XV Beacon HotelvsBoston Harbor Hotel
Both hotels are endorsed by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, XV Beacon ranks significantly better than Boston Harbor Hotel. XV Beacon comes in at #1 in Boston with recommendations from 21 sources like Forbes Travel Guide, Zagat and Concierge.
XV Beacon Hotel Show All Reviews
15 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02108
From $365/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
Frommer's
"Nonstop pampering, high-tech appointments, and outrageously luxurious rooms make this Boston's premier boutique hotel." Full review
Concierge
"A 62-room Beaux Arts beauty high up on Beacon Hill, this place generally gets top billing in the Boston boutique stakes."
Fodor's
"The 1903 beaux arts exterior of one of the city's first small luxury hotels is a study in understated class and elegance." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"This chic hotel occupies a 1903 Beaux Arts office building. Furnishings mix traditional and contemporary styles."
Rough Guide
"Ultra-decadent boutique hotel across from the Boston Athenæum, with 61 spectacular rooms complete with marble bathrooms."
Gayot
"Welcoming guests with a spot-lit awning, this ten-story gem caters to an elite crowd."
Michelin Guide
"Beacon Hill’s most stylish hotel offers unsurpassed luxury."
BlackBook
"The blink-and-you’ll-miss-it entrance is perfect for clandestine stays, and goodness knows you’ll never forget the address."
Zagat
4.2
"Its Beacon Hill location and beaux arts building are steeped in Boston history, but this contemporary luxury boutique hotel boasts "great style"."
Forbes Travel Guide
4 Stars
"Staying at the Four-Star XV Beacon, a Boston boutique hotel, makes you feel like a Brahmin with your very own home in the exclusive Beacon Hill neighborhood." Full review
Boston Harbor Hotel Show All Reviews
70 Rowes Wharf, Boston, MA 02110
From $403/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Fodor's
"Boston has plenty of iconic landmarks... but none are as synonymous with über-hospitality as the Boston Harbor Hotel." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Everybody adores the attentive service at this waterside hotel, especially the above-and-beyond turn-down treats." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"With impeccable service, some of the biggest guest rooms in Boston, and a phenomenal gym, spa, and lap pool, the 230-room Boston Harbor Hotel is among the city's most luxurious hotels." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Dramatic public spaces and large rooms are trademarks of this classically elegant hotel. Specify harbor or city view when booking."
Rough Guide
"Opulent accommodation in an atmosphere of studied corporate elegance, right on the water."
Star Service
"A striking harbor-side location that provides exceptional views and a lovely ambience shared by too few hotels in bay-front Boston. " Full review
Gayot
"This independently owned grand hotel offers one-of-a-kind views in a historic setting."
Zagat
3.8
""Attention to detail is paramount" at this "classy" property on Rowes Wharf that exudes "waterfront luxury" and offers "breathtaking views of the harbor"."
Forbes Travel Guide
5 Stars
"Every traditionally decorated, brocade-bedecked room at the Five-Star Boston Harbor Hotel features a skyline or water view, plasma TV and down-to-the-details provisions." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"With its unmistakable archway and domed rotunda, the 16-story building, set on the main swath of Rowes Wharf, is a city icon." Full review