The Eliot Hotel

We just spent 4 nights at the Eliot Hotel and had a fabulous experience. Service (including multiple pre-arrival calls) was top notch. We had a beautiful suite on the 8th floor, a corner with 3 big windows. Rooms are very nicely decorated. Excellent (and very reasonable!) room service breakfast that came within 15 minutes. The hotel is in a really good location, close to Newbury Street and Prudential Center and walkable to Boston Commons. Highly recommended and we can see why the Eliot was just ranked #1 in Boston by Travel and Leisure.

We had a very relaxing and enjoyable stay at The Eliot. The rooms were very pretty, clean and spacious. Though on a busy street we couldn’t hear any street traffic. Very close to Newbury Street which had a lot of nice boutiques and spots to eat. Jean the doorman was very helpful and welcoming and all staff were helpful and made us feel so welcome. Would definitely come back to this hotel and area.

What a nice place to stay! Perfect location. Newbury St is beautiful, quaint, great shopping and restaurants. We had breakfasts at The Harvard Club ext door each day (must be reserved through The Eliot) and that’s a real treat. Reasonably priced delicious breakfasts in a beautiful atmosphere with wonderful service. I highly recommend.

The Eliot Hotel is not inexpensive, but really quite nice. I booked a two room suite, which was terrific - nice sitting room with a stocked bar, separate bedroom with a very comfortable bed, and a clean, if small, bathroom. The hotel is well located in Back Bay on tree-lined Commonwealth Ave and Massachusetts Ave, a block from Newbury Street with shops and restaurants, two blocks to Boylston Street (more dining). It is not all that long a walk (and short ride) to Public Gardens in one direction, or the Museum of Fine Arts and Fenway Park in the other. They had a nice sedan outside which got me to an appointment downtown - not much more than Uber. If you have to be in this area of Boston, there are less expensive chain hotel options, but The Eliot Hotel is a small, quiet, and really classy place. (One nit-pick: the breakfast buffet wasn’t all that great on the day I visited - dry eggs and stale bagels. There is a nice, informal place - Trident Booksellers & Cafe— just around the block.)

The staff was attentive and helpful with luggage, bringing ice , and assisting with room choices. We loved the location-walkable to Fenway Park. The rooms were beautifully appointed and spacious. The bed was really comfortable. Would recommend it and would go back.