With no two rooms alike, this unpretentious hotel—sister property to Back Bay’s Charlesmark Hotel—feels a bit like staying at a budget-friendly pensione in Europe. Rooms face either an indoor atrium or overlook the city streets (we’d pick the latter; the atrium-view rooms can feel fishbowl-like) and come pleasantly appointed; palecolored linens and streamlined, light wood furniture lend even the cavernous interior rooms a little brightness.

Harborside Inn Amenities:

• 98 rooms. Wireless Internet access.