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Inside Boston's Hotel Commonwealth
A few years back we reported on the controversial façade and BU student-population at the Hotel Commonwealth. Now that the fuss has died down, and Boston has welcomed hot new properties like the W Boston, The Ames, and The Liberty Hotel, how is the Commonwealth holding up?
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The Copley Square Hotel Adds a 'Sheet Tangling' Session to The Bar Menu
Whether it’s a reaction to the frigid cold, or to the New York Times calling it “perfectly nice,” Boston’s Copley Square Hotel is sexing itself up by adding an item called the Overnighter to the menu at its bar, minibar. (As in, the public bar in the hotel, not the teensy fridge in your room.)
So after you’ve had a few too many Lychee Martinis or Bonaparte Bellinis (har har), you and your new friend can summon the bartender and order up a good time. (Altoids are also on the menu for two bucks if you need some help getting to this point.)
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An Inn in Boston Tries a 'Radical Experiment'
The first “Check In, Check Out” review for 2010 sees the New York Times jumping up and down about the “radical experiment in reimagining the hotel” going on at Boston’s The Inn at St. Botolph The radical part? Offering “stylish, well-located rooms”! What a game-changer! Quick, someone call Fox News!
OK, not yet. Keep reading the Times review and you’ll find that not everything is rosy at the Inn at St. Botolph (we can’t help but think of Botox every time we hear that, by the way).
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It's $42 a Night to Pahk Your Cah at The Ames Yahd
Outrageous hotel fees make our blood boil, and if WiFi is the king of offenders, hotel parking is a close second. And you know what really grinds our gears? The way hotels try to hide this info from you by not posting it on their websites, or by posting a note in fine print fit for a mouse that says “additional fees apply.”
This is the problem HotelChatter reader renaudl had recently, when looking for info on where to park for a stay this week at the Ames Hotel in Boston.
The Ames has directions to the hotel on its website but nothing about parking. No one answered renaudl’s email inquiry so we called the hotel this morning to find out that it offers valet parking for $42 a night.
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XV Beacon Turns X and The Guests Get all the Gifts, Starting on New Year's Eve
Anyone with a birthday around the holidays knows it sucks. You get combo gifts (if any at all) and everyone’s too busy with holiday parties and shopping to celebrate with you. But in the case of Boston’s XV Beacon Hotel, the festive-season birthday means gifts for all. The hotel turns 10 on January 1st, and is marking the occasion with a 10th Anniversary Package.
The deal is available throughout 2010 and includes an automatic upgrade on your room and a XV Beacon “remembrance” gift. Then there is a menu of other “enhancements” for your package—you can pick one from a list of 10 add-ons, which include a bottle of Champagne, a 10-year Tawny, a full American Breakfast, or parking. The package starts at $410 a night.
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The Liberty Hotel Asks You To Take Sides In The Boston Tea Party
What are you doing this weekend? That's what we thought—nothing. If you're anywhere near Boston and fancy a little historical reenactment, then may we suggest holing up at the LIberty Hotel for their Boston Tea Party celebrations?
There's a real package for the event, with accommodations on either December 12 or 13—your choice—and two tickets to The Old South Meeting House’s Tea Party Reenactment on December 13th, and breakfast for two in the hotel's CLINK restaurant. It's pretty appropriate for the hotel, considering how it used to be a jail way back when and has a fantastic view of Boston harbor. We doubt the inmates enjoyed the vista from floor-to-ceiling windows however, but you can!
The package for this 236th Boston Tea Party anniversary deal starts at $315 and can be reserved by calling 866.507.5245...yes those last four letters spell "JAIL."
[Photo: Journalista Chronicle]
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Drink Three Ruby Cocktails and Say 'There's No Place Like The Langham Boston'
You know how much we love our cocktails here at HotelChatter. We'll find any reason to celebrate with a cocktail and fortunately for us (but not for our liver), hotels feel the same way. We've slurped down Summer Cocktails and Halloween Cocktails and now we're ready for the main event, Holiday Cocktails. We'll be taking a look at these concoctions all season long. If you have a suggestion, don't hold out on us. (Photos, recipes and prices are helpful too!)
Yes, it's Friday in December and you know what that means--we're already drunk! Ok, that's not really true but we plan on being drunk in about oh, four hours or less. Since this week we were all about the Boston Hotel Scene, we figured one last story about Beantown couldn't hurt. And it involves a drink. Even better!
This holiday season The Langham Boston is serving their Ruby Cocktail ($14) at their restaurant and lounge, BOND. The drink is made with Jim Beam, cinnamon vanilla syrup, apple juice and cranberry juice. It's perfect for cozy winter nights in Boston, and for any Wizard of Oz enthusiasts. But unlike the ruby slippers, if you drink three of these you might not make it home. No worries, The Langham has rooms upstairs starting at $215 a night.
