Hotels in Natick, MA

My family and I have been staying at this particular Crowne Plaza for over 30 years. Our visit this Thanksgiving season introduced us to a new side of "Crowne". The hotel has been recently renovated, and is now "The Verve" Crowne Plaza, and much more "hip", relaxed, and welcoming! Our most recent experience was unique in that we had a personal issue that the hotel staff stepped up to the plate for, and all involved were amazing help! The general manager, Steve, handled us with top notch professionalism. Very attentive and caring. I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone traveling to the Natick/Boston/Framingham area. Rooms are clean and comfortable...with a contemporary flair. The bar, The Violet Thorn, is hip and also boasts a contemporary feel with roaring glass fireplace, unique lighting and seating. Had several meals in "The Pantry", including a dinner party of 11 people, and all the service and food was, once again, top notch. Thank you Crowne...and especially Steve...for another wonderful experience!

The staff was friendly and accomodating, and the room couldn't have been cleaner. The breakfast was above and beyond a continental breakfast, also offering fresh eggs, fruit, and waffles as well as potatoes. The only negative aspects were of the building itself. The air conditioner in our room was so loud that every time it kicked on, it woke my husband up. Also, whenever anyone entered a room near us, our door shook, and I kept thinking someone was coming into our room. Other than the building quirks, it was a good stay!

Our room window overlooked a swamp! At 7 AM the garbage truck arrived to pickup the dumpster with a loud bang. No need for an alarm clock.

For a hotel so close to the Boston area, I was quite surprised with the low rate for my room. It was less than half of any other online bargain rate in the immediate area. At that price I was prepared for a lower quality room. How wrong I was! It was a very comfortable room, clean as a whistle, had WiFi, a fridge, microwave, comfortable armchair, good bed, pleasant staff. I was very pleasantly surprised. Even the location is great. Surrounded by restaurants and shops and right on the main road. I would not hesitate to return this hotel.

I would recommend this hotel to others. Our room was clean and comfortable, more than adequate. The staff took extra time to see that my needs were met and my questions answered in a pleasant and patient way. This hotel is just a short drive from the Alewife subway station which made it easy to make our connections in Boston.

Nice but was completely surprised that it was a smoking room. Not used to that but it didn't have an odor in the room, just in the hallway. Surprised that the room didn't have a closet or anywhere to hang clothes, only drawers. Also didn't have an iron and ironing board ... used to those items as a standard. Overall, extremely helpful and friendly staff, comfy bed, great to have fridge and microwave. Can't complain ... price was also good for Boston.

Upon arrival, we were impressed by the front desk staff. Great advice that was spot on. The hotel was priced very low, almost to the point where I was a little concerned prior to arrival. Again, after seeing our accomodations and spending three days in Waltham, we were very satisfied and would come back without any hesitation.