(Review of the marina's houseboat rentals, not the marina or boat repair service.) For houseboat…read morerentals, Boston Bay Marina turned out to be an awesome alternative to a hotel. We rented 2 of their houseboats, Andromeda and Lyra, for a college graduation weekend. (There's also at least one much bigger houseboat and others of similar size.) Each sleeps six: two in a stateroom, two in the loft over the stateroom ceiling (uh, deck I think it's called), two on a pull-out sofa. Two decks outside, upper and lower, with a great view of Boston's working harbor (Chelsea River, Mystic River Bridge). The staff was friendly and fixed a couple minor issues quickly (BBQ grill wouldn't light initially). Our houseboats had one bathroom (toilet, sink, shower) but there are also marina showers for transient boaters who also use the marina. There's electric heat and a pair of air conditioners, TV, iPod dock/speakers, and a refrigerator-sink-electric stove galley (kitchen). East Boston is a rapidly gentrifying part of Boston with condo and townhouse construction coming. You can get to Boston by walking a block, taking the bus 10 minutes to the T (subway) station, and then it's quickly into Boston. The rental includes free water taxi shuttle into Boston a couple times a day plus you can reserve a time slot in advance. The marina also rents pier space to boat owners, transient boats,and has a couple long-term tenants, all giving it a nice charming flavor. You'd expect to hear "Margaritaville" break out at any moment. Our review rating is 4.5 stars rounded up. The boats are clean and work well but you see a couple signs of wear, as you'd expect of boats not maintained by dot-com millionaires. You'll hear some road noise from the McArdle bridge grating. Wifi is free but would benefit from one more repeater. Some renters may (may not will) wish they were renting on fancier Rowe's Wharf but it's likely you'd be paying twice as much. The marina is behind an auto body shop but a) this is the cleanest auto body shop you'll ever see (no wrecks in sight) and b) that also means secure, free parking. Here can you get up early on a Sunday morning to see a glass-smooth harbor and two tugs threading a giant ocean-going ship through Boston Harbor. That was an awesome way to have the day's first cup of coffee. Basically, you're getting a hotel harborside suite with kitchen for half the price of the bricks-and-mortar kind of hotel. Great bang for the buck.

From the owner: Hauling, on land storage, shrink wrap, winterize, sail boats, power boats, summer slips, winter…read moreslips, live a boards, fiberglass repair, paint & gel coat, servicing, bottom paint, and so much more!

Friendly staff, clean facilities , nice park near by. Very close to Boston, convenient location.read more

I kept my boat here one winter and hired them to do some mechanical repairs. Despite repeated…read morepromises, they never started a single repair. They never once tried to contact me, I had to leave multiple voice mails and emails over the course of the winter before they finally admitted they weren't going to do the work. Minus two stars for accepting jobs they knew couldn't complete and minus two stars for being too unprofessional to admit they screwed up.

I visited Boston for the first time ever with my boyfriend's family and we had a blast staying…read morehere! Our group was booked on 3 different boats all next to each other which was a plus! My boyfriend and I stayed in the Seaclusion. We had never stayed in a boat before but we had expected that it will not as spacious as a hotel but we had everything we needed. I'd recommend bringing warm PJs on the cooler months as it does get a little chilly at night. The views and location can't be beat. Walking to our boat along the marina at night was super romantic lol I'd definitely come back here on my next visit.

Nice spot. Full amenities. Short walk to North End over Charles River by TD Arena. Supermarket…read morenearby as well as public transportation.

This is a great Yacht club that everyone needs to contribute work hours in order to keep it going…read moreand at a low cost. There is a bar, large function space and a members area that has pool table and dart board along with wide screen TV's

How could I not give a positive review, I'm a member!…read more EBYC is more of a boat club than a yacht club, but for some that's just the right atmosphere. Working together to get projects around the club done, members offset the usually very high costs of dockage. If you're looking for a down-to-earth spot to use as a hub for boating in the summer, inquire about joining. Leave the loafers and khakis at home and join a nice group of guys. There's a bar, pool table, gear lockers, docks with water, horseshoes, annual striper tournaments, etc.

Pete over at fishing Finatics was a massive help in me getting my first Boston striper. Awesome guy…read morewith a great tackle shop.

It's ok in a pinch , but the prices are gauged beyond your wildest dreams. 14 dollar lures that…read morewere originally 8.99 line the walls. The most expensive live eels you can imagine compared to the 1.75 snakes up north. The mark ups are just horrific. Look I get it , it's tough being a tackle shop. Then there is the bait. Just thrown in a freezer not individually bagged. I don't know. Be careful. Not to mention the santini tube. A blatant knock off of any tube you will see out there. Just for 25 bucks. I'm giving 4 stars because I'm not a witch. But beware

Everybody there is kind and helpful. Nice blend of boats & boat owners. Totally down-to-earth…read moreenvironment. We've been happy floaters for several years. We feel like part of the family at BPM.

