The Liberty Hotel set on the edge of the fashionable Beacon Hill neighborhood is one of the best I've experienced. When we arrived two days ago the welcome alone was a standout: valet greets you, parks your car ($40 per day for parking :() then somehow secretly lets the upstairs desk know your party is on its way. When we got to the front reservation desk we were greeted by name, then offered a glass of sparkling Spanish wine from a chilled and freshly corked bottle right in front of us. Nice.
The hotel proper is a renovated jailhouse and the soaring lobby is one of the most dramatic, a luxurious, but sleek and unostentatious haunt. The lobby is contemporary, stylish, and dotted with club chairs and small intimate tables, where you can feel confined enough to sit out in the open and enjoy a drink, a conversation, read a book or even conduct an informal business meeting. A lobby bar serves cocktails, beer and wine. Ambient music. Light spills in from high ornate windows.
Rooms are not cheap ($270/night was our bill), but one of the more affordable for the Boston scene. Adjacent to Mass General Hospital and the "T" train. btw.
The room itself is dressed in warm taupe colors, clean and fresh carpet, down comforters on the beds, top quality mattresses; stone and granite-appointed bathroom, stylish Kohler sink and fixtures. Shower and separate soaking tub, European terry-cloth robes and thick white bath towels. We have been enjoying the large Philips flat-screen TV and free wireless internet. If you're a techie geek you'll also appreciate the Cisco phone and cabling system that digitizes this place. You'll find a fully stocked mini bar that includes juices, beer, wine, champagne, top-shelf vodka, martini glasses, wine glasses, chrome shaker and spherical chrome ice bucket. In fact this hotel is all about details. Can't say enough about the staff--concierge, registration, doormen, valet, etc.
Really, this hotel is the best and I've stayed in a few very nice digs -- next best would be the Kimpton in Seattle. The Liberty Hotel has won awards and notoriety for its luxury and over the top service.
From the Liberty Hotel (which I keep referring to as the Jailhouse Inn) we've walked easily to the Boston Commons, Newbury Street, and trekked The Freedom Trail. We've used the T train to get out the Fenway (first night here for the Boston Red Sox game) and out to Harvard today. Fares are $2 each way and navigating your way on the T subway is easy.
Liberty Hotel website provides an extraordinary visual of the main lobby...a must see.
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