XV Beacon – Boston

Set in a beaux arts building dating from 1903, this upscale boutique hotel in Beacon Hill is 6 minutes’ walk from The State House and 0.7 miles from Charles Street. Refined rooms offer free Wi-Fi, 42-inch flat-screen TVs and gas fireplaces. Some have maple bathrooms with sunken whirlpool tubs and rainfall showers, 4-poster beds, and/or pull-out sofas. Suites add contemporary sitting areas, separate bedrooms, or luxe parlors with dining tables.
An in-town car service is free. There’s a destination steakhouse with a private dining room, plus meeting rooms, fitness facilities and a roof terrace overlooking Beacon Hill.