The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel

Address

4.5 Star Hotel
138 Saint James Ave Back Bay Boston
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Lonely Planet review

You're not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy. No other place in Boston comes close to matching the Fairmont Copley for the sheer weight of crystal chandeliers, gold leaf, veined marble and other lavish touches. From the common spaces to the guest rooms, it feels as if you've entered an earlier century overflowing with grace.

Boston's palatial hotel, with exterior French and Venetian Renaissance elements, dates to 1912 and features a 465 sq m Edwardian marble lobby with a frescoed blue-sky ceiling. But for all its outward pomp, the spirit of the place thankfully lacks pretension. Rooms boast vintage early 20th-century mirrored closets alongside reproduction furniture, marble bathrooms and luxurious robes. If you like to sleep in, you should know that rooms facing Trinity Church get morning sun. About 100 or so rooms have wooden shuttered windows with no real view. Whether or not you're a steak and martini sort of traveller (or a cigar and raw bar sort), pop into the Oak Room bar or dining room for refreshments of the most red-blooded type. The bar is richly panelled, dimly lit and filled with deep leather seats; it evokes the feel of an exclusive private club.

Services & facilities

  • Shop
    • Shopping on site
    • Gift shops or newsstand
  • Bar
    • Bar/lounge
  • Bureau de Change/ATM
    • Currency exchange
  • Guest services
    • Porter/bellhop
    • Multilingual staff
    • Room service (24 hours)
    • Tours/ticket assistance
    • 24-hour front desk
    • Tour assistance
    • Express check-out
  • Cards accepted
    • Visa
    • Diners club
    • Discover
    • Jcb international
    • Mastercard
    • American express
  • Non-smoking
    • Designated smoking areas
  • Parking
    • Valet parking
  • Luggage storage
    • Luggage storage
    • Ski storage
    • Safe-deposit box at front desk
  • Spa
    • Health club
  • Transport/transfers
    • Limo or town car service available
  • Restaurant/Café
    • Restaurant
  • Fitness
    • Use of nearby fitness center (free)
  • Housekeeping
    • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Accessibility
    • Elevator/lift
  • Concierge
    • Concierge services
  • Air Conditioning
    • Air-conditioned public areas

Description

Location. Located in central Boston, The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel is near the airport and steps from Copley Square, Hancock Conference Center, and Boston Public Library. Additional points of interest include Hynes Convention Center and Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

Hotel Features. The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel features a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Room service is available 24 hours a day. Recreational amenities include a health club. This 4.5-star property has a 24-hour business center and offers small meeting rooms, secretarial services, and limo/town car service. Wireless and wired high-speed Internet access is available in public areas (surcharges apply) and the hotel has a computer station. This Boston property has event space consisting of banquet facilities, conference/meeting rooms, and a ballroom. Wedding services, concierge services, tour/ticket assistance, and translation services are available. Guest parking is limited, and available on a limited first-come, first-served basis (surcharge). Additional property amenities include multilingual staff, gift shops/newsstands, and ski storage. The property has designated areas for smoking. A total renovation of this property was completed in May 2012.

Guestrooms. 383 guestrooms at The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel feature iPod docking stations and minibars. Accommodations offer city or courtyard views. Beds come with pillowtop mattresses and premium bedding. Furnishings include desks and ergonomic chairs. Bathrooms feature designer toiletries, bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Wired high-speed Internet access is available for a surcharge. In addition to complimentary weekday newspapers and laptop-compatible safes, guestrooms offer multi-line phones with voice mail. 46-inch LCD televisions have pay movies. Also included are coffee/tea makers and safes. Guests may request extra towels/bedding and wake-up calls. A nightly turndown service is offered and housekeeping is available daily.

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