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The Eliot Hotel
Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Independent · Core Luxury
Harold Field Kellogg's nine-story Georgian Revival apartment hotel opened in 1925 at 370 Commonwealth Avenue, next to the Harvard Club, for the family of Harvard president Charles William Eliot. The Ullians bought it in 1939 and still run the 152-room house as a Back Bay boutique. AAA Four Diamond, a block of Commonwealth that still behaves like a residential hotel.
- 95 rooms
- Opened 1925
- Neighborhood: Back Bay
- Architect: Harold Field Kellogg
About The Eliot Hotel
- Built in 1925-26 by Harold Field Kellogg as an apartment hotel for Charles William Eliot's family, beside the Harvard Club.
- The Ullian family has owned and operated The Eliot since 1939.
- A nine-story Georgian Revival on Commonwealth Avenue in Back Bay, celebrating a century in 2025.
History
The Eliot Hotel at 370 Commonwealth Avenue was designed by Harold Field Kellogg and built in 1925-26 as a nine-story Georgian Revival apartment hotel for the family of Charles William Eliot, the long-serving Harvard president, beside the Harvard Club of Boston. The Ullian family purchased the house in 1939 and has owned and operated it since, turning the former residential hotel into a Back Bay boutique of about 152 rooms.
The setting
The Eliot Hotel sits toward the west of Back Bay in Boston. Back Bay is Boston in evening clothes: Commonwealth brownstones, Newbury shops, and the Prudential glow over a neighborhood that still walks to dinner. Copley Square is the living room. 0.6 miles from Fenway Park. 0.9 miles from Museum of Fine Arts.
Restaurants and bars
- UNI — Restaurant · Japanese · Chef Tony Messina
Experiences
- UNI Restaurant — Lively contemporary izakaya led by Chef Ken Oringer, with small plates, makimono, nigiri, sashimi, craft cocktails and a sake program.
Amenities
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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