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More Naked, Drugged-Up Guests At Mandarin Oriental Boston

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 776 BOYLSTON STREET [map], BOSTON, MA, United States, 02199
January 16, 2012 at 9:15 AM | by | Comments (0)

Exposing yourself in your own room is sooo lame. Lobbies are where it's at now.

We're beginning to wonder: are hotel guests getting so bored cooped up in their rooms that they feel the need to take their private, behind-closed-doors activities into more public spaces like hallways and lobbies? Because it seems like that's the way things are going.

Just last week, we lost one pro skater to the netherworld of drug-induced hotel streaking. And we certainly can't forget November's Spice King incident at the Four Seasons New York. Now, Boston gets a taste of the nudie action. Specifically, at the Mandarin Oriental Boston, where one half-clothed guest reportedly assaulted an employee, then head-butted a police officer and told him outright he was high on "cocaine, and plenty of it."

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Only 24 Hours Left to Spot Langham Boston's Pink Taxi to Win a Long London Weekend

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 250 Franklin Street [map], Boston, MA, United States, 02110
January 11, 2012 at 4:33 PM | by | Comments (0)

Are you in Boston or do you know someone in Boston who'd be game to do you a favor TODAY in exchange for a possible trip to London? If your answer is yes, then awesome. You see, the Langham Hotel Boston has a classic London cab that drives around town, but instead of the traditional black, it's blush pink (Langham's signature shade). Spot the cab, snap a pic of it and upload it to the Langham Facebook to be entered into the contest—a contest that ends tomorrow night at 11:59pm.

What do you win, you ask? Oh let's see:
· Two roundtrip tickets on Virgin Atlantic in Premium Economy (which is very nice, we've been)
· A 3-night/4-day stay at Langham Boston's sister property across the ocean, the Langham London

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There's Nothing Subtle About the Langham's New Taxi

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 250 Franklin St [map], Boston, MA, United States, 02110
December 16, 2011 at 9:30 AM | by | Comments (0)

Though we don't know what exactly goes into converting a British car to fit fit US driving standards, we're grateful the work's already been done by Langham Boston. Eager to show off their imported London-style taxi, the hotel has started a promotion which will award a plane ticket to London, plus a three-night stay at sister hotel the Langham London, to anyone who spots the taxi on the streets of Boston and posts a photo onto the Langham's Facebook page.

Sound easy? Well it's about to get easier. As you can tell from the above photo, the taxi has been painted a bright, though still rather elegant, shade of pink, in honor of the hotel's signature color. So now, instead of just hunting through Boston for a rare model of car with the steering wheel on the wrong side, now you'll be hunting for a rare model of car with the steering wheel on the wrong side, and one that happens to be pink. Already, this contest sounds a lot easier than the art thief tournament going on in Melbourne.

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Twitpic Of The Week: Passing The Hours With Flowers In The Shower

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 90 Tremont St , Boston , MA, 02108
November 14, 2011 at 9:15 AM | by | Comment (1)

In the ever-expanding universe of Twitter, there is one particular trend @HotelChatter happens to quite enjoy: candid hotel photos. These Twitpics range from stunning views to anti-views to celebrity tomfoolery and everything in between. And we can't get enough of 'em! Every Monday, we will feature one "Twitpic of the Week" to commemorate our favorite hotel-themed snapshot. Got a favorite of your own? Want to show off your sweet suite? Send it in!

One of the best things about social media is how quickly it can turn one individual's "Kodak moment" (does anyone even use that expression anymore?) into a shared experience for people all over the world.

In the case of @Niki_Leondakis, better known as the President and COO of Kimpton Hotels, this burst of color she snapped from her room at Nine Zero in Boston is quite possibly the cutest floral display we've seen in a while, not to mention the best use of flowers in a bathroom. And don't think we haven't seen our share of flowers. Or bathrooms, for that matter.

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Four Seasons Boston Wants to Help The Love Note Challenged

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 200 Boylston Street [map], Boston, MA, United States, 02116
September 16, 2011 at 2:10 PM | by | Comment (1)

If you thought that Valentine's Day was the only romantic day of the year, think again. It turns out that September 26 is National Love Note Day, giving all of you would-be Justin Bieber stalkers hopeless romantic poets a legitimate reason to pen sappy love notes to the object(s) of your affections.

Not quite the romance writer you hoped you'd be? Allow Four Seasons Boston to help. The hotel's Room for Romance package will place a love note featuring different quotes on the bed at turndown. These notes feature either quotes from a famous author, song lyrics and even movie quotes. (But please, use something more original than "You complete me.")

Of course, if you do think your flowery musings are good enough, the hotel will deliver a personal love note as well.

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InterContinental Boston, You're Our Home

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 510 Atlantic Avenue [map], Boston, MA, United States, 02210
August 4, 2011 at 9:53 AM | by | Comments (0)

The InterContinental Boston is a newer addition to the Boston waterfront, nestled between the Financial District and booming Seaport District. Looking for a room with a view during a recent trip to Fenway Park, we checked into the new kid on the block.

