Explore Boston's Best with Newbury Guest House Blog
Meet Dave Garabedian, Newbury Guest House owner, native Bostonian, and your expert on the best of Boston’s Back Bay. “From history to architecture to shopping and dining, our city has so much to surprise and delight our guests – and so much of it is right outside our front door. We love helping them discover it, watching them fall in love with it, and seeing them return year after year to explore even more.
Watch this space for the latest from Dave and the NGH staff on what’s old (it’s Boston, after all), what’s new, what to do, and what not to miss.
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Read What Bostonians Read: A Guide to the Most Popular Publications in Boston
If you’re staying at Newbury Guest House and want to think like a local, one fun way to connect with Boston life is through the publications Bostonians actually read. From the city’s dominant daily newspaper to neighborhood weeklies and lifestyle magazines, Boston’s media scene reflects the city’s history, culture, and daily rhythms. Whether you’re sipping coffee on Newbury Street or cozying up in your room after a day exploring, these publications keep locals informed, entertained, and connected.
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The Small But Important Things: A December Walk on Newbury Street (and the Shoe Repair That Saved My Day)
Boston in December — it’s chilly, yes, but it’s wonderfully Boston. Not Alaska. Not the North Pole. Just the kind of cold that makes you zip up your thick coat, wrap a cozy scarf, slide on your favorite warm boots, and step out ready to explore. And on Newbury Street, with its mile of historic brownstones, shops, cafes, and hidden gems, that afternoon walk sounds like pure New England magic.
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Michelin in Boston: A Delicious New Chapter for Food Lovers
For years, Boston’s food scene simmered in the shadows of other great culinary cities, but in 2025, everything changed. The Michelin Guide finally arrived in Boston as part of its Northeast Cities edition, and the result is a mouthwatering moment in the city’s gastronomic history. If you’re staying at Newbury Guest House, prepare your palate, world-class dining experiences are closer than you think.
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Trinity Church: Top U.S. Landmark Near Newbury Guest House
In Boston, the best surprises aren’t always hidden, they’re simply a few blocks away, waiting for you to look up. Here’s one we love sharing: Trinity Church, in Copley Square, is recognized as one of the ten most important buildings in America, a distinction attributed to the American Institute of Architects. And from Newbury Guest House, it’s not a cross-city excursion. It’s the kind of walk you do with coffee in hand, in shoes you actually like.
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Are You a Fishionado? Best Places for Seafood Delivery & Fresh Fish in Boston
If you’re staying at Newbury Guest House and craving the ocean’s bounty without putting on shoes, you’re in luck. Boston might be a historic city with cobblestone streets and iconic Freedom Trail stops, but it’s also one of the best places in America to enjoy fresh seafood, cooked and ready-to-eat, or sashimi-fresh from the local fish markets.
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Bringing a Friend to Eat Oysters for the First Time — A Boston Food Adventure
There are food moments that make you smile… and then there are oyster moments that make you think, “This is what being in New England feels like.” On a recent visit to Boston while staying at Newbury Guest House, we found ourselves at one of the city’s beloved seafood spots on Newbury Street, Saltie Girl Seafood Bar, and one dish on the table turned a skeptical friend into a seafood convert forever. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to introduce someone to oysters for the very first time, especially in a place as rich in seafood tradition as Boston, this is the story that proves it’s not just food… it’s an experience.
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Boston Hotels for Couples: Why a Back Bay Brownstone Is the Most Romantic Choice
Why Back Bay feels made for romance. Back Bay’s iconic rows of 19th-century brownstones weren’t built as hotels, they were elegant single-family homes from the late 1800s, inspired by European styles. The neighborhood was largely completed by around 1900, and it remains one of the best-preserved examples of 19th-century urban design in the U.S. That architectural grace is a big part of the mood you feel the moment you arrive.
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You Can’t Manufacture This Feeling
Why Newbury Guest House Is More Than a Place to Stay. There are plenty of hotels with polished lobbies, flawless lighting, and carefully curated furniture. You’ve stayed in them. They look great in photos. They feel… fine. And then there’s Newbury Guest House. As one returning guest, Robert, recently shared after his second stay, “What we like most about the Newbury Guest House is the very friendly and welcoming staff… It is a small and intimate place where guests gather in the living room to enjoy a drink, read, chat or play chess.” That sentence alone says everything a glossy brochure never could.
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Boston’s Best Speakeasies (From a Perfect Home Base on Newbury Street)
What is a speakeasy? Speakeasies were hidden bars during U.S. Prohibition (1920–1933), illicit spots that sold alcohol behind unmarked doors, secret passwords, or decoy storefronts. Today, many legal bars borrow the style: discreet entrances, intimate rooms, and meticulously crafted drinks.