Hotel AKA Boston CommonvsThe Liberty, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Boston
Both properties are highly recommended by professional travelers. On balance, The Liberty, A Luxury Collection Hotel scores slightly better than Kimpton Nine Zero Hotel. The Liberty, A Luxury Collection Hotel comes in at #2 in Boston with accolades from 20 reviewers including Jetsetter, Lonely Planet and Bon Appétit.
Hotel AKA Boston Common Show All Reviews
90 Tremont St., Boston, MA 02108
From $83/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Frommer's
"This centrally located boutique hotel offers a sleek, sophisticated atmosphere and service in the old-school customer-is-always-right mold." Full review
Concierge
"Five minutes on foot to the financial district, this 190-room Kimpton property is a business hotel—as long as you're in tech stocks or A&R or the creative department."
Fodor's
"Hotel rooms can get a little lonely, and that's why this downtown spot instated its "guppy love" program; yes, that's right, you get a pet fish on loan." Full review
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Request corner rooms (ending in 05) for the best city and river views.
Travel + Leisure
"With its sleek, minimalist décor, Nine Zero brings modern chic to the historic area around the Freedom Trail." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Poised between Beacon Hill and Downtown Crossing, the elegant Nine Zero prides itself on winning numerous design awards from the hotel and travel industries."
Rough Guide
"Executive-class boutique hotel with 190 polished quarters equipped with wi-fi, CD players, plush linens, and a complimentary morning paper. $260."
Star Service
"This vibrant contemporary hotel showcases its hip clientele against a backdrop of sleek European and American designer appointments." Full review
Gayot
"This small property packs in a lot of stylish design, mixing traditional red brick and limestone with sleek nickel, chrome, stainless steel and glass to create a vibrant look."
BlackBook
"Watch out for crazed out-of-town ibankers and touring trust fund brats with cash to burn. But the location, location, location is hard to beat."
Zagat
3.7
"In typical Kimpton-brand style, the "funky factor" is in full effect at this "super-trendy" Downtown spot, "conveniently located" two blocks from Boston Common."
The Liberty, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Boston Show All Reviews
215 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114
From $169/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Concierge
"Once home to Boston's most feared and reviled citizens, this remarkable granite structure on the Charles River is now populated by executives and trendsetters."
Fodor's
"This adaptive reuse of the former Charles Street jail is the perfect marriage between historic preservation and hyper-modern design." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"Occupying a former jail, the 298-room Liberty Hotel is truly unique, with a playful design that incorporates the incarceration theme in fun ways." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"With contemporary interiors by Alexandra Champalimaud, and a restaurant run by Lydia Shire, the Liberty is a good place for a weekend furlough." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Housed in an imposing granite building that dates back to 1851... this atmospheric hotel sports a stunning central atrium and several trendy bars and restaurants."
Rough Guide
"The Liberty Hotel has taken over the labyrinthine digs of an 1851 prison and fashioned it with stylish furnishings and lush details."
Condé Nast Traveler
90.5
"This "unique and charming" Beacon Hill hotel was built incorporating the structure of the nineteenth-century Charles Street Jail." Full review
BlackBook
"This jailhouse rocks. A 19th-century prison turned grand ultra-luxe hotel, plays host to prim Beacon Hill patrons and karat-heavy high rollers."
Zagat
3.8
"This "posh" and "very hip" luxury hotel, housed in the renovated Charles Street Jail, offers "top-of-the-line" service and excites guests with the "fantastic concept" of its "unique interior"."
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"It is with intended irony that the notorious Charles Street Jail has been converted into the luxurious Liberty Hotel." Full review