While Boston may be known as an old city with a lot of history, there are a number of modern hotels within the city limits. These hotels blend Boston's roots with a new contemporary feel to create interesting, updated hotels with unique restaurants, spas, and fitness centers located all across the city.
The Colonnade Hotel is a boutique hotel that was completely renovated to make it more modernized in 2008. It is located in Boston's Back Bay. The hotel features include a state-of-the-art gym that overlooks the city's brownstones, Boston's only rooftop pool, a VIPet guest service, which allows guests to bring their pets on vacation with them. The VIPet service includes pet food, pet beds and food bowls, and pet-walking services for an additional cost. The Colonnade offers guest rooms decorated with geometric patterns, marble baths, light wood and brown and purple accents, adding to the hotel's modern look.
The hotel's restaurant, Brasserie Jo, boasts a French cuisine for breakfast, lunch, dinner and weekend brunch.
Colonnade Hotel
120 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02116
617-424-7000
colonnadehotel.com
The InterContinental is an American Automobile Association (AAA) 4-diamond modern luxury hotel located on Boston's waterfront. The hotel has 424 guestrooms and suites that feature original artwork and fabrics in contemporary hues. The bathrooms feature separate tubs and showers. The InterContinental's Spa and Health Club features treatments such as hot stone and hydrotherapy, a heated pool and steam rooms and strength training and cardiovascular equipment.
The hotel offers three modern-style restaurants--Miel "Brasserie Provençale," a French restaurant; Sushi-Teq, a salsa and sushi bar; and RumBa, a Caribbean restaurant with a champagne room.
InterContinental Boston
510 Atlantic Ave.
Boston, MA 02110
617-747-1000
intercontinentalboston.com
Nine Zero Hotel in the Ladder District of downtown Boston was named one of the "Best 500 Hotels in the World" by Travel and Leisure magazine. The hotel's style combines traditional red brick with modern metals and glass. Nine Zero features a hosted wine hour and complimentary wireless Internet. There are 190 rooms and suites that offer iHome docking stations, in-room spa services, and your choice of different pillow styles. The suites feature a living room, dining room and oversized bath. Additionally, Nine Zero takes part in EarthCare, an eco program, by making sustainable efforts and is a leading Boston green hotel. Nine Zero is also pet friendly.
KO Prime is the hotel's restaurant and is known as a modern steakhouse that uses some top-of-the-line and grass-fed meats paired with a large wine list. The restaurant is open for breakfast, weekend brunch and dinner.
Nine Zero Hotel
90 Tremont St.
Boston, MA 02108
617-772-5800
ninezero.com
