The location for this charming hotel couldn't be lovelier: on Beacon Hill's pretty main drag, steps away from the Common and Public Garden, and a short stroll to Back Bay....

The Big Dig blighted the Harbor Hotel's west side for years, and its aftermath - which will be transformed into a pretty park in the near future - for the moment remains an...

When the Park Plaza, which celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2007, was first built it doubtlessly looked out over the lovely Public Gardens, but development put it in the...

Utterly modern, the purpose-built Charles Hotel nonetheless has an air of relaxed refinement that befits its smart Harvard Square location. Guest rooms are kept simple, with a...

Converted from a private residence, the slender Charlesmark is a beacon of minimalist boutique elegance on busy Boylston Street. The chic lounge and patio, opened in 2005,...

Out went fuddy-duddy floral decor and in came sleek, modern elegance: the genteel Colonnade Hotel's renovations are boutique hip, but with a smart, individual edge to the...

Back Bay's first hotel, Copley Square opened for business in 1891; decades later, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington lit up its now defunct jazz bar,...

This little sister to New York's Plaza Hotel occupies a prime spot overlooking Copley Square, in the heart of Back Bay. Built in 1912, its mirrored and gilded lobby and...

The five-star Four Seasons is known for its famous guests. When the Stones roll into town, this is where they set up camp. Problem: there's only one Presidential Suite, an...

Occupying a converted warehouse at a prime downtown address, the sister hotel to the Charlesmark in Back Bay is one of the city's best bargains. Guest rooms feature atmospheric...

Built in 1928, this Downtown art deco landmark, known as the Batterymarch building, was the city's first skyscraper. It once housed the Department of Transportation - hence the...

If you're in Boston on a modest budget, hoping to hang out and hook up with fellow travellers, this outpost of the backpackers' standby is for you. Most rooms are dormitory...

Sharing a landmark 1920s building with original tenant the YWCA, private apartments and the Lyric Stage Company, Hotel 140 offers great value for money. While it may not be the...

Built in 1897 by architect Stanford White, whose firm McKim, Mead and White designed several prominent buildings in the city, the Buckminster is one of the oldest hotels in...