across the country wanting to pay their bills. being a server in massachusetts we make 2.63 an hour so they wanted to make sure we were compensated. >> reporter: now they've made back about a third of what they lost. >> it's fantastic that people would be so kind to do that. >> makes you believe in boston strong. they're good people. they out number the terrorists by a lot. >> reporter: the charles mark hotel located just two doors down from where the first bomb went off was also swarming with patrons that day. >> an unpaid bill is the last thing we were thinking of. >> reporter: although their customers are also now calling to pay up, the hotel is saying this one is on them. >> we said to them, thank you so much for that but why don't you just come back and we'll start fresh. >> i have never been more proud to be a bostonian. bonnett is like a big family. boston is like a big family. >> unbelievable. of course there were other restaurants on boyleston street