Best of Boston
Best Boutique Hotel
The Whitney Hotel
Boston
From the outside, it’s a classic 1909-built brick Beacon Hill building. From the inside, it’s an ultra-chic, modern oasis with every comfort of home and [...] read more»
2017 Best Boutique Hotel
The Envoy Hotel
Boston
Since opening its doors in 2015, the Envoy has served as a hip Seaport hangout for tourists and locals alike. Lodgers get to kick back [...] read more»
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2015 Best Boutique Hotel
The Verb Hotel
Boston
This former HoJo is now a stylish hotel with a rock 'n' roll soul. Its rooms feature pop artifacts like backstage passes for the J. [...] read more»
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2014 Best Boutique Hotel
Inn at St. Botolph
Boston
The fanny pack and walking shoes may mark you as a tourist, but your digs definitely won’t. Tucked away in the Back Bay, this brownstone [...] read more»
2013 Best Boutique Hotel
Nine Zero
Boston
Hip enough for Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga, yet sophisticated enough to attract the likes of Bill Clinton, Nine Zero treats all its guests like [...] read more»
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2012 Best Boutique Hotel
XV Beacon
Boston
Once the big chains got wise to the fact that people like to stay in quirky, independent places when they travel, the term "boutique hotel" [...] read more»
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2011 Best Boutique Hotel
Nine Zero
Boston
While not entirely indie—it's part of the Kimpton hotel group—Nine Zero is a singularly splendid place to lay your head. All rooms boast robes, European [...] read more»
2011 Best Boutique Hotel, Nantucket
Union Street Inn
Nantucket
Set inside an old whaler's mansion, this classic inn gets high points for service and design. Owners Ken and Deborah Withrow boast boutique-hotel and retail [...] read more»
2011 Best Boutique Hotel, Martha's Vineyard
Hob Knob
Edgartown
Set back from the hubbub of downtown Edgartown, this eco-friendly, 17-room manse is quiet, unpretentious, and posh. (JFK himself once stayed here after an exhausting [...] read more»
2011 Best Boutique Hotel, Cape Cod
Harbor Hotel Provincetown
Provincetown
Shady motor inns might be quintessential Cape Cod, but we don't have to like 'em. So we're thrilled to see the old Cape Inn reborn [...] read more»
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2006 Best Boutique Hotel
Eliot Hotel
Boston
Austere lobbies and high-tech doodads certainly make an impression, but too many new luxury hotels try to conceal poor service behind flashy interior decorating. The [...] read more»