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The Ritz-Carlton, Boston
Boston, Massachusetts, United States · Ritz-Carlton · High Luxury
The Ritz-Carlton, Boston is the successor to the original Ritz-Carlton at 15 Arlington Street, which opened in 1927 as the first Ritz-Carlton in the United States, where Cole Porter composed at the piano, Winston Churchill stayed and the Kennedy family treated the suites as an extension of Hyannis Port. The current hotel at 10 Avery Street opened in 2001, one block from Boston Common, and has held AAA Five Diamond since 2010.
- 193 rooms
- Opened 2001
- Neighborhood: Back Bay
- Rooms from 425 sq ft (39 m²)
About The Ritz-Carlton, Boston
- The original Ritz-Carlton Boston opened at 15 Arlington Street in 1927 as the very first Ritz-Carlton anywhere in the United States.
- Cole Porter composed at the piano in the original hotel; Winston Churchill stayed during his wartime American consultations.
- The entire Kennedy family, from Joseph and Rose to Jack and Bobby, treated the original property's suites as an extension of Hyannis Port.
- The current hotel at 10 Avery Street opened in 2001 as the brand's successor address, one block from Boston Common, America's oldest public park from 1634.
- The original Arlington Street building faced the Public Garden and Commonwealth Avenue's elm-lined mall, establishing the dark-paneled bar and white-glove service that became the American Ritz-Carlton vocabulary worldwide.
History
The story of the Ritz-Carlton in Boston requires beginning not at 10 Avery Street but at 15 Arlington Street, where the original Ritz-Carlton Boston opened in 1927 as the very first Ritz-Carlton anywhere in the United States. That founding property, built at the edge of the Public Garden with a direct view of Commonwealth Avenue's elm-lined mall, established the American vocabulary of the brand: the dark-paneled bar, the white-gloved service, the policy of knowing every returning guest by name. It became the hotel of the Boston Brahmin class, of Harvard and MIT visiting lecturers, and of the political world radiating from Beacon Hill. Cole Porter composed at its piano. Winston Churchill stayed during his wartime American consultations. The Kennedy family — Joseph, Rose, Jack, Bobby — treated its suites as an extension of the family compound at Hyannisport. For every Southern society girl presented at Copley, the Ritz bar was the natural follow-on; for every senator arriving from Washington, it was the correct address.
That original Arlington Street property eventually passed to another operator and was eventually redeveloped, but the Ritz-Carlton brand migrated to 10 Avery Street, opening in its current location in 2001. The new property sits adjacent to Boston Common — America's oldest public park, established in 1634 as common grazing land for the Massachusetts Bay Colony — and within a block of the Shubert and Wang theaters, squarely between the Theater District and the Financial District. The 193-room hotel inherits the heritage lineage of the 1927 original directly, carrying forward the claim to being the home of the American Ritz-Carlton tradition.
Today the hotel holds an AAA Five Diamond rating and anchors a block of Avery Street that connects downtown Boston's arts corridor to its banking and law district. The Artisan Bistro and Avery Bar continue the original property's tradition of seasonal New England cooking and a serious cocktail program, in a building whose location — one street from Boston Common, two blocks from the Freedom Trail — places it within walking distance of nearly three and a half centuries of American history.
The setting
The Ritz-Carlton, Boston stands at 10 Avery Street in the Midtown Cultural District, where its two-tower development transformed a long-blighted Washington Street block into a polished mixed-use precinct. Boston Common — America's oldest public park, dating to 1634 — is one minute on foot, and the Public Garden is six minutes away, giving guests immediate access to the city's grandest green corridors. The Theater District's historic stages are steps away, and the brand carries singular distinction as the first Ritz-Carlton to open in the United States, its Boston history rooted in 1927. Faneuil Hall Marketplace is reachable in fourteen minutes on foot, and MBTA Green and Orange Line stations lie within blocks.
Restaurants and bars
- Artisan Bistro — Restaurant
- Avery Bar — Bar
Experiences
- Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge — Club-level lounge with all-day culinary offerings and complimentary access to Equinox Sports Club for Club-level guests.
- Afternoon Tea at Avery Bar — Afternoon Tea with MEM Tea, savory bites, decadent sweets and craft cocktails, on weekends from September 26 through November 15.
- Seasonal Craft Cocktails at Avery Bar (Club Lounge) — On select Thursdays, Club Lounge guests can enjoy mixologists shaking up the most popular Avery Bar craft cocktails.
- Milk Chocolate Fondue — Every Friday evening in the Club Lounge, a milk chocolate fondue presentation with sweet and savory dipping items.
- Sunday Morning Mimosas — Sunday morning bubbly served with orange or grapefruit juice in the Club Lounge.
- Colonial Boston games — Colonial-era games such as Shut The Box, Nine Men's Morris and The Royal and Most Pleasant Game of Goose, in the Club Lounge.
Amenities
- Complimentary access to adjacent Equinox Sports Club
- Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge
- Sauna and steam room
- 24-hour concierge services
- Spa
- Pool
- Fitness center
- Pet-friendly
Awards
- AAA Five Diamond (2026)
- Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star (2026)
- AAA Four Diamond (2025)
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