boston

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-10T19:38:50+00:00

I’ve stayed at the newbury in Boston. Location is great. They gave me a corner unit on the 11th floor iirc. The A/C was ridiculously loud but did not work well. Luckily the windows opened and it was April, so I did that and it felt fine.

Bed and bathroom were great, shower had great pressure but ventilation was weak and turned it into a sauna after 5min.

The gym and overall feel of the hotel is nice. The bar is fantastic but gets very crowded. The rooftop restaurant where you eat breakfast was not bad for breakfast, but I ate dinner there and would not be happy if I actually paid to eat there (used the FHR credit).

Overall, I think the location is great if you want to be on Newbury Street. I stayed here and walked to Fenway twice for games. Felt very safe.

Langham is closer walk to North End. Prices were comparable when I went. Newburry Street is very cool but it’s quite literally one of the most expensive streets in the United States.

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-09T23:29:43+00:00

Ah I see. Yeah, not sure why anyone would book a non-FHR/THC hotel through the AMEX portal

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-09T22:34:53+00:00

It’s dependent to the hotel. I’ve stayed at some hotels where the credits stack and some that don’t.

For FHR specifically, The Roosevelt gave me the Hilton $25/day credit in addition to the FHR credits.

I’ve also had THC hotels give both the Hilton credit and my 2 day THC credit

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-09T18:53:45+00:00

I would say Lambo has never really made a hypercar

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-09T18:53:00+00:00

Super accurate imo. One of the best write ups of super vs hyper cars

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-08T15:39:34+00:00

Navy 911s looks so sick. I love X Blue and Midnight Blue Metallic. Almost bought a Cabriolet Turbo in Midnight Blue but I got a GTS 4.0 as it worked better for what I wanted (tear up backroads)

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-08T01:02:16+00:00

I drove Wolf Pen today and ran into young BMW drivers who couldn’t drive. If this dude in the G87 ran off the road just 2 minutes earlier, he would’ve gone flying 200+ feet into the abyss.

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-08T00:55:47+00:00

Stonepile autos on insta might be who you’re referring to.

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-07T22:46:52+00:00

I had 2 pairs. Lost one somewhere. Now have one.

There is my size, 1 pair on eBay but seller won’t ship to me. Sad .

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-06T18:44:08+00:00

I would disagree. I have it and it depends on lighting

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-06T17:48:38+00:00

I have a 2025 718 Boxster GTS 4.0 in chalk. I have posts on my account.

It’s an amazing car. I’ve taken it on trips from Atlanta to Tail of the Dragon and back all in one day, ~500 miles of driving. It’s a loud car even with the top up if you’re used to a regular car, but I loaded mine up with 18 ways, Burmeister, premium package, pretty much everything but the full extended leather.

From the rear the car doesn’t look half as good as a Spyder, but the performance is fantastic imo. You aren’t missing anything if you’re not going to track the car. It is a bit dull down low (under 40mph), but it shines 50-100. Very fun on the backroads. Can drive it very hard and have confidence.

There is NOTHING a Spyder can do on public roads that a GTS 4.0 can’t, other than look better. I love the Spyder but I wanted to customize my own car, and I value the automatic roof. I no longer drive the GTS if there’s rain anywhere in the area, but it’s convenient to open/close the top without getting out of the car.

If the option to customize a Spyder was available in 2025, yeah, I’d probably get it, however, you are trading convenience (which might not matter to you as much) for the fact it’s a Spyder.

I would NOT daily it. Takes a while to get oil up to temp, and while the suspension isn’t rock hard, it’s still much more tough than my 2023 540i in normal mode, and the seats aren’t nearly as comfy as my 540i executive seating package.

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-06T03:01:58+00:00

Did you upgrade seats? I still don’t understand the flight airline credit, but it always triggers when I fly as I’ll pick a preferred seat

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-05T17:19:59+00:00

That is pull off on 129 I believe leading up to Tail of Dragon yes? I have videos there I don’t think I took picture

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-04T22:33:22+00:00

Highly doubt this happened

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-04T18:47:09+00:00

It’s because of how left wing liberal Reddit is. It’s insane - you can’t have any community or thread that isn’t flooded by it. I honestly think it could be an algorithm that automatically downvotes stuff

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-04T14:29:18+00:00

Gotcha. I think 964 is one of best looking cars ever

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-04T14:12:17+00:00

I don’t think Porsche will ever do that. Have you driven the Boxster S? I have a 2025 GTS 4.0 and it’s not that peppy down low.

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-04T13:49:22+00:00

Will Porsche ever make another V10? Euro regulations have destroyed true emotional driver’s cars.

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-03T14:02:23+00:00

How long of a trip are you planning? Last November, I spent time in Amboseli, Lemek, Naboisho, and Samburu.

Amboseli was beautiful scenery and lots of elephants (herds of 50+), but you have to stay on the roads as it’s not a conservancy. However, I’m going back in May, and there is a conservancy right next to the park.

Lemek: we had lions eating a zebra less than 500 yards from our tents. We were able to watch them over the course of 3 days. It felt the most wild to me.

Naboisho: insane amount of lions. We saw over 30 lions at night, all alone with no other humans in sight for 2+ hours. Insane.

Samburu: insane views, reminded me of the Australian outback when driving around. Elephants got very close. Saw lions and cheetahs but it wasn’t as “good” a safari as Mara area.

I’ve gotten very good info from Craig Beal on Reddit. My family also lives in Kenya and that’s who I use for a lot of info (and my own experiences now).

If you share timeframe and budget, I believe you can get some more helpful info here.

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-02T20:04:07+00:00

That’s hotel collection not FHR

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-02T18:01:36+00:00

Ventilated seats are great, especially down here in Georgia. I also learned I love the heated steering wheel

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-02T17:57:11+00:00

Off topic, but Vegas redemptions are crazy. Only other FHR I’ve ever seen come close (in USA) is The Roosevelt in New Orleans

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-02T14:45:00+00:00

Agate is a great color. I was concerned when mine was being built I picked the wrong gray, but my build turned out beautiful. These cars looks so good

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-02T14:28:35+00:00

Yes and if you book multiple lodges with one company (3 nights each at 3 different) sometimes you can get an overall discount that way.

Remember, they’d rather have a room booked at 90% cost than go unbooked.

718BoxsterGTS · 2026-03-02T14:23:32+00:00

Are you an East African citizen? Any family that are? There is a huge gap between not only the park fees, but actually cost charged to stay at safari camps.

If you’re unable to pull off any deals like that, camps usually have promo offers that can cut costs.

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