My visit to the Fairmont Battery Wharf happened a bit by accident. The small team of people with whom I work needed to travel to Boston to accept an award. Apparently the combination of a city-wide event and graduation season made for a shortage of hotel rooms for the night of our stay. I phoned several of the nicer hotels but none had the required number of rooms we needed. One hotel, the Fairmont Copley Place, offered to forward my request and contact information to the sales manager at their sister hotel - The Fairmont Battery Wharf.
I don’t know much about Boston but the fact that this hotel had rooms available when the others didn’t, worried me a bit. In addition, my company has offices in Boston yet nobody I spoke with had any experience with this property. So I kept my fingers crossed and held my breath hoping it would be OK. When I arrived I was relieved and pleasantly surprise.
The location was the biggest surprise. This hotel is right on the water with a water view from every room. Because it’s in the Italian North End it was within walking distance of some nice little shops and restaurants, Faneuil Hall, the Old North Church, etc. The water taxi also stopped right at the hotel which was a nice surprise which several of us took advantage of on the way back from lunch. The lobby lounge was small but sleek with a beautiful view. The staff was helpful and polite.
My sleeping room wasn’t particularly large but it was impeccably clean and decorated in the sleek, sophisticated style that you come to expect from the newer hotels. Some of the rooms have balconies and those that don’t (like mine) have windows that actually open. I like fresh air and I love it when the windows open.
Downside: the hotel layout seems a little awkward. When you arrive there are two towers across the (uncovered) little street from each other so I immediately thought that could be inconvenient in inclement whether. Also awkward was the fact that guests are greeted with a full flight of stairs just inside the door which need to be scaled in order to reach the lobby (there is an elevator, of course).
Bonus: one of the people in our group received a room upgrade which put him in a One Bedroom Suite. He invited everyone up for a cocktail party prior to our awards dinner – and to show off his fabulous suite. It was beautiful. The living room had two walls of windows, the bedroom was encased in windows on three sides…absolutely spectacular.
Overall, it was a great place and I’d definitely go back.
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