Buckingham Business Apartments

Horrible service and maintenance. Beware of this very old building with poor management. Owners are milking the property and don’t care for maintaining it safe.

We loved this apartment! The location in the Back Bay on Commonwealth is wonderful. We rented an apartment with one bedroom, one sitting room, a kitchen and a bathroom. The sitting room (with a trundle bed) has a door that closes it off from the rest of the apartment so it was just like having a second bedroom. Everything was clean, comfortable, very quiet and pleasant for our three day stay. The lobby and stairwell are just beautiful, with old carved woodwork, fireplace, decorative front door gate etc. The only downside is that the building is a walk-​up (no elevator) and we stayed on the third floor. It was not a problem for us, but it might be an issue for some people. A few parking spaces are available for an extra charge. If we return to Boston, we’ll try to stay here again.

Buckingham Apartments was a WAY better experience than staying at a hotel as I normally do. Upon arrival we were conveniently greeted by Wes (the property manager) and told of the daily free breakfast. The architecture inside the property is marvelous. You will experience a feeling of being a Bostonite after staying here for a week. You will not be bothered for anything and will feel as though the apartment is your home.
The apartment is conveniently close to the Prudential mall, the Charles River, and the start of the Boston Marathon. There’s a ton or restaurants and shopping areas around the neighborhood.
We loved our stay in Boston and is was in part for living in the great location Buckingham Apartments offers. I’m not joking when I say you will feel at home even if you are 3000 miles away from it.

I rented a studio here for a week and was glad I did. These apartments are just gorgeous inside and I also felt at home. I did not want a hotel experience; I wanted to feel like a resident of Boston. even if it was for just a week. Having a kitchenette was a real plus. I shopped at the nearby Trader Joes and saved myself buckets of money by not eating out. Neighborhood was delightful and I felt very safe here in the day and the night. (Apt was a bit cool at night. Heater did not work but they gave me a space heater.) Buses and metro are nearby. I was able to visit all parts of Boston easily. I plan to come here again! :-)

We planned a trip to Boston and couldn’t find a hotel for less than $ 350 a night, and those did not even look like nice hotels.
After lots of googling and emailing, I finally found us an apartment within the Buckingham Business Apartments. I get the sense that these generally rent for longer term, one week minimum, but we seemed to luck out and they had availability for just the weekend.
pros: Fabulous location right in the heart of Back Bay, steps from great shopping, in a beautiful part of town.
Charming old-​school very British establishment with nice old-​fashioned décor.
You get a whole apartment, with fully-​equipped kitchen if you want to cook.
Reasonable prices.
Parking is available for a fee.
cons: No elevator. We were on the top floor, 4 flights up. I am in good shape, and I was still tired after doing the walk a few times.
Breakfast is available, only Mon-​Fri, and not until after 8:30. If I was here for business, that would still be too late!
unbearably hot. Way hotter than outside. We asked them to fix the air conditioning, but it still didn’t work.
Overall, I would stay here again for the convenient location and the price. I can always afford a workout!