Hyatt Regency Boston HarborvsFairmont Copley Plaza, Boston
Both properties are highly recommended by experts. Overall, Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston is preferred by most professionals compared to Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor. Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston has a TripExpert Score of 89 with praise from 16 publications including Frommer's, Insight Guides and Lonely Planet.
Hyatt Regency Boston Harbor
101 Harborside Drive, Boston, MA 02128
From $92/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Frommer's
"Primarily a convention and business destination, this striking waterfront hotel is next to the airport ferry dock, 7 minutes from downtown by water taxi." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Located on the East Boston waterfront near Logan Airport, this modern hotel was designed to maximize harbor views from the lobby, restaurant, and indoor pool."
Star Service
"In East Boston, this property is the second-best waterfront hotel in the Boston area after the Boston Harbor." Full review
Zagat
3.8
""Mighty convenient to the airport" and in a "prime location" for accessing mass transit."
Oyster
Upscale
"This upscale chain hotel is one of the nicest options near the airport and located on the harbor, which allows it to offer water taxi service to the city." Full review
Fodor's
"Half the rooms at the Hyatt Boston Harbor have sweeping views of either the city skyline or the ocean; the others overlook planes taking off and landing." Full review
Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston Show All Reviews
138 St James Ave, Boston, MA 02116
From $142/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"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
Insight Guides
"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."
Fodor's
"Those who really love pampering should book the Fairmont Gold floor... an ultradeluxe club level offering a dedicated staff, free breakfast and tea-time snacks, and a library." Full review
Lonely Planet
"For all its outward pomp, the spirit of the place thankfully lacks pretension."
Oyster
Luxury
"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
Travel + Leisure
"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
DK Eyewitness
"A red carpet leads guests into the opulent lobby of this 1912 Boston landmark, the sister hotel to New York’s Plaza."
Rough Guide
"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."
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Even if you don’t stay here, be sure to have a martini in the fabulous Oak Bar, with its high-coffered ceilings and mahogany chairs.
Star Service
"This is a hotel with strong ties to the past, and its regal decor is prized by demanding traditionalists." Full review
Michelin Guide
"Back day’s palatial property has been home base for visiting US presidents and foreign dignitaries since 1912."