The Langham, Boston - Boston

250 Franklin St, Boston 02110 United States
Guest rating 9.2
(Neighbourhood average 9.1)
9.2 overall guest rating
Average for the neighbourhood is 9.1
"Best service in a hotel ever"
 by M from Ennis, Ireland
Great location and comfort. I have to highlight the exceptional service provided by all staff we...
03/12/2008
42.35655, -71.05396
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Overview

Location.

The Langham, Boston is located in downtown Boston, Mass., across the street from Post Office Square. The Financial District, Freedom Trail, Faneuil Marketplace and Boston Harbor are within five blocks of the hotel. Harvard Square is less than four miles away.

Hotel Features.

Built in 1922 as the Federal Reserve Bank, The Langham, Boston maintains marble entryways, ornate gold-leaf ceilings and Corinthian columns. The hotel is furnished with antique-style furniture and 16th-century maps. Café Fleuri serves Mediterranean cuisine in the building's six-story glass atrium and features an open kitchen with a brick oven. On Sundays, the restaurant serves gourmet cuisine and hosts live jazz ensembles. BOND restaurant | lounge serves lunch and dinner daily and offers late-night entertainment Thursday - Saturday. Chuan Body + Soul spa and fitness center provides a 6,000-square-foot health club with an indoor lap pool, spa tub, rejuvenation bar, and TechnoGym equipment with LCD TVs and iPod technology. Massage services and personal training are available for a fee. A total of 12,000 square feet of function space accommodates up to 600 people. Other amenities include a staffed business center, wireless Internet access in the lobby for a fee and 24-hour concierge service.

Guestrooms.

This nine-story property offers 318 traditionally styled guestrooms featuring signature beds with pillowtop mattresses and down comforters. Bathrooms contain Italian-marble floors, granite vanities, makeup mirrors, bathrobes, slippers and Chuan Spa toiletries. All rooms include minibars stocked with gourmet treats and beverages for a fee. Rooms include high-speed Internet access for a fee, turndown service and MP3 adaptors. Laptop-compatible, in-room safes are complimentary.

Expert Tip.

The hotel's restaurant offers an all-you-can-eat chocolate bar stocked with an expansive variety of chocolate treats from September to June. Year round, the restaurant's Sunday Brunch presents a small truffles sampler.

Please note:

Current laws prohibit smoking in any indoor areas, including guestrooms, and on guestroom balconies/patios. Smoking is permitted only in designated outdoor areas.

Why book with us?

Facilities

Services

  • ATM/banking
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Coffee in lobby
  • Complimentary newspapers in lobby
  • Concierge desk
  • Doorman/doorwoman
  • Health club
  • Internet access in public areas - high speed
  • Internet access in public areas - surcharge
  • Internet access - wireless
  • Massage - treatment room(s)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Parking (surcharge)
  • Parking (valet) $42/Sun-Th $28/Wknd
  • Parking garage
  • Security guard
  • Shoe shine
  • Spa services on site
  • Spa tub
  • Tour assistance
  • Wedding services

Business & Event

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Audio-visual equipment
  • Banquet facilities
  • Business center
  • Business services
  • Conference room(s)
  • Dry cleaning service
  • Meeting rooms (small groups)
  • Room service (24 hours)
  • Secretarial services

Rooms (all rooms include)

  • Air conditioning
  • Bathrobes
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Cable/satellite TV
  • Cassette player
  • Climate control
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Complimentary newspaper
  • Cribs (infant beds) available
  • Designer toiletries
  • Desk
  • Electronic/magnetic keys
  • Electronic check-out
  • Hair dryer
  • HBO
  • Housekeeping
  • In-room safe
  • Internet access - high speed
  • Internet access - surcharge
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Makeup mirror
  • Massage - available in room
  • Minibar
  • Multi-line phone
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Pay movies
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway beds
  • Television - Satellite service
  • Turndown service
  • Voice mail
  • Wake-up calls

General

  • Air-conditioned public areas;
  • Ballroom(s);
  • Bar/lounge;
  • Elevator/lift;
  • Number of floors: 9;
  • Number of rooms: 318;
  • Restaurant(s) in hotel;
  • Smoke-free property;
  • Swimming pool - indoor;
  • Year Built 1922
Check-in time is 3 PM
Check-out time is 1 PM
Children stay free 17
Pet fee charged at hotel/condo
Small pets only

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.

Know before you go

Current laws prohibit smoking in any indoor areas, including guestrooms, and on guestroom balconies/patios. Smoking is permitted only in designated outdoor areas. This hotel is a smoke-free property.

Awards

The hotel is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.

Dining

Café Fleuri - Bathed in natural light from a six-story atrium, this dining area is designed to resemble a French sidewalk café, serving Mediterranean fare and regional specialties. Chocolate buffet on Saturday afternoons, September–June. Eight-station Sunday buffet brunch with live jazz music. Breakfast and lunch served daily. Dinner served Tuesday - Saturday.

BOND restaurant | lounge - Featuring a modern twist in a classic building. Serving innovative and eclectic dishes throughout the day, showcasing small plates of global cuisine for lunch and dinner. Sip on distinctive cocktails while enjoying a live DJ Thursday through Saturday from 10 PM to 2 AM. BOND offers a mix of dining tables and lounge seating with a casual, yet sophisticated, atmosphere.

