Bicycling in Boston with complimentary three speeds. Courtesy photo/BRIAN GOETZ

Sometimes you just want to pop into Boston for an impromptu ramble, but parking and prices keep you home. I found a secret hideaway that won’t break the bank, comes with complimentary bicycles, and is situated perfectly near all things Boston: theater, music, symphony, parks, happy hour prices, and people watching. And you’ll feel like a college student again.

The Revolution Hotel is retro and funky and geared for spontaneous getaways. The pop and sizzle of an artfully urban styled lobby/living room with grouped couches and laid-back seating urges “chill.” Situated near Berklee College of Music, and walkable to cultural zones of the theater district, the BSO, the MFA, Irish pubs, the Boch Center, you can improvise by bicycle or on foot.

Our room is compact, with platformed king bed, tons of pillows, and in-room bathroom. Some of the rooms share hallway bathrooms, sport bunk beds for weekend romps with friends. The shower rooms have the feel of a swanky health club mixed with European comfort, and all are spotless, filled with towels, and individualized soaps and shampoos.

“Not bad,” Brian says, impressed.

Before checking in, Brian and I stopped over at the Boch Center. We scored some last-minute tickets to a concert that night. We decide to dine beforehand at the attached-to-the-hotel Mexican hotspot–Comica. Cal-Mex specialties, a “happening” bar, and with a neighborhood feel of college students mixing with families, we are happy with our corner nook table. Margaritas with chips and made-to-order salsa trios and guacamole? Yes, please. We choose three “small plates and one large platter” for sharing and dig into seared fish tacos, garlic shrimp, and watermelon salad followed by mole Amarillo with roasted chicken covered in baby zucchini, squash, wilted kale over jasmine rice. We sop up every ounce of sauce and are spiced and ready for the show.

After the concert, walking through Boston is magical. We wander along Commonwealth Avenue, through Newbury, and around Copley Square for lit-up views of the public library and iconic Trinity Church. Then, upon return to the hotel, we zip downstairs to the Spy Bar to dance with the youngsters. The DJ spins music known and unknown and Brian and I don’t care if we are the oldest people in the room.

The next morning, after coffees and breakfast sandwiches at Kohi, we snag a couple of three speed bicycles and head off to the Charles River. The day is warm for October as we cycle along the Esplanade. Sailboats, rowing crews, bicyclers, joggers are all in on the fun in the sun. We zig-zag through Charlesgate Park until we discover the greenways of the Back Bay Fens, Emerald Necklace Bikeway, and Olmstead Park. We have a picnic on a bench overlooking Jamaica Pond. On the way back, we make a stop at the gorgeous Isabella Gardner Museum and catch the Chrysanthemum Installation in the Venetian gardens and then peruse masterpieces from John Singer Sargent, Innsbruck Court Glassworks, and unique musical instruments, like temple bells, mandolins, mouth organs, Mokugyo drums.

Back on our bicycles, we cycle around the Public Garden and Boston Common before making a stop at The Bebop for a Guiness and some Celtic jam music. Bicycle lanes abound around town, but we call it a day.

Dinner that night is impromptu at the bar of Black Lamb. Cheeseburgers, kale salads, and pilsners for two hungry bikers before another jaunt downtown. We amble past the Mary Baker Eddy Museum and reflecting pool and it’s an oasis in the busy city. Then we note the lines forming by the BSO and think why not? Another last-minute decision and soon we are in excellent seats for a Handel and Haydn Society concert.

Go to Boston and find your own unplanned adventure.

The Revolution Hotel, 40 Berkeley Street. The hotel can be reached at 800-591-2872. www.therevolutionhotel.com. Ask for the Art and Intrigue Package and get two tickets for the Isabella Gardner Museum. Make yourself “just go” for a weekend away.