The Pool at InterContinental Boston, an IHG Hotel

"The downstairs spa and gym, with an infinity edge lap pool, looks out onto a park, while the restaurant Miel, fashioned after a Provençal brasserie with matching decor, has fantastic views of the Fort Point Channel"

"Other draws are the 6,600-square-foot spa and health club and a pool that overlooks Atlantic Avenue and the Greenway"

"Palatial, contemporary, and elegant, the InterContinental offers huge, immaculate rooms and an array of decadent amenities (massage, pool, sushi, cocktails) in a scenic harborside location, but the service doesn't quite compare to that at Boston's best luxury hotels"

"Seen as a harbinger of the Waterfront’s rejuvenation, the Inter Continental offers deluxe amenities (including a fitness centre with a 45ft heated pool), a tempting spa, and spacious, modern rooms overlooking the water"

"The on-site spa and gym has cardio and strength training equipment with views of the Rose Kennedy Greenway and a 45-foot indoor heated lap pool"

""Lovely" rooms are the "highlight" of this "fabulous upscale hotel", a "beautiful" and "modern" waterfront property offering "picturesque" views and a location that's "close to everything"; it's "pricey", but with "attentive" service, a full-service spa, a fitness center with pool, an "excellent" restaurant and a "fantastic" bar, fans claim it offers "everything you would want" in a Boston hotel"

"After a long day of strolling around the sights, hit the spa and fitness center for a hot stone massage and a dip in the heated indoor pool"

"Padded wood chaise longues surround the 45-ft-by-20-ft infinity pool, and a steam room adjoins"