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Fairmont's Catie Copley is Having a Birthday Party (Just Don't Ask How Old She is in Dog Years)
You may remember Catie as one of our recent Cute Hotel Doggies of the Day. The Canine Ambassador is a fixture at the front desk at the Fairmont Copley Plaza—except for the days when she’s off doing a book signing with human concierge partner Jim. That's what she was doing on a recent Saturday when we dragged a friend inside the hotel to see if Catie was in house. But of course she was at a book signing! She’s a dog. Where else would she be?
Yet if you live in Boston, or will be in town this weekend Catie Copley is guaranteed to be at her...er...desk. On Saturday in the hotel’s St. James Room at 11 a.m., you can drop in on a V.I.P. party for Catie Copley’s birthday. Even better, no need to work the bouncer or name-drop as Catie's party is open to everyone.
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'Meet Your Maker' at The Liberty Hotel
You know how much we love our cocktails here at HotelChatter. We'll find any reason to celebrate with a cocktail and fortunately for us (but not for our liver), hotels feel the same way. We've slurped down Summer Cocktails and Halloween Cocktails and now we're ready for the main event, Holiday Cocktails. We'll be taking a look at these concoctions all season long. If you have a suggestion, don't hold out on us. (Photos, recipes and prices are helpful too!)
When your hotel used to be a jail in a former life, the jokes and puns never get old. We loved the Liberty Hotel's Do Not Disturb sign which features the word Solitary and now we're loving their winter drink, Meet Your Maker.
The drink sounds ominous and it's served in the hotel's restaurant which is called CLINK but we bet it will make you feel all warm inside. The drink ($15) is made with creamy pumpkin puree and Makers Mark and topped with nutmeg garnish. Yum. If you can't make it to Boston, here's how to make the recipe in the maximum security of your own home.
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Five Reasons to Check In and Check Out Boston This Winter
We’ve always liked Boston, but we also know a few people who think of it as a stuffy city—too preppy and picture perfect—or a place full of obnoxious sports fans. One thing’s for sure: the hotel scene in Boston has long been dominated by the big chains and historic properties that have more to offer your Nanna than the digital nomad or weekend-tripper. But no more! Boutique hotels and modern design have come to town, and even the stalwart chains are getting facelifts to stay in step with the competition.
So now, not only can you fly cool airlines like JetBlue, Virgin America and Southwest, you can stay somewhere just as hip.
Here are five reasons why Boston is on our list of exciting hotel scenes this winter:
1. W Boston: The first W in the city, it comes with some cool new design schemes and a welcome multiple phone charger dongle station. We also like their take on the peekaboo bathroom trend. The Jean-Georges Vongerichten helmed Market restaurant is now open and a bar, Descent, will open in January, with a focus on classic jazz-era cocktails.
2. The Ames: This boutique hotel from Morgans followed hot on the heels of the W, and impressed us with its convenient location and sexy rooms. The breakfast hash menu at Woodward, the restaurant downstairs, didn’t hurt either. A fun place in the otherwise quiet financial district.
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Ballet Buffs: Sashay Your Way to the Boston Intercontinental
Gift guides are starting to come out in full force, but here’s a category you don’t often see: the dancer (and no, we don’t mean SYTYCD wannabes). Well, loved ones of ballet buffs, feel free to thank us in advance. Voila! A behind-the-scenes package offered by the Intercontinental Boston and Boston Ballet.
Indeed, the Intercontinental Boston is offering a “Behind-the-Scenes” Boston Ballet package to coincide with the brand-new, never-before-seen photography exhibit called “From the Wings” by Boston Ballet soloist, Sabi Varga.
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What We Ate at Woodward in the Ames Hotel
When we checked into the Ames Hotel last week, one of the things we were most looking forward to was the food. The lobster sandwich we ordered from the room service menu (almost identical to the menu in the restaurant) was generous and tasty, served with thin, salty fries, just the way we like them. (Although, as we mentioned yesterday, our beer arrived 20 minutes after the food.)
Breakfast
Woodward was fairly quiet at 9 a.m. on Saturday, so we snagged a prime spot in one of the chesterfield booths along the front window. Aside from the booths, there was a mix of small tables with white Windsor chairs, and bar-height tables with stools. The dark colors of the bar and booths was offset by the brightly lit curio-cabinets that wrap around the staircase up to the restaurant’s second level. (Upstairs there’s more tables, another bar, a fireplace and a private dining room.)
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