"The "grande dame of Boston" is a classic old-fashioned grand hotel, with a clientele of leisure and business travelers who expect luxurious lodgings and superior service." Full review

"With an opulent lobby and 383 European-style rooms, many with handsome period furnishings, this palatial 1912 hotel overlooking Copley Square remains la grande dame of Boston hotels."

"For all its outward pomp, the spirit of the place thankfully lacks pretension."

"Dating back to 1912, this iconic 383-room Fairmont hotel in tony Back Bay has the most opulent lobby in the city, a classic oak-paneled bar and restaurant, and top-tier service." Full review

"The Fairmont Copley Plaza is a seven-story Beaux-Arts structure with a limestone... exterior and a spacious lobby featuring Italian marble columns and a gilded ceiling hung with crystal chandeliers." Full review

"A red carpet leads guests into the opulent lobby of this 1912 Boston landmark, the sister hotel to New York’s Plaza."

"Built in 1912, the iconic Fairmont has long boasted Boston’s most elegant lobby, with its glittering chandeliers, mirrored walls, and trompe l’oeil sky."

"This is a hotel with strong ties to the past, and its regal decor is prized by demanding traditionalists." Full review

"Back day’s palatial property has been home base for visiting US presidents and foreign dignitaries since 1912."

""Old-world elegance" characterizes this "charming" and "stately" circa-1912 grande dame with an "ideal" location in historic Back Bay."