I've been using Beverly Port Marina for several years now, and I honestly can't say enough good…read morethings about them. Every season, they handle the haul-out and bottom paint on my boat, and the quality of their work is consistently top-notch. A special shoutout to Frank, who has always been incredibly helpful, knowledgeable, and just a pleasure to deal with.

On the positive side, the marina is in a beautiful location and management will leave you alone…read more Unfortunately, the marina itself is falling apart. The docks are floating structures held in place by tall pilings (about 15' above the highest normal tides). Many of these pilings have holes in them, and about once per month someone notices a piling listing over --- to date, people have always managed to move nearby boats out of the way. Much of the marina is unusable, and the occupancy rate is about 50%. In similar vein, the bathrooms are disgusting. The shower area is rarely cleaned and lacks ventilation. The fight for toilet paper is ongoing. Finally, it should be mentioned that management is problematic. Five days before the end of the summer 2011 contract, management posted a sign announcing that winter rates would be increased from the previously announced 95$/ft to 120$/ft, and than anyone who didn't have a signed contract by Nov. 1 would be charged 6$/ft per day.

Awesome location (although there is nearly no parking). Marina is in HORRIBLY unsafe disrepair. Has…read morebeen forced to shut-down by court order. As 2014 season it is no longer in operation. Hopeful they will rebuild and return to their former glory!!!

What an entertaining day at Encore! Spending all day playing whatever slot machines I wanted and…read moreenjoying the different choices to play was so enjoyable! It was not crowded and the staff so helpful!! The place is so pristine that you would be hard pressed to find anything out of place! The Restrooms were so impressively spotless! The day was magical and fun !

I rarely leave reviews like this, but my experience at Encore Boston Harbor was bad enough that I…read morefeel obligated to warn other business travelers. The problems started before I even arrived. I was traveling from Logan Airport and followed Encore's own website instructions for the shuttle. Those instructions were wrong. Because the hotel had not updated its posted pickup location, I spent roughly an hour walking around downtown Boston in the rain trying to find the shuttle. I called twice for help and spoke with two different representatives, both of whom were deeply uninterested and unable or unwilling to provide useful assistance. When I finally found the correct shuttle area, I waited even longer in the rain, only for the driver to tell me and two other passengers that we needed to get on a different shuttle that was already pulling away from the curb. We literally had to chase it down to catch it. Because of this, I missed a work meeting. Unfortunately, arriving at the hotel did not improve the experience. After standing in an excessively long check-in line, I finally got to the front desk, where the staff confidently insisted that I needed to pay the full room amount, even though my company had already paid for the reservation. At that point I was exhausted, wet, and late, so I paid it just to get into the room. Now my office manager is having to argue with the hotel because staff are apparently claiming I never had a reservation at all -- which is especially strange given that I am currently sitting in the room, and we have an emailed receipt showing that the room was already paid for. Even worse, the staff member speaking with my office manager has reportedly been snarky, condescending, and dismissive while she tries to resolve a problem created by the hotel's own systems. Rather than helping investigate the discrepancy, he appears to be treating her as though she is confused or incompetent. That is unacceptable customer service under any circumstances, but it is especially galling when she is the one trying to clean up Encore's billing and reservation mistake. This was not one minor inconvenience. It was a cascade of failures: incorrect transportation instructions, unhelpful phone support, chaotic shuttle coordination, a missed business meeting, a miserable check-in process, an apparent duplicate charge, and now a billing/reservation dispute being handled with condescension instead of professionalism. For a hotel that markets itself as a luxury resort, this was genuinely embarrassing. Nothing about this experience felt organized, hospitable, or guest-focused. It felt like a high-end property with low-end operations and staff who could not be bothered to solve problems they helped create. Encore Boston Harbor may be a great place to stay if you enjoy being wet, late, overcharged, dismissed, and treated like an inconvenience. I will not stay here again, and I would strongly caution business travelers against relying on this hotel for anything that requires competent logistics, accurate billing, or basic customer service. Beautiful building. Broken operation. Absolutely not worth the aggravation.

I dealt directly with the owner, Dave McShane, who is a licensed Sea Fox dealer. He reached out to…read moreme on having a trolling motor installed on my 2023 Sea Fox 2280 Commander as he was referred by M&M Marine where I recently purchased the boat. He told me he would look into the types of trolling motors that are most commonly installed and would get back to me. He never did this, told me to bring the boat to his location, and that he would install a trolling motor. No estimates from him. He placed the onus on me to tell him the type of trolling motor. After several emails, where I included Sea Fox in the email threads, and also did research on my own and then recommended a product to him, he then refused my business and told me to go elsewhere. I have had boats well over 50 years and this is the worst experience I have ever encountered with a marine business that services boats.

