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Listed below are the Boston hotels I've personally selected to recommend to you. Use this list to begin narrowing down your choices when selecting a Boston hotel.

Best Hotels in Boston

Quickly choose a great hotel for your next trip to Boston with this list of the best hotels in Boston. These are the ones I personally recommend as your best hotel bets.

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Back Bay Hotel

The historic Boston Police Headquarters has been transformed into this stylish boutique hotel in the heart of Boston through a $60 million preservation project. Photos of Boston's Back Bay Hotel

Boston Harbor Hotel

This award-winning, upscale hotel on the Boston Harbor waterfront has large, comfortably furnished guest rooms and views of the harbor. Photos of Boston Harbor Hotel

Boston Marriott Long Wharf

This large hotel on the waterfront has a location convenient for sightseers. Photos of Boston Marriott Long Wharf

Charles Hotel

A unique property catering to intellectual visitors and business leaders, each of the hotel's guestrooms includes a chalk board, a peg board and a professor's chair. Photos of Boston's Charles Hotel

Charlesmark Hotel

This well-designed 33-room boutique hotel in a former private residence was completely renovated to create an European-style boutique hotel within a historical Bostonian facade.

Colonnade Hotel

This comfortable European-styled hotel offers wireless Internet throughout, including guest rooms and the rooftop swimming pool. Photos of Boston's Colonnade Hotel

Copley Square Hotel

This hotel, the first in Back Bay, originally opened in 1891, and has hosted numerous celebrities including Babe Ruth and Billie Holiday. Photos of Boston's Copley Square Hotel

Eliot Hotel

This luxury hotel was planned by the family of Charles Eliot, one of Harvard presidents, in a 1925 building next to the Harvard Club. Photos of Boston's Eliot Hotel

Fairmont Battery Wharf

This new Fairmont property is a jewel of a sleek, modern hotel with harbor views. Photos of Boston's Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel

Fairmont Copley Plaza

This elegant historic hotel, conveniently located near downtown Boston attractions, recently was completely renovated and upgraded. Photos of Boston's Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel

Fifteen Beacon

Prominently placed and conveniently located, XV Beacon is in a turn-of-the-20th-century Beaux Arts building on Boston's historic Beacon Hill. Photos of Boston's Fifteen Beacon Hotel

Four Seasons Boston

This luxury hotel near Beacon Hill is consistently rated one of the best in Boston. The service level is designed to exceed your expectations. Photos of Boston's Four Seasons Hotel

Gryphon House

Originally built in the Richardson Romanesque style as a single-family brownstone, the urban bed and breakfast is now home to eight singular guest rooms.

Hilton Boston Back Bay

This hotel in Boston's historic Back Bay neighborhood caters to business travelers with a 24-hour business center and a complimentary daily newspaper. Newly renovated guest rooms are modern and roomy with ergonomic world desks and coffee makers. Photos of Boston's Hilton Back Bay Hotel

Hilton Boston Logan Airport

Not your typical airport hotel, this newly renovated upscale property features whisper-quiet soundproof rooms. Photos of Boston's Hilton Logan Airport Hotel

Hilton Financial District

Boston's first art deco sky scraper is now a fine historic hotel. Photos of Boston's Hilton Financial District Hotel

Hotel Commonwealth

Large guestrooms and guestroom book collections, including Boston authors, are just one of the many special extras to be found in this deluxe hotel at Kenmore Square in downtown Boston. Photos of Boston's Hotel Commonwealth

Inn At St Botolph

Named for the patron saint of travelers, this smart, modern boutique hotel is the value-priced sister property of the deluxe XV Beacon.

InterContinental Boston

The signature blue-glass hotel along Boston Harbor views features some of city's highest per night rates. Photos of Boston's InterContinental Hotel

Langham Boston

This elegant hotel formerly was the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Photos of Boston's Langham Hotel

Lenox Hotel

Built in 1900, the luxurious Lenox has attracted more than its share of celebrities, including Katie Couric, Jeff Bridges, Henry Fonda, Steve Martin, Michelle Pfeiffer and John Travolta in recent years.

Mandarin Oriental Boston

This modern, Asian-themed hotel and spa appeals to luxury-loving guests. It's right at home in its Back Bay neighborhood within walking distance of Boston Commons and the city's public gardens. Photos of Boston's Mandarin Oriental Hotel

Marriott's Custom House

The historic hotel towers above the Boston Seaport District.

Nine Zero Hotel

This stylish boutique hotel caters to business travelers with complimentary high-speed Internet access and printers in all guest rooms. Photos of Boston's Nine Zero Hotel

Omni Parker House

In downtown Boston on the Freedom Trail, three blocks from Faneuil Hall. The hotel is pet- and kid-friendly.

Onyx Hotel

This pet-friendly, affordable hotel in downtown Boston has a modern stylish design.

Radisson Hotel Boston

Conveniently located and within a top arts, entertainment and dining district, the out-of-the-ordinary Radisson hotel offers a pleasant and dependable guest experience. Photos of Boston's Radisson Hotel

Ritz-Carlton Boston Common

Not far from where the original Ritz-Carlton Boston once stood, this more contemporary younger sister opened in the Ladder District. Photos of Boston's Ritz-Carlton Boston Common Hotel

Seaport Hotel

This high-rise hotel overlooks Boston Harbor and is within walking distance of the Boston Seaport District's many attractions. Photos of Boston's Seaport Hotel

Sheraton Boston Hotel

This high-rise convention hotel has a great location adjacent to the Hynes Convention Center, and connected to over 200 shops and restaurants, making it a great choice for business and leisure travelers. Photos of Boston's Sheraton Hotel

Taj Boston

Truly a Boston icon, this historic hotel is filled with fine art and antiques, French Provincial furnishings and crystal chandeliers. Photos of Boston's Taj Hotel

Westin Copley Place

This high-rise luxury hotel in a historic section of Boston has contemporary and comfortable styling in guest rooms and public areas. Photos of Boston's Westin Copley Place Hotel

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