and dinner Jogging Paths, Bicycle Path and Childrens Play Area across the street along the beautiful Charles River NOTE:  MUST BE 21 TO REGISTER

Youth Hostels, Hotels, Room Shares

Rooms in private homes from $40-60/day on public transportation: You can contact Natasha at Academic travel via email actravel@gis.net, or by calling 617-566-5272. Visit her website.

Where to eat:

Eating @ MIT:     MIT Student Center - MIT Food links  - MIT food trucks (lunch only)

Tapas, Drinks , Pizza, Chinese

Where to go:

Boston Special Sights

We hope you would spend most of your time dancing. However, Boston is a beautiful city, and we want to share its beauty with you. Boston is also a walking city, so we encourage you to sightsee by foot and by public transportation. The Visitor Center is located near Park Street Station on the Subway Red Line, across from the Boston Common, one of the oldest public parks in the country. For suggestions, see http://www.bostonusa.com/ or call 1 888 SEE BOSTON. You can get to mostly anywhere in the Boston area through subway and buses operated by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (http://www.MBTA.com).