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Boston Park Plaza Hotel(****)
 This hotel features 950 newly renovated guestrooms, which are graciously appointed with comfortable and practical furniture and decorated in earth tone colors and soft shades of beige. All guestrooms offer standard amenities in addition to a hypoallergenic comforter, opening windows, and individual climate control. European/Economy Room ? These smaller guestrooms offer a double bed, a desk, and all standard amenities; rooms can accommodate up to two guests. Deluxe Room - These guestrooms offer one king, one queen, or two double beds. All standard amenities are included and rooms can accommodate two people comfortably (four-person maximum). Executive Room ? Larger than the Deluxe Room, these rooms feature one king bed or two double beds and can comfortably accommodate four guests. These rooms offer two bathrooms and a desk in addition to all standard amenities. Junior Suite ? These rooms offer one king or one queen bed and can comfortably accommodate up to four guests. All Junior Suites offer a spacious sitting are and a work area in addition to a complimentary small refrigerator. Most Junior Suites offer a sofa bed and are corner rooms. One-Bedroom Suite ? These spacious rooms offer a king bed and a separate living area. Suites can comfortably accommodate up to four guests. All suites feature a complimentary small refrigerator in addition to the standard room amenities. Most also offer sofa beds and are corner rooms.
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 Rooms include Alarm clock, AM/FM radio, Cable/satellite TV, Climate control, Clock radio, Coffee/tea maker, Complimentary toiletries, Desk, Hair dryer, Hypo-allergenic bedding available, Iron/ironing board, Maid service, Modem Internet access, Non-smoking rooms, Pay movies, Private bathroom, Refrigerator, Smoking rooms, Telephone, Television, Voice mail, Wheelchair accessible, Window open-operating.
Boston Park Plaza Hotel amenities include Bonfire - The grill is the center of attraction at this ranch-style restaurant, where guests watch chefs prepare meats, chicken, and fish over an open flame. High-backed booths provide more intimate dining. The serpentine bar offers a selection of 50 premium tequilas and mescals and a choice of 200 wines, mostly from South America and Mexico. It also offers a large selection of gorditas, empanadas, and tacos for light snacking. McCormick & Schmick?s Seafood Restaurant - The restaurant serves 40 varieties of fresh fish and seafood caught locally or flown in daily, such as Atlantic salmon from Casco Bay and rainbow trout from Idaho. The menu also includes chicken, steak, and pasta dishes. The weeknight bar menu is popular with local businesspeople. Curtained tables, known as snuggeries, provide intimate dining for parties of six. Swan?s Court Lobby Bar & Restaurant - The hotel?s lovely dining room has tables surrounded by comfortable chairs and settees and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. It also offers a formal afternoon tea service with assorted finger sandwiches, fresh scones and crème fraiche, and assorted petit fours. Reservations for tea are strongly recommended. Whiskey Park - This hip lounge with roomy leather chairs and a faux-mink couch is owned by Cindy Crawford?s husband, Rande Gerber. It?s where hotel guests and local Bostonians mingle over cocktails under a bronze-mirrored ceiling. Adeline's Grille at the Eastland Park
Theater District - 1 block
Boston Public Garden and swan boats - 1 block
Bull and Finch Pub (Cheers) - 0.5 miles
Freedom Trail - 0.5 miles
Newbury Street shopping - 0.5 miles
Old Town Trolley Tours - 0.5 miles
Faneuil Hall - 1 mile
Beacon Hill - 1 mile
Copley Place Mall - 1 mile
Downtown Crossing - 1 mile
Duck Tours - 1 mile
Financial District - 1 mile
John Hancock Observatory - 1 mile
Symphony Hall - 1.5 miles
North End - 2 miles
Fleet Center - 2 miles
Museum of Fine Arts-Boston - 2 miles
Harvard Square - 3 miles Logan International Airport (BOS): Approximate driving time is 25 minutes and distance is 3 miles. Driving directions from Logan Airport: Follow signs to Sumner Tunnel/Boston. After exiting the tunnel, follow I-93 N. Exit at Cambridge/Storrow Dr and follow Storrow Dr toward the Back Bay. Take Copley Square exit on left. At lights, take left onto Beacon St. Take first right onto Arlington St. Follow for 5 blocks until the intersection of Stuart St. The hotel is on the left.
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What to expect: Since the hotel first opened in 1927, U.S. presidents, business professionals, groups, and families have passed under the enormous crystal chandeliers in the luxurious grand lobby. Leather seating and potted ferns line the room up to the Swan?s Court Lobby Bar, an ideal spot for afternoon tea and discreet people-watching. Amenity highlights: The hotel?s nine street-level restaurants and lounges cater to a wide range of tastes, budgets, and personal schedules. For dinner, Bonfire celebrates ranch-style cooking over an open fire. Finale serves decadent desserts, ports, and cordials. And for late night cocktails, there?s Whiskey Park. For the kids, Ben & Jerry?s offers 50 varieties of ice cream. Insider tip: This is the only hotel in Boston that?s a member of the Historic Hotels of America. A small museum on the first floor displays memorabilia, including the hotel?s restaurant menu from 1927, which lists a cup of coffee at 15 cents and creamed lobster Newburg at $1.90. Other treasures line the hotel walls throughout the building, including a flag from the American Revolution.
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24-hour front desk, Audio/visual equipment, Banking/ATM, Banquet facilities, Bar/lounge, Barber/beauty shop, Breakfast service, Business center, Catering, Caters to groups, Coffee shop/cafe, Concierge, Conference rooms, Cribs available, Currency exchange, Doorman, Dry cleaning service, Elevators, Exhibit space, Express check-in/check-out, Fax machine, Fitness center, Health club, Internet access, Limousine service available, Maid service daily, Multilingual staff, Night club, No smoking available, On-site car rental, Parking (fee), Parking nearby, Rollaway beds, Room service (limited hours), Shoe shine, Suitable for children, Turndown service, Use of nearby fitness center (discount for guests), Valet parking, Wake-up calls, Wheelchair accessible,
The hotel has an ATM on the premises and offers currency exchange?a service which is not readily available at many Boston banks..
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