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Boston's First Boutique Hotel

Where: 370 Commonwealth Ave [map], Boston, ma, United States, 02215

March 20, 2006 at 9:35 AM | 1 Comment

Despite an estimated 21,500 hotel rooms expected in Boston by 2008, the Eliot Hotel is confident that its small property has some staying power.

Since 1925, the hotel has weathered years as a transient hotel before turning into a luxury boutique hotel over a decade ago. Sitting on a tree-lined street in the Back Bay section of the city, the hotel is within walking distance to the shops on Newberry St as well as the convention center.

The Eliot was among the first in town to offer high-speed internet access, and was among the first to introduce wireless access to the hotel.

In true boutique fashion, the hotel has a high-end restaurant, Cilo, and a sashimi bar. Recently, they just redid the hotel's interior, redesigning and redecorating the hotel's 79 suites and 16 guest rooms in soft tans and browns. The lobby expects to be done next all in hopes of providing a cool, younger atmosphere.

After that, maybe the hotel could do something about the ugly AC units as one guest complained about:

I was in four suites in three days. Never accept the 01 line of rooms, small and near the AC compressor (eg. 201, 301). The in room air/heating system is loud in front and rear-facing rooms. The rear facing rooms,especially on the lower floors overlook the noisy compressor.

If you are paying an average of $300 a night in Boston (it ain't New York that's for sure)  you should definitely not have to suffer through loud air conditoner and heating systems.

Related Stories:
·  Antique hotel a boutique fit [Boston Herald]
·  Eliot Hotel Guest Reviews [Trip Advisor]