Boston, MA Back Bay locationOperated by an Ireland-based chain, this Back Bay hotel two blocks from Copley Square opened in 2004 after a $60 million renovation of Boston's 1920s-era limestone police headquarters.
Irish sipping/diningIrish hospitality features a vaulted-ceiling living room, a bar/lounge with a huge fireplace, and a restaurant serving oysters and choices such as sautéed lobster and braised short ribs.
Slumber comfortRoom highlights include pillowtop mattresses, down comforters, and heated towel racks as well as desks with leather ergonomic chairs and complimentary high-speed Internet access.
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What to expect: Designed for business travelers as well as leisure travelers attracted by Irish hospitality, the hotel offers a contemporary ambience exemplified by a satin-finish stainless-steel staircase with milk-glass steps illuminated in changing colors and water gently flowing beside and under the steps that ascends to a marble-floor lobby. A collection of Irish ceramics and pottery graces public rooms.
Amenity highlights: A restaurant with an exhibition-kitchen offers contemporary Irish fare, while an adjacent Irish bar/lounge is decorated with vintage Boston police memorabilia offers a light menu as well as Irish brews beside a gas fireplace. A vaulted-ceiling living room includes two complimentary Internet-access computers. Wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout the hotel.
Insider tip: Guests receive discounted day passes at a fitness center/athletic club four blocks away.
Dinining
- Stanhope Grille Woodfloored restaurant with exhibition kitchen, partioned booths, sunkenplaza outdoor seating at umbrella tables in warm weather. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and Sunday brunch. Buffet and à la carte breakfast offering traditional Irish breakfast. Lunch choices include coulotte steak with brieandbacon rosti potatoes, Atlantic bass with colcannon potato cake, sandwiches, salads, and pizza. Dinner choices such as lobster bisque, wild mushrooms and asparagus in puff pastry, beef carpaccio, sautéed lobster, braised short ribs, rack of lamb with rillon potato hash and honeyGuinness sauce, vanillascented red snapper, marinated duck breast with trufflecrushed potatoes.
- Cuffs An Irish Bar Contemporarydecor bar/lounge with a massive, twosided gas fireplace, wooden floor, burled cherrywood bar, greenleather stools/chairs, wood trim, flatscreen TVs, vintage Boston police memorabilia. Lunch/dinner menu with choices such as halfshell oysters, flatbread pizza, salads, sandwiches, burgers, shepherd's pie, fish and chips, Guinness stew, steak frites, and roasted chicken. Sunkenplaza outdoor seating at umbrella tables in warm weather.
- Il Barista Lobby bar/coffee bar with leather and plushfabric seating, draped windows, contemporary glass lamp, gas fireplace. Open mornings and evenings.
Property amenities
A carpeted living room off the lobby contains plush seating, draped windows, potted plants, and vaulted ceilings, and includes a 24-hour, complimentary business center with two computers and a fax machine/printer. A 24-hour fitness center contains cardio machines, a Universal gym, free weights, and a flat-screen television.
Valet parking:
$34 per 24-hour period. In/out privileges.
Fee is subject to change without prior notification.
List of property amenities - Concierge desk
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Health club
- Fitness equipment
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Bar/lounge
- Room service (24 hours)
- Parking (surcharge)
- Parking (valet)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Parking garage
- Ballroom(s)
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Banquet facilities
- Conference room(s)
- Business center
- Business services
- Audio-visual equipment
- Internet access in public areas - high speed
- Internet access in public areas - complimentary
- Internet access - wireless
- Express check- in
- Number of rooms: 220
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- 24-hour front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors: 10
- ATM/banking
- Dry cleaning service
- Shoe shine
- Elevator/lift
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
Recreation
A 24-hour fitness center contains cardio machines, a Universal gym, free weights, and a flat-screen television. Guests receive discounted day passes at an athletic club four blocks away. The Charles River, seven blocks away, offers seasonal boating, canoeing, sailing, and boat tours, with jogging and cycling paths extending though parks along the river's banks.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Rowing or canoeing nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Fishing nearby
- Playground nearby
Room amenities
- Internet access - high speed
- Internet access - wireless
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Cable/satellite TV
- Pay movies
- CD player
- Premium bedding
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Complimentary newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Blackout drapes
- Internet access - complimentary
- Voice mail
- Multi-line phone
- Internet access - dial-up
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Bottled water in room (complimentary)
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Turndown service
- Designer toiletries
- Bathroom telephone
- Bathrobes
- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Sewing kit
- Child care (in room, surcharge)
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Television
- Window opens
- Desk
- Clock radio
- Rollaway beds
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Smoking rooms
Rooms
The hotel offers 220 guestrooms in a 10-story, limestone building dating from the 1920s. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses, down comforters with earth-toned covers, feather or foam pillows, throw pillows, and bolster pillows.
Work desks with leather ergonomic chairs include complimentary high-speed Internet connections and dual-line speakerphones. Each room also provides a second dual-line speakerphone as well as a bathroom phone. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available throughout the hotel.
Marble bathrooms with granite-and-wood vanities include heated towel racks, multi-head showers (or rain showerheads), and Aveda toiletries. Some rooms offer shower/tub combinations; others stall showers with no tubs, and still others with separate stall showers and tubs. Waffle-weave bathrobes supply lounging comfort. CD player/radios and 27-inch televisions provide entertainment. DVD players are available on request.
Policies
In rooms with king beds only, rollaway beds are available for a nightly charge of $20, and cribs (infant beds) are complimentary; both should be requested at the time of booking. Cribs and rollaway beds cannot be accommodated in rooms with two double beds.
Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
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