At a Glance
The Langham combines the convenience of a location in the financial center with the luxuries a weary executive requires.
Indagare Loves
- The duplex loft rooms, which have double-height ceilings
- The view overlooking Post Office Square
- A Champagne cocktail in The Reserve lounge
Review
Like the canyons of Wall Street, Boston’s financial district is a maze of tiny streets flanked by grim skyscrapers. Luckily for business travelers, the Langham combines the convenience of a location in the financial center with the luxuries a weary executive requires. Housed in a former Federal Reserve Bank building, the hotel feels more like a genteel urban retreat than an investor-conference hot spot. The 312 rooms and suites have large windows and high ceilings, and their traditional upholstered furniture and heavy silk curtains seem straight out of a Brahmin home in Beacon Hill. This is the opposite of hip, on the other end of the spectrum from the Liberty or Nine Zero, and there’s something comforting about that. Keeping business travelers in mind, rooms include a safe big enough to fit a laptop, an iPod docking station and high-speed Internet access. Service is efficient and friendly, with many on the staff veteran employees. The hotel’s restaurant Grana serves Italian cuisine in a high-ceilinged room hung with dramatic chandeliers and the cocktail bar The Fed serves British-inspired cocktails and pub food. The compact but well-furnished and pleasant fitness area overlooks the indoor pool.
Who Should Stay
Business travelers who want serious comfort close to their offices and families
Written by Henley Vazquez