Recreation

The Langham's health club and spa, Chuan Body + Soul, includes a skylit lap pool and spa tub, cardiovascular and weight-training areas, and women’s and men’s locker rooms and saunas. Massage and personal-training services are available (surcharges), as well as a rejuvenation bar, and TechnoGym equipment with LCD TVs and iPod technology.

Three blocks away, Boston Harbor is home to whale-watching tours, Harbor Island cruises, and waterfront parks.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.


  • Boating nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Ice skating nearby
  • Running track/path nearby
  • Sailing nearby
  • Swimming on site
  • Whale-watching nearby

Guestrooms Guestrooms

Classic

One queen bed with down comforter. Approximately 270 square feet (room sizes vary due to the hotel's historical architecture). High-speed Internet access (surcharge). Clock radio with iPod-docking station. Cable/satellite TV with HBO and pay movies. Complimentary daily newspapers. Minibar and coffeemaker. Marble-and-granite bathroom with makeup/shaving mirror and Chuan Spa toiletries. Bathrobes, slippers, tie rack, shoehorn, and umbrella. Evening turndown service with chocolates.

All rooms include All rooms include
  • Air conditioning
  • Bathrobes
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Cable/satellite TV
  • Cassette player
  • Climate control
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Complimentary newspaper
  • Cribs (infant beds) available
  • Designer toiletries
  • Desk
  • Electronic/magnetic keys
  • Electronic check-out
  • Hair dryer
  • HBO
  • Housekeeping
  • In-room safe
  • Internet access - high speed
  • Internet access - surcharge
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Makeup mirror
  • Massage - available in room
  • Minibar
  • Multi-line phone
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Pay movies
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway beds
  • Television - Satellite service
  • Turndown service
  • Voice mail
  • Wake-up calls

Deluxe

One king bed with down comforter. May have park view. Approximately 350 square feet (room sizes vary due to the hotel's historical architecture). High-speed Internet access (surcharge). Clock radio with iPod-docking station. Cable/satellite TV with HBO and pay movies. Complimentary daily newspapers. Minibar and coffeemaker. Marble-and-granite bathroom with makeup/shaving mirror and Chuan Spa toiletries. Bathrobes, slippers, tie rack, shoehorn, and umbrella. Evening turndown service with chocolates.

All rooms include

Executive

One queen bed with down comforter. Approximately 400 square feet (room sizes vary due to the hotel's historical architecture). Sitting area. High-speed Internet access (surcharge). Clock radio with iPod-docking station. Cable/satellite TV with HBO and pay movies. Complimentary daily newspapers. Minibar and coffeemaker. Marble-and-granite bathroom with makeup/shaving mirror and Chuan Spa toiletries. Bathrobes, slippers, tie rack, shoehorn, and umbrella. Evening turndown service with chocolates.

All rooms include

Superior

One king bed with down comforter. May have park view. Approximately 320 square feet (room sizes vary due to the hotel's historical architecture). High-speed Internet access (surcharge). Clock radio with iPod-docking station. Cable/satellite TV with HBO and pay movies. Complimentary daily newspapers. Minibar and coffeemaker. Marble-and-granite bathroom with makeup/shaving mirror and Chuan Spa toiletries. Bathrobes, slippers, tie rack, shoehorn, and umbrella. Evening turndown service with chocolates.

All rooms include

Terms & conditions

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out. The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
Prices shown exclude taxes and fees unless otherwise stated.

Area map

A short guide to Quincy Market-Financial-Waterfront

The vendor stalls inside Quincy Market at Faneuil Hall Marketplace sell healthy doses of regional cuisine, especially the popular New England clam chowder. Modern commerce dominates the revitalized Financial District and waterfront area. The Celtics and Bruins play beneath championship banners at TD Banknorth Garden, or “The Garden”. The North End celebrates Boston’s Italian heritage.

see all hotels in Quincy Market-Financial-Waterfront

Nearby Activities & Points of Interest

Less than 0.5 mile

  • Financial District - within 100 feet
  • New England Aquarium - 400 yards
  • Old State House - 400 yards
  • Faneuil Hall - 400 yards
  • Faneuil Hall Marketplace - 400 yards
  • Old South Meeting House - 400 yards
  • Boston City Hall - 600 yards
  • Long Wharf - 600 yards
  • Boston Tea Party Ship - 600 yards
  • New England Holocaust Memorial - 600 yards

1.0 - 3.0 mi

  • Boston Logan Intl. Airport (BOS) - 1.9 miles

3.0+ mi

  • Bedford Laurence G. Hanscom Field Airport (BED) - 14 miles
  • Stow Minute Man Air Field (6B6) - 25 miles
  • Nashua Municipal Airport (ASH) - 37 miles
  • Worcester Regional Airport (ORH) - 42 miles
  • Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) - 44 miles
  • Provincetown Municipal Airport (PVC) - 47 miles
  • Providence T.F. Green Airport (PVD) - 48 miles

Reviews

  • All guests 9.2
(Reviewed by 49 guests)
9.2 out of 10
Average for the neighbourhood is 9.1
Reviewed by 49 guests (most recent english reviews are shown first)
10
"Best service in a hotel ever"  by M from Ennis, Ireland

Great location and comfort. I have to highlight the exceptional service provided by all staff we dealt. should be used as a template for the hotel industry on how to look after guests

Posted on 03/12/2008
10
"Excellent"  by L from London

Excellent in all respects

Posted on 01/11/2008
10
"Worth a visit"  by D from London

Very good central location and good value compared to similar hotels. Staff were polite and helpful.

Posted on 01/10/2008

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