Langham Hotel Boston
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Situated in the heart of downtown Boston financial district, Langham Hotel Boston is an updated, yet historic, luxury hotel. Originally the Federal Reserve Bank, this AAA four diamond property is a national architectural landmark.
The Langham Hotel Boston is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World and a hotel under Langham Hotels International.
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[edit] History
The Langham, Boston is a 1922 renaissance revival style building. When it was first built it served as the Federal Reserve Bank, established by president Woodrow Wilson.[citation needed] The building was designed by R. Clipston Sturgis to look like the Palazzo della Cancelleria, in Rome, with its granite exterior, life-size equestrian statues, and painted dome ceiling.[citation needed]
Formerly the Governor's Reception room, The Wyeth Room contains two historic N.C. Wyeth murals. The Governor's Rooms contain a Norman B. Leventhal map collection of historic Massachusetts maps. As the hotel was previously a bank, the first floor has long, skinny windows as to keep the building safe from intruders. The original entry-way doors off Pearl Street still contain the gold coin moldings, and the bank vault is now used as a pastry kitchen. The Wyeth Room now houses the four large lamps with gold coin emblems that used to be at the Pearl Street entrance.[citation needed]
The hotel used the be Le Meridien Hotel of Boston,[1] but was branded a Langham Hotel in January 2003.
[edit] Features
The Langham has 318 rooms, including 17 suites. Rooms facing Pearl Street have a view of Norman B. Leventhal Park at Post Office Square.
The Langham has several restaurants on-site. Café Fleuri serves breakfast and lunch and features a Saturday Chocolate Bar and award-winning Sunday Brunch (both Sept-Jun). BOND restaurant and lounge [1] offers afternoon tea and cocktails for lunch and dinner along with small plates. The Langham also has a spa, Chuan Body + Soul.
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- The Langham, Boston official website
- BOND restaurant | lounge official website
- Chuan Body + Soul official website
- Langham Hotels International official website
Coordinates: 42°21′22.88″N 71°03′16.22″W / 42.3563556°N 71.0545056°W
