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The Park Plaza was built as a ‘city within a city ’and everything about the property is appropriately massive.From its 950 rooms to its sprawling Swan Court lobby to its two ballrooms and the nine restaurants,this is not a hotel for retiring souls.While the traditional rooms are on the small side, guests – a mix of business and leisure travellers – spend little time in their quarters anyway,thanks to the Park Plaza ’s fantastic location near some of the hottest restaurants in town.When it ’s time to get down to work,the Park Plaza,not surprisingly,counts a fully-equipped business centre among its many offerings. When work is done,follow the beautiful people to trendy Whiskey Park for a nightcap and something to dream about.
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A favourite of Cambridge homeboy Ben Affleck,former president Bill Clinton and the countless intellectual potentates who flock to Harvard University,the Charles Hotel in the heart of Harvard Square is Cambridge ’s gold standard.Despite its imposing brick façade,inside,the Charles is all comfort – if minimalist comfort – filled with light-coloured Shaker furniture and decorative quilts.Business travellers are the hotel ’s mainstay and three boardrooms,\neight additional meeting rooms and private space in its acclaimed restaurants,are available to accommodate road warriors. Rialto restaurant serves some of the best Mediterranean fare in the area,and the whimsical Henrietta ’s Table sells New England-themed home-goods along with the most popular brunch this side of the Charles River.
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As New England ’s only AAA Five Diamond and Mobil 5 Star hotel,the Four Seasons overlooking the Public Garden is literally in a class of its own.Rooms are spacious and decorated in a classic style,the best of which offer views of the garden and its famed swan boats.Nonetheless,the Four Seasons is in the process of a multi- million renovation intended to update its restaurants,guest rooms and add even more meeting space for this financial services and biotech industry favourite. With its French-influenced American classics,Aujourd ’hui is routinely chosen one of the top restaurants in town,and the less formal Bristol Lounge is quickly gaining a following for its 'Power Tea',in which cocktails are substituted for the standard beverage.
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Its recent $50 million facelift complete,the oldest continuously-run Ritz-Carlton property in the States now has much more than just history to offer.Among the best of the new additions to the 76-year-old property are the fireplace butlers from whom guests can select their favourite wood for burning.Still,the hotel proudly retains its links to the past,embodied in the new Winston Churchill suite – [name]d and decorated in honour of the statesman Ritz officials say was a huge fan of the Boston property.Meeting space is in ample supply, and the Dining Room restaurant,with its trademark cobalt blue glasses,remains a favourite special occasion spot for the city ’s Brahmins.
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