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The White Elephant Floating Inn in Boston

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The White Elephant Floating Inn is a one-of-a-kind wooden houseboat lovingly built from scratch on a steel hull by a single person over a period of about five years. It features beautifully finished wood paneled walls, exposed wood beams and inlaid hardwood floors. The main stateroom features a custom-built king size platform bed with headboard, two large closets and hexagonal stained-glass windows. Extra guests can be accommodated by a queen size sleep sofa and an inflatable Aerobed located in the main salon. In addition we have just built two more private staterooms and an additional bathroom on the second level of the boat. Unlike your typical boat, the bathroom has a full sized shower with massage shower head, and a solid brass sink sunken into a slab of redwood. The kitchen includes a full-size fridge, stove, microwave, toaster, coffee maker and plenty of dishes, glassware, cutlery and pots and pans.

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WiFi is included free with the rental. The boat is fully air-conditioned and heated. Laundry facilities (as well as additional on-shore bathrooms and showers) are conveniently located right at the marina. Also right in the marina is the Tavern on the Water, a restaurant and bar with a great view of the Boston Skyline, and on-shore grilling and picnic facilities. We provide an iron, ironing board, hairdryer, and loads of bathroom products such as soaps, shampoos, and lotions. We even include lots of cooking ingredients such as coffee, herbs, spices, condiments, etc... The boat is large enough to comfortably accommodate up to 10 guests. It is fully air-conditioned and heated and has a large roof sun deck with a gas grill. All sheets and towels are provided. All this for less than the price of a regular hotel room at any of the nearby hotels!

vacation rental rates

Winter (Dec.1-Feb 28) $275/Week Night $325/Weekend Night $1700/Week
Spring (Mar 01-April 30) $325/Week Night $375/Weekend Night $2000/Week
Summer (May 01-Aug 31) $375/week night $425/weekend night $2350/week
Fall (Sept 1- Nov 31) $325/Week Night $375/Weekend Night $2000/Week
The above rates are for 2 guests. Each additional guest is $25/person/night.
Cleaning fee: $150
Insurance Fee: $39
Pet Fee $50

Parking available $18/day at a parking garage down the street.

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Wonderful Trip

K.M (California)
Review submitted: September 11, 2012   Date of arrival: July 10, 2012

We had a wonderful time aboard the White Elephant! We thoroughly enjoyed our stay & would certainly recommend it to our friends. The location was perfect, a calm retreat in the city but within walking distance or a short ferry ride from all the tourist hotspots. We also used the free shuttle bus a few times which was great! The boat itself was spacious and had really neat eclectic decor. The roof deck was the best spot on the boat! We grilled up there a few nights during our stay and it was just perfect! I would suggest the owners get new cushions for the chairs up there but other than that it was a great experience! Can't wait to come back!

Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway, pet-friendly, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway

Helpful votes: 2 / 2

 

Best Place to Stay in Boston

Steven L. (San Diego, CA)
Review submitted: June 6, 2010   Date of arrival: April 23, 2010

My husband and I stayed on this amazing houseboat for 2 nights this April and loved it! The boat had a beautiful view of the Boston skyline--night and day--and all the wonderful accommodations were just as the owners described in their ad. Slept like a rock in the comfortable bed in the master bedroom and had lots of room in the living room/kitchen salon. The location was just perfect for catching the trolley to Boston at Constitution Square and it was very convenient having the neighborhood market a short walk up from the boat. Vacation home rentals by owner are so much nicer than staying in a hotel room--they are your home-away-from home! And thank you, Ryan, for your helpful suggestions at check-in; we're hoping to come back late August to help get our daughter settled into college...

Recommended for: adventure seekers, age 55+, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sight seeing, tourists without a car, romantic getaway

Helpful votes: 4 / 4

 

Unique Experience

mickeydog (murrieta, ca)
Review submitted: May 26, 2010   Date of arrival: May 15, 2010

The White Elefant in the Boston Harbor was a great place for a family to stay while in Boston. We had 6 adults (2 couples, 2 singles) and it the accomodations fit us perfectly. After a busy day sightseeing in Boston we would all relax together over a DVD or game on TV. The harbor was quiet and the people friendly. We purchased the 2-day Boston Double Decker Trolley tickets for touring the city that we picked up at the Constitution area and then used it for transportation into any downtown location for those 2 days. We used cab transportation to and from the airport that was cheaper than the water taxi. The information left by the owners at the houseboat was very inclusive and helpful. Thanks for a great "unique" Boston experience.

Recommended for: adventure seekers, families with teenagers, romantic getaway

Helpful votes: 4 / 5

 

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