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FWIW we did this back in 2011 - booked everything ourselves.
We flew into Boston stayed at the Lennox hotel (reasonable for downtown and very nice people booked via Travelbag) for a few days and did Boston - history trail, visit to the Harvard, duck tour etc.
Then collected a car from near the train station and drove to a holiday rental on Cape Cod. Found via Vacation Rental by Owners. VRBO - The Most Popular Vacation Rental Site in the US. The drive is long, slow and boring. Try to avoid going on a Friday afternoon when Bostonians head that way and the traffic is horrible.
Had a lovely relaxed week there.
Then back to Boston and took the Amtrack to NYC. Stayed at the Roger Smith in midtown (booked via travelbag) for 3 nights.
Did a bunch of sightseeing. I recommend you look at the CityPass to save money on attractions.
Then train back to Boston for one night at the Taj (overpriced and very poor, avoid) and flew out the following day.
If I were doing it again I would do most of that again, I would have booked an "open jaw" return and flown back from NYC or reversed the trip - the flight costs can vary dramatically depending on which way around you do it. There was no point in our last train ride or night in Boston - waste of money.
Last summer we did NYC again for a week - stayed at The Time hotel. It was OK but they were refurbing one of their two lifts so it took ages to get in and out of the room!. There is a lot to do in NYC if you can afford it, but it is VERY expensive.
Then we Amtracked to DC and stayed in an AirBnB. Flying out a week later from Dulles.
Be warned - last summer the £=$ rate had taken a kicking and Boston, NYC and DC are all very expensive cities to begin with - at least as much as London in our experience. We got a call from the credit card company asking for a payment in the first week of two which is a first, glad I took my laptop and the bank card reader! |
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