Boston Marriott Long Wharf State Street Boston Ma

I watched a corporate event planner lose half her day—and several thousand dollars in wasted labor costs—because she assumed a harbor-side location meant easy loading. She’d booked a block and a ballroom at the Boston Marriott Long Wharf State Street Boston Ma without walking the perimeter of the building first. On the morning of the event, her third-party AV team arrived with a twenty-foot box truck that couldn't clear the height restrictions, and her catering rentals were stuck in a gridlock because of a parade she didn't know was happening on Atlantic Avenue. By the time the first keynote started, the "serene waterfront vibes" she’d paid a premium for were overshadowed by the sound