The Bar/Lounge at The Liberty, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Boston

"Everyone assembles for evening cocktails at Clink, the lobby bar, an open space set with plush armchairs and leather banquettes"

"Some still hit the hotel's cheekily named bar and restaurant, Alibi and Clink, and its outstanding Italian-Mediterranean restaurant, Scampo, but the focus is more or less on guests"

"While the property does make all the requisite big-house puns—room service is "solitary dining," the bar is in the former basement drunk tank—it’s more than a gimmick"

"Housed in an imposing granite building that dates back to 1851 (which at one point served as a prison), this atmospheric hotel sports a stunning central atrium and several trendy bars and restaurants"

"" The bar under the 90-foot lobby rotunda, with preserved cells, is "extremely lively and filled with locals"

"The large round lobby is a see-and-be-seen open space, with a champagne bar and lots of places to lounge"

"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" and "funky" style; the "beautiful" and "quiet" rooms (most in a modern, 16-story tower) feature floor-to-ceiling windows, and serve as a retreat from the "very lively" scene in the downstairs rotunda, where the "vibrant nightlife" includes a "dramatic lobby" that doubles as a bar, prison-themed Alibi lounge (filled with celebrity mug shots), and chef Lydia Shire's Scampo restaurant"

"The hotel houses five distinct restaurant and bar venues, all of which attract large swaths of locals, especially on the weekends"

"What will you choose - quiet reflection in an urban retreat, or doing time in the bar? Posted: Thursday June 19 2014"

"It also houses Scampo restaurant and the Alibi lounge; the latter is currently one of the places to see and be seen in Boston"