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Fairmont Gold
250 sq.ft. / 23 sq.m
One king or one queen or two double beds with city or interior facade view.
390 sq.ft. / 36 sq.m
One king or two double beds with Copley Square park view.
415 sq.ft. / 39 sq.m
One king bed with interior facade view.
800 sq.ft. to 1020 sq.ft. / 74 sq.m to 95 sq.m
One king bed and one double sofa bed 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.
Passengers boarding Logan Express Back Bay at Logan Airport ride for free. No ticket is required for trips leaving Boston Logan.For passengers boarding at Back Bay Station or at Prudential Center, tickets can be purchased in advance online at LoganExpress.com. Alternatively, passengers may purchase tickets directly from the driver upon boarding.There are two Logan Express Back Bay pick-up locations:1. In front of the Dartmouth Street entrance to Copley Place, directly across the street from Back Bay Station (Orange Line, Commuter Rail and Amtrak) and near the Green Line Copley T stop. Click for directions.2. 800 Boylston Street, near Boylston Street entrance to the Prudential Center. Click for directions.Trips leaving Back Bay: 7 Days a Week | 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Every Half HourTrips leaving Logan Airport: 7 Days a Week | 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Every Half Hour
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.
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.
During Prohibition, the Oak Bar was known as the Merry-Go-Round Bar, a lively gathering place. Patrons celebrated the end of Prohibition in 1933 at The Copley Plaza's famous Merry-Go-Round Bar, which featured a working merry-go-round. It remained a popular gathering place through the 1970s. Pieces of the Merry-Go-Round Track have been preserved in the floor of OAK Long Bar + Kitchen.
"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.
Continuing to turn moments into memories
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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 2023-11-27
Was a pleasent stay. Hotel staff are friendly. Resturant staff were a little less welcoming.
Reviewed 2023-11-26
Spent one night. Beautiful and tasteful lobby and common area. Excellent service. Long lines at checkin/checkout.
I traveled with a friend so we asked for 2 rooms that were close to each other. We also asked for an early check-in ( we both have stayed in other Fairmonts in the past and have had no problems with early check-in and separate rooms that were close together!) This last stay, as previously noted, was not a positive experience to say the least!! We arrived at noon and were told our rooms were not ready. The receptionist/ clerk said he would try to expedite the process so we could check in as soon as possible ( we were never offered alternative rooms). We then were compelled to wonder around for 3 1/2 hours assuming that by that time our rooms would be ready!! Unfortunately, when we returned our "expedited" request for our rooms to be ready had still not been met!! After much haggling we were finally told that they would look for other available rooms near each other. They finally offered us two other rooms near each other (one was ready and the other was promised to be ready shortly). It should be noted that 3 1/2 hours earlier we were not offered alternative rooms! When we got to the rooms we were told that the guest in the second room had still not vacated the room. We then were offered our original 2 rooms well after 4 p.m. !!
Reviewed 2023-11-25
Excellent service from the door to the concierge floor. Rudy and Kevin always make you feel at home. Thank you!
Reviewed 2023-11-24
The carpets in the room were dirty and needed to be changed long time ago. Staff not friendly, restaurant menu was horrible and overpriced ( $9 for a cup of tea!). Will never stay at this hotel again.
Great location and convenient to my conference. I appreciated that I was able to store my luggage before and after checking in and out.
The lobby, restaurant, and all public spaces or opulent and gorgeous. A very nice property indeed and within walking distance to all the best restaurants . However, because the building is so old, the rooms did have a dated feel. Doors and window trims are likely original, and instead of feeling historic, felt a bit dirty. I think it’s time for a major room renovation of the bedrooms and bathrooms.
I was attending a convention in Boston and the Fairmont was listed as an approved hotel. I had no idea it was going to be so beautiful.
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