Beacon Hill Hotel

One of the finest boutique hotels in Boston

 

The award-winning Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro combines the charm of a Boston bed and breakfast with many of the amenities that you'll find in top Boston luxury hotels. 

As a result, Beacon Hill Hotel ranks among the best small luxury boutique hotels in Boston.  If you're looking for the convenience of a downtown Boston hotel with the ambiance of an exclusive Beacon Hill home, you'll find it when you make reservations here. 

 

Location is part of what makes this hotel special for Boston vacations.  You can explore the narrow cobblestone streets of Beacon Hill and shop in the Charles Street stores full of gorgeous antiques, chic fashions, and must-have home decor items. 

Or walk over to the Charles River and enjoy the Esplanade, free concerts, and spectacular fireworks on the Fourth of July. 

Boston Common, the Public Garden, Newbury Street, the Massachusetts State House, Faneuil Hall, and many fine restaurants are nearby.  Boston's Financial District, TD Garden, and the Boston Theatre District are within about a 10-12 minute walk from the Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro.

What is the Beacon Hill Hotel like?

The hotel's owners, Peter and Cecelia Rait, created the Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro from 2 historic townhouses built in 1830 and 1850 after starting and running a similar high-end boutique hotel in Portugal.  

As you'll discover if you stay here, the owners truly understand how to deliver hospitality and service in this Boston luxury hotel.   It reminds me of charming boutique hotels in Paris.

Although the 19th century exterior of the buildings remains intact, the interiors were completely gutted and renovated.  As a result, the hotel retains its historic charm, but also has modern amenities such as an excellent heating/cooling system with climate controls in each room.  It even has an elevator.

The reception area, a bar with a welcoming fireplace, and the cheery Beacon Hill Bistro take up most of the first floor. 

In warm weather, guests also enjoy sitting outside on the lovely roof patio. You can glimpse part of it in the upper left-hand corner of the above photo.

Upstairs are the hotel's 12 guestrooms and an in-room suite, plus a common area where guests can gather. 

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Each of the rooms is individually and attractively decorated, much like you might find if you stayed in the guest room at the home of a well-to-do friend with good taste and the desire to coddle cherished friends. 

In fact, you'll vow to refurbish your own guest room when you get home, after you find another place to store your skis, exercise equipment, children's outgrown clothing, and a chair that you've been meaning to reupholster . . . but that's another story.

Each room has at least 2 windows with stylish wooden plantation shutters that you can use to adjust the light.  As a bonus, you can actually open the windows - a rare luxury among Boston hotels. 

The rooms have complementary high-speed wireless internet access, flat screen televisions, and DirecTV satellite service with movie channels.  Black and white photos by photographer Daniel Jones decorate the walls.  Bathrooms have stylish white pedestal sinks.

Other amenities to enjoy at the Beacon Hill Hotel

One of the biggest treats when you stay at this favorite Boston boutique hotel is the complementary breakfast at Beacon Hill Bistro on the first floor.  Chef Jason Bond has made the Bistro one of the most popular restaurants in Beacon Hill for breakfast and brunch (as well as lunch, and dinner). 

You'll get to savor his delicious smoked salmon omelettes, Belgium waffles with berries, French toast with strawberries and creme fraiche, pepper and cheese fritattas, and much more.

In short, you get all the benefits of a Boston bed and breakfast along with the conveniences of a full-service luxury hotel in one of Boston's most sought-after and exclusive neighborhoods.

Guests tend to return again and again to the Beacon Hill Hotel and Bistro . . . so because of the small number of rooms available, you do need to book as early as possible here once you know your dates in order to get a reservation.

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