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Checking In: Ames Hotel Boston

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1 Court St. [map], Boston, MA, United States, 02108
July 19, 2011 at 2:55 PM | by | Comment (1)

We like to check in on hotels a year or two after opening to see how they are aging slash maturing, and that is just what we did recently at the Ames. Back in November of 2009, shortly after it opened, we reviewed The Ames Hotel in Boston.

2011 Update
Our biggest gripe actually happened *before* we even checked in. The Ames has zero signage outside the property, which means id'ing the property can be difficult, especially from a moving car. Furthermore, anyone who has ever driven a car in Boston knows, downtown Boston was made for horses, not automobiles -- meaning if you miss the Ames once you could end up stuck trying to navigate Boston's one way streets for the next thirty minutes or so.

Luckily we have a cheat for you. If you miss 1 Court St the first time, don't panic, just take your next left, and keep taking your next left for three straight blocks. If you do that, voila, you should be back in front of the Ames hotels. Not quite the same as Up-Up-Down-Down-Left-Right-Left-Right-A-B-A-B-Start, but close. Want an easier solution? Take a cab. Seriously, the last thing you want to do is drive in downtown Boston, trust us.

The decor has not changed, you can still expect plenty of white, charcoal, and mirrors, and a very Morgansesque experience upon arrival. Internet is still $15.99, but it is free with Founder's Card, which also netted us a Superior King room at the same $225 rate we snagged at opening back in November of 2009.

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Sarah Palin Could Probably Benefit from The Ames Boston's History Lesson This Fourth of July

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1 Court St. [map], Boston, MA, United States, 02108
June 24, 2011 at 12:10 PM | by | Comments (0)

If you want to hit up Beantown for the Fourth of July, the Ames Boston is offering three ways to spend the holiday weekend at the historic hotel.

Patriotic history buffs (or Sarah Palin who needs a big brush-up on her Revolutionary history) will want to try the Explore package, which brings you all over the city to see spots where Paul Revere and the Puritans visited; homes of literary geniuses like Emerson, Hawthorn and Thoreau; and sites of the Boston Tea Party and Big Dig as part of the Boston by Foot Walking Tour.

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A Hot Cinn-Fusion At Fairmont Battery Wharf Will Warm You Up

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Three Battery Wharf [map], Boston, MA, United States, 02109
January 14, 2011 at 12:12 PM | by | Comments (0)

To be perfectly honest with you, this weekend is not one we'd like to spend in Boston. (Go, Jets!) But if we were bunking in Beantown, we'd want to be staying somewhere with a solid bar to stave off the frostbite.

Why, hello there, Fairmont Battery Wharf. What's that? You have a special winter cocktail called the Hot Cinn-Fusion? We'll be right there!

Here's why.

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The 6 Best Hotels in Boston: Winter 2011

December 15, 2010 at 12:58 PM | by | Comments (10)

For over six years now, we've been chronicling, photographing and filming the best and the worst in hotels around the world. And now it is time to impart our PH.D-like hotel wisdom on you in rankings form. You wanted the best and you got the best, the hottest hotels in Boston...LIST.

Our one criteria? All hotels on these lists must be HotelChatter tested and approved and in no way have these rankings been bought or influenced by eager hoteliers and/or pr reps.

Now, the rankings can and will change which is why our aim is to let you know who is moving up and down the charts on a seasonal basis.

In this Winter 2011 Best Hotels in Boston edition, we looked for hotels worthy of putting up with wind chills and black ice where you could enjoy the wonderfully low tourist count that Boston possesses in the winter. Yet while the winter can bring easy access to excellent chowder and pubs, thanks to hospitals, colleges, and corporations, rates in Boston don't fall as much as we would like.

We found sample price quotes using the HotelChatter booking engine and searching for rates between January 14 - January 17. Of course, rates are not guaranteed and are subject to change.

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Inside the Mandarin Oriental Boston, The Tao of Back Bay

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 776 Boylston Street [map], Boston, MA, United States, 02199
December 8, 2010 at 1:15 PM | by | Comments (0)

Big rooms that make you feel is if you have been beamed to the Far East
Top notch service
Located right across from the Apple Store
Attached to the Prudential Center

Priced too high
Does not feel "Boston"

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XV Beacon Joins The Hypo-Allergenic Craze

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 15 Beacon Street [map], Boston, MA, United States, 02108
November 5, 2010 at 9:30 AM | by | Comments (0)

Ah, the change of seasons. You can just hear the chestnuts roasting, the pies baking... and the constant sneezing. Yep, it's allergy season (or cold season, take your pick), but thankfully hotels are coming to sniffly guests' rescue by providing hypo-allergenic rooms. The latest to get in on the act? Boston's XV Beacon.

The posh boutique property is the first hotel in Beantown to introduce FDA-cleared devices in hypo-allergenic guests rooms, rolling out installation of the serious-sounding ViraTech UV-400 advanced air purification system.

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