http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-21T19:41:32Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/794 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/25/15324/3996 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/libertylobby1.jpg" class="top"> <p>As we told you yesterday, we went on a quick jaunt to Boston and had the chance to check out the Liberty Hotel, which opened up in 2007 inside a building that used to be the Charles Street Jail. The luxe hotel has a jail-y theme throughout that pays homage to the building's former life, and before we give you a full rundown of our overnight experience, check out the video tour of our room <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/23/181826/930/hotels/Guess_the_Hotel_Revealed_Inside_Boston_s_Liberty_Hotel">here</a>. <p><b>Check-In</b><br>Our friend dropped us off in front of the hotel, and a valet opened the car door while we clutched our overnight bag (that's right; we were determined to take it upstairs ourselves this time. Success!) We were directed through Jenna 2009-06-25T16:01:29-05:00 42.3619680 -71.070175 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/25/9547/67389 <![CDATA[<p> <i>We are suckers for a room with a killer view. &nbsp;We find that we are even more likely to forgive some minor hotel inconveniences if we can stare out the window at something pretty--yeah we are that shallow. Let's help out our fellow hotel mavens by uploading rooms with killer views to the <a href="http://flickr.com/groups/hotelchatter/">HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool</a>, or by <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com">sending the photo along to us</a>. We will feature our favorites in this space from time to time. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number of the hot view.</i> <p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/libertybostonview.jpg" class="top"> <p>Uh, so, question: you know how Boston's <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Liberty+Hotel/ian/221029">Liberty Hotel</a></b> used to be a jail? Yeah. Think the, uh, guests of Jenna 2009-06-25T10:00:57-05:00 42.3619680 -71.070175 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/23/181826/930 <![CDATA[<p><object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=27316568001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="@videoPlayer=27316568001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object> <p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/23/91715/2984/hotels/Guess_the_Hotel_s_Do_Not_Disturb_Sign">Yesterday's Guess the Hotel</a> was pretty easy, eh? Well, that is, if you got the whole "Solitary Confinement" and "jail" connection: yes, we went on a quickie jaunt to Boston this week and had the chance to check out the much-buzzed-about <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Liberty+Hotel/local/794">Liberty Hotel</a></b>, inside a building that was the Charles Street Jail in its former life. <p>The jailhouse vibe is still totally present in the kickass lobby, but there are also little nods to the Jenna 2009-06-24T14:45:40-05:00 42.3619680 -71.070175 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/17/16579/0572 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/yappyhour1.jpg" class="top"> <p>Um, are you somewhat wary of the sorts of people who you would assume might attend such functions as a "Yappy Hour"? You know, a happy hour that people attend with doggies in tow? Would you assume they might be a pack of "those" types of pet owners? And would you want to keep your distance from them? Yeah, us too, probably. <p>But! <a href="http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/fashion/articles/2009/06/18/canine_couture_is_a_doggie_dont/">The Boston Globe </a>had the same sorts of fears as we did when they made the decision to attend the <b><A href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Liberty+Hotel/local/794">Liberty Hotel's</a> "Yappy Hour,"</b> and, fortunately, they're reporting that the event isn't so ridiculous at all: <blockquote><p>This was the hotel&#146;s first installment of a new weekly party called Yappy Hour where the Jenna 2009-06-17T16:58:36-05:00 42.3619680 -71.070175 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/2/12/123623/197 <![CDATA[<p><embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=11873803001&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="300" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed> <p> Someone over @ <a href="http://www.jaunted.com/tag/Virgin%20America">Virgin America</a> knew what they were doing when they booked Boston's Liberty Hotel for Richard Branson's BOS route opening soiree last night. <p> Ok, ok, the old jail building's gorgeous atrium lobby is not exactly conducive to stellar ways of egress for the legendarily large posse Sir Richard tends to bring to a party, however, the historic Charles Street Jail turned <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Liberty+Hotel/local/794"><b>Liberty Hotel</b></a> possesses some of the coolest mixing of new and old that we have seen, and we have been around the hotel block. <p> <b>Room:</b> 1301<br> <b>Type:</b> 16-story Tower Suite<br> <b>Square Footage:</b> ~750 square feet<br> <b>Best Feature:</b> 240 degree Panoramic markj 2009-02-12T14:46:04-05:00 42.3619680 -71.070175 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/