In all my years living in and visiting Boston, I had never considered a stay in the Financial District. To me, there were hotels for business travelers and the area shut down at night and there wasn't an allure. But as the Big Dig came to its completion, the city has done such a fine job of creating a new seaport area of Boston that Financial District hotels may be just the ticket for families.

Consider that within a few blocks await the Children's Museum, the New England Aquarium, Quincy Market and Faneuil Hall, Paul Revere's house and the Freedom Trail, and the Financial District is increasingly finding children strolling between the business elite in pin-striped suits. The fact the area still gets a bit quiet in the evening actually becomes a bonus for families looking to sleep well at the end of a long night.

In the heart of the Financial District is the Langham. Formerly the city's Federal Reserve building, the architecturally historical hotel is the epitome of luxury, yet still welcoming to children. Upon check in, kids are offered lollipops -- and not the kind you get from the bank teller but those fancy lollipops that look like animals. Staff is happy to accommodate family needs, and mom and dad will love not having to take cabs and the subway to see the historic heart of the city.

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