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Known as the "Grand Dame of Boston", our Boston hotel offers 383 lavish guest rooms, including 17 elegant suites. Every room has a modern look, while keeping the downtown hotel’s rich history and Back Bay location in mind. Guests who desire extra pampering should book Fairmont Gold. Fairmont Gold offers exclusive access to a private lounge, a dedicated staff devoted to providing personalized service, complimentary breakfast and evening hors d’oeuvres, complimentary Wi-Fi, and more. In addition to delicious in-room dining service, our Boston hotel is home to one of the hottest drinking and dining destinations in the city, OAK Long Bar + Kitchen.
Fairmont Copley Plaza offers 383 individually decorated guestrooms, including 17 elegant suites. For the most discerning travelers, our Boston hotel offers Fairmont Gold, our exclusive lifestyle hotel floor. Here, a dedicated staff is devoted to providing personalized service of the highest caliber by offering a level of service and recognition that will help you make the most of every moment. This includes a private check-in, dedicated staff and concierge, and complimentary access to our exclusive Lounge and its perks, like daily breakfast and evening hors d'oeuvres.
This hotel has accessible rooms and assistive devices.
Guest Room
250 sq.ft. to 300 sq.ft. / 23 sq.m to 28 sq.m
One king or one queen or two double beds with city or interior facade view.
350 sq.ft. / 33 sq.m
One king or two double beds with city or interior facade view.
390 sq.ft. / 36 sq.m
One king or two queens or two double beds with Copley Square park view.
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Check-in 4 PM - Check-out 11 AM.
From Logan International Airport: - Follow the signs to Boston through the Sumner Tunnel - Turn right up the entrance ramp onto Expressway 93 North - Take the Storrow Drive exit on right - Follow Storrow Drive West and take the Copley Square exit - Turn right onto Beacon Street - Go two blocks and turn left on Clarendon Street - Follow Clarendon Street five blocks - Turn right onto St. James Avenue - Fairmont Copley Plaza will be on your left.
From Western Massachusetts & Points South via Massachusetts Turnpike: - Follow Massachusetts Turnpike (I-90) east to the Copley Square/Prudential Center exit 22 - Follow the Copley Square Exit and take your first left onto Dartmouth Street - Fairmont Copley Plaza Boston will be on your right.
From Points South via I-95 & I-93: - Follow I-95 North to I-93 North - Take exit 18 "Massachusetts Avenue/Roxbury" - Follow the arrows to Massachusetts Avenue and turn right onto Massachusetts Avenue - Off of Massachusetts Avenue, turn right onto Huntington Avenue - Follow Huntington Avenue to Dartmouth Street and turn left - Fairmont Copley Plaza is immediately on the right.
From Points North via I-95 or I-93: - Follow Route 93 South - Take exit 26 North Station/Storrow Drive - Follow Storrow Drive West to the Copley Square exit - Turn right onto Beacon Street and follow two blocks - Turn left onto Clarendon Street and follow five blocks - Turn right onto St. James Avenue - Fairmont Copley Plaza will be on your left.
From the MBTA Green Line: - Exit Copley Green Line Station at the corner of Dartmouth and Boylston Streets - Walk one block south on Dartmouth Street across Copley Square - Fairmont Copley Plaza is on the corner of Dartmouth Street and St. James Avenue, at 138 St. James Avenue.
From Back Bay Station / MBTA Orange Line and Amtrak: - Exit Back Bay Train Station on the Dartmouth Street side - Turn right onto Dartmouth Street - At the second set of lights turn right onto St. James Ave, the entrance to Fairmont Copley Plaza is on your right.
The Back Bay Logan Express Service has been temporarily suspended. For information on getting to Logan Airport from downtown Boston, please see the MBTA options page.
1910s
The Beginning
Fairmont Copley Plaza was built on the original site of the Museum of Fine Arts, which was in Copley Square from 1876 until 1909 when the museum moved into its existing building on Huntington Avenue. Dozens of horse-drawn carts took the museum’s collection of thousands of pieces of art approximately one mile down the street to the new museum.
Long regarded as a Boston institution, The Copley Plaza was formally opened on August 19, 1912, about 16 months after construction of the building began. Mayor of Boston John F. “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald, President John F. Kennedy’s grandfather, presided over a reception for more than 1,000 guests, including local and national dignitaries, civic leaders, captains of industry, and stage and movie stars. So prestigious was The Copley Plaza’s opening that rooms had been booked 16 months in advance.
1912 Innovator
The Fairmont Copley Plaza is recognized as an innovator in the hotel industry. The hotel is known for these industry firsts: the first completely air-conditioned hotel in Boston, the first hotel with an international reservations system, the first hotel anywhere to accept credit cards, and the first to offer direct telephone dialing for guests.
1930s Grand Events
"The opening presented to Boston one of the most colorful and brilliant pictures the city has ever seen. It marked a new era in hotel-keeping, not only in Boston but in the entire country."
As one newspaper noted
During World War II, elevator operators had to be at least 65 years of age, releasing younger workers for war production activities.
2000s
Continuing to turn moments into memories
From seasonally inspired menus to dining experiences that will satisfy any craving, see what our chefs are preparing just for you.
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Event
Happily ever after begins with a wedding at Fairmont Copley Plaza.
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25,000 square feet of Renaissance-inspired meeting space.
The destination for glamorous galas, fundraisers, personal soirees, parties, and proms for over a century.
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Reviewed 2022-11-24
Had to wait 15 minutes to check in only one person at counter in busy Thursday night. Waited 10 minutes for hostess to show up and seat me in restaurant
Reviewed 2022-11-21
Quick in and out. Felt very well taken care of. Thank you.
very nice room, good location
Reviewed 2022-11-20
Walking distance to everything you could want, Newbury Street, Charles Street and the Commons. Rooms are slightly dated, but stately and comfortable. In house restaurants are destination worthy. Love, Cori, the in house canine ambassador.
was in a gold room -generally hotel needs an update and extra facilities like sauna/steam room -pool etc also the bath was far too small -which was surprising as room and bathroom were big . gold lounge food etc was good also no mini bar in rrom -locked up -no reason given -promised a fridge never turned up.
Reviewed 2022-11-19
Wonderful experience Nikky was very hospitable, accommodating and extremely helpful. Quite an Asset and a very kind person.
Reviewed 2022-11-17
Good location but rooms could do with some refreshing as the first room i stayed with was not functioning well with a shower head that was not working well and then splashed water on the power source, resulting in power tripping for which we had to inform house keeping and later have a room change. Same thing with the phone lines. Needs to be updated.
I had requested a room (I’m advance) away from the elevators and was given one literally right next to them. I was eventually moved to a room that seemed to be in the bowels of the hotel- no view to speak of. The front desk attendant was not particularly welcoming or accommodating. She acted as though it was an inconvenience to her to check me in. I won’t bother staying at a Fairmont property again- the overall experience was sub-par. Don’t believe the hype.
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