To cover the cost of a hotel IN Boston ha ha...well my first date back is next wednesday aka HUMP DAY...ill be in a "burb" ...room wasn't short $ there either...but hopefully far less hassle than the city....thanks for the input xo

Accept that no matter where you go...

most of the guys calling will think you're too far away for them.

"If you're in Burlington, some guys in Newton/Waltham think you're too far away" ............

.....lol TRUTH (and vice-versa).  
However I did get a few who lived closer to Tewkskury that did drive to Burlington.

I'm newish and I was thinking that area may be a good one if I ever want to do incalls (which is a goal of mine). I feel like any spot that is accessible by major travel routes would be preferable. Where 95/93 meet up, where 3/495 meet up and so on. I may have spent a silly amount of time mapping out locations...

I think All should only work in Andover / Tewksbury / Burlington.

Nuff Said.

I'm in this boat, too, just for the pure convenience.  I can drive out to Waltham or Andover, but it's a nightmare and makes it difficult for a 'long lunch'.  

Using Google Hotels or Priceline, you can pretty consistently find a 3-star for $150-200 / night that's in-town... but that's just kinda high compared to outside 128

I'm no expert (except on what's most convenient for me, I guess), but I would think the pros and cons of the downtown area and the 'burbs depend on what clientele you're looking for.

The downtown is convenient for me when I'm working in the city, but I notice that the ladies who reserve rooms in downtown hotels ask for donations that are in the highest range.  I realize they need that to cover the cost of the room (especially on a slow day), but especially in this economy I'd rather pace myself and wait to spend time each month with two or three ladies at 'burb motels than one lady in the city.  It's not just the amount of donation - it's also the fact that since I don't live in the city, it's a hassle to try to coordinate a lunchtime appointment (since other guys are angling for that same time slot), and once I've left the city in the evening I really don't feel like driving back into it again later.  Now, there are motels out in the nearby 'burbs - Waltham, Woburn, Saugus, Peabody, Framingham - but those are far enough away that I can only get there by car, and when I'm commuting into the city by train, I'm not likely to have access to a car.  It's not too far a drive after work (at least to Route 128; Route 1 and the South Shore are looong trips), but of course I want nothing to do with rush hour traffic, which can last until 7:30 p.m. or 8:00 p.m. easily.  Once I know a lady is hosting in the farther-away 'burbs, like Tewksbury, I know that travel will be easy, parking at the motel will be easy, and rush hour won't be a factor.  It's also more likely that the suggested donation will be more reasonable, because the cost of the room will be much less than a room closer to downtown.  Basically, the towns west and northwest on the 495 belt are where I go these days to meet most ladies, and I find that for me it saves precious time as well as roses to focus my perusal of online ads to ladies hosting in those areas.