Mandarin Oriental, BostonvsThe Liberty, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Boston
Mandarin Oriental, Boston and The Liberty, A Luxury Collection Hotel are both recommended by professional reviewers writing for major publications. On balance, The Liberty, A Luxury Collection Hotel is the choice of most professionals compared to Mandarin Oriental, Boston. The Liberty, A Luxury Collection Hotel comes in at #2 in Boston with endorsements from 20 reviewers like Concierge, Fodor's and Lonely Planet.
Mandarin Oriental, Boston Show All Reviews
776 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02199
From $476/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"Mandarin Oriental's first New England property courts both devoted shoppers and international business travelers with its great location, sublime service, and top-notch amenities." Full review
Concierge
"There's a huge Asian-inspired spa that is a destination in itself, and a little-known spa café that's a hidden oasis in the busy Back Bay."
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Even if you don't stay here, check out the impressive art collection in the public spaces, with selections by Frank Stella and David Hockney (ask for the guidebook to the collection at the front desk).
Fodor's
"With too many amenities to list, the 148-room hotel has helped redefine luxury in town... it offers services many guests are calling "out of this world." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"The 148-room Mandarin Oriental in Back Bay offers some of Boston's most luxurious standard rooms, plus a 16,000-square-foot spa and extraordinary service." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Connected to the Prudential Center, in the heart of Back Bay, the Mandarin Oriental offers some of the city’s largest rooms."
Rough Guide
"Boston is all abuzz with the opening of this glamorous, extremely expensive hotel."
Star Service
"This exceptional deluxe hotel has positioned itself at the top of the ranks beside the city's elite establishments: Four Seasons, Boston Harbor and the Ritz-Carlton." Full review
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Reception is staffed with personnel who don't miss a trick.
Gayot
"This enormous Asian-inspired luxury hotel enjoys a Back Bay location on popular Boylston Street, just steps away from shopping on Newbury Street."
BlackBook
"A variety of opulent technology-loaded (flatscreens, wireless internet) room packages, with spacious bathrooms and fine details all the way down to the sheets."
Zagat
4.2
""Be prepared to break the bank" if you're going to stay at this "pitch-perfect", "peaceful" Back Bay outpost of the luxury brand."
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