Have to agree with reviews of Matt K and Will S. Not a good experience. I went there in 2022 to…read morelook at Sea Fox boats, which I first saw earlier in the year in Charleston, SC. Well built. Left because I found Dave McShane rude and condescending when answering my questions. I eventually found a 2019 Sea Fox in CT in excellent shape in spring of 2023 and bought it. But you need to get parts from your State's authorized dealer. Sea Fox will not take orders directly. I got a part last year from a young man on their staff, very nice, no issues. This year I called for a replacement T-top anchor light. Rosa McShane took my order and said she would have it shipped directly to my house, since I'm 70 miles roundtrip from their site, and it was an easy fix. She took my CC info and sent me an email saying it would be 2 weeks. 4 weeks later, no part, so I called and Rosa was 'sorry to hear that and she would talk to Sea Fox in Charleston when they (Sea Fox staff) return on Monday July 7th.' Not being able to go out at night fishing for the past month, and wanting to go out on the boat for the fireworks on July 4th, (hundreds of boats out, so an anchor light is a must, especially with the harbormaster!) I had my marina put in an OEM light on top of the T-top. Very nice, more solid than the original. I called Rosa and told her that, and that I wished to be refunded. She said I would need to get the part first and send it to them before I got a refund, but she would also check and see if Sea Fox sent it to them instead of me. Well I obviously had no part to send back (at my expense!), and would I ever get it? Turns out Sea Fox did send it to McShane Yacht Sales, so they had it, but never called me. I had to call after a month, then they looked around and found it. She said she could overnite it to me (my expense, and I already paid shipping), but I already had the new one. So it was In her possession anyway...but she told me Sea Fox charges them a $20 restocking fee and I'd have to pay that. I asked her why I would need to pay a $20 restock fee for a part I never received, and why wouldn't they be calling Sea Fox and asked for a waiver on it since Sea Fox screwed up, not me, nor McShane YS for that matter. She said she'd have Dave call me. Long story short, Dave McShane said I was being unreasonable fighting over $20. Wasn't he doing the same? Wouldn't he fight for a customer and tell Sea Fox they messed up and the customer, nor he the dealer should pay them $20 for their mistake? I was hoping so. Nope, he told me "You can call Trump!" (???). Today I got a refund check for the part LESS the $20. I'm tempted to go to Small Claims court, where McShane or Sea Fox Boats would also cover the $40.00 filing fee, and you can also get triple damages for an issue not resolved in 30 days. Dave M. told me 'fine, I have a piece of paper here that shows you ordered a Special order part from us'. So what? A light is a 'special order'? Doesn't matter what kind of order it is. I didn't get what i was promised in 2 weeks. He also said 'you can come down here and get your part', and that's when he hung up on me. But I'll just post this review here, and a few other sites as well. Lesson learned. Tom H

I found this on yelp. I was around the corner and decided to come. It's free so you can't beat…read morefree. It's a very tiny house in the middle of a very crowded neighborhood. It's in front of the cemetery. Overall cute to come look at if you're in the area. I wouldn't completely go out of my way,

The Skinny House in Boston can be found along the Freedom Trail, right across the street from…read moreCopp's Hill Burying Ground. This house is known to be the skinniest and more narrow house in Boston, being at about 10 feet wide (and a little shorter inside). This house is known as a spite house, which basically is a home built by an angry neighbor, ex lover, etc to well... be spiteful. There are few more in Massachusetts and not all of them are skinny (or other spite houses for that matter. My husband really loves visiting spite houses whenever we travel and have been to so many on the east coast). Just as other fellow Yelp members had mentioned, there are 2 different stories regarding this home. One story is that a man came back home after serving during the Civil War and found out that his brother had taken most of the property that was left for the both of them. With the small remaining part of the property, he decided to build a tiny home to block the view and sunlight from his brother (out of spite). Another story is that a neighbor decided to build their home to block off the air and light from the hostile neighbor next door (yep you guessed it, out of spite). Although if you do a little research, there are articles that point out that the first story about the two brothers may not be true. But who knows, either way, both stories could be possible. Unfortunately there are no tours, as this home was recently purchased for ~1.2 million and have actually people living in side, you can check out this article to see a few photos inside and the beautiful backyard (https://www.bostonmagazine.com/property/2017/04/03/inside-boston-skinny-house/). Cool place to visit for a few photos and to see in person and also another thing to see while walking the freedom trail.