The College Club of Boston

“Great location, quiet neighbourhood, shared bathroom nit the greatest feature.”

Nice old fashioned property. It feels like old Victorian house in London. Very quiet neighbourhood. Hotel was clean, even shared bathroom was spotless. Bed was comfortable, if not a bit too soft for my liking. Room was decent size. You could hear a lot of sounds from next room, walls are thin. Bi… more

Nice old fashioned property. It feels like old Victorian house in London. Very quiet neighbourhood. Hotel was clean, even shared bathroom was spotless. Bed was comfortable, if not a bit too soft for my liking. Room was decent size. You could hear a lot of sounds from next room, walls are thin. Biggest drawback was a shared bathroom. Not very convenient when you need to use toilet in the middle of the night. Also, dinner room smelled strange first day. Breakfast choice is relatively limited. Location is great, next to beautiful parks, you can walk everywhere in city centre within 30 minutes. Iconic Cheers bar is only 5 minutes walk. Would I stay again? Not sure about it. But nothing major to complain about.

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“Superb, friendly and comfortable”

Wonderful, friendly, clean and comfortable. Beautiful old building in great location - the breakfast was good & fresh and nicely presented each day. The drinks and snacks provided all day and night in the breakfast room was a nice touch when travelling with a hungry teenager! The only reason we pu… more

Wonderful, friendly, clean and comfortable. Beautiful old building in great location - the breakfast was good & fresh and nicely presented each day. The drinks and snacks provided all day and night in the breakfast room was a nice touch when travelling with a hungry teenager! The only reason we put 4 out of 5 was because of the loud and old air conditioning unit in our room which made it hard to sleep without earplugs. There was a fan provided too which was quieter. Not a huge thing and hopefully can be upgraded at some point because everything else was great and fantastic value for money in a lovely location.

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“Unique Back Bay Mansion”

Excellent location. Easy to walk to many sites. 2 blocks to green line’s Arlington T. I stayed 5 nights in a room with a shared bath. Both were spotless. There were 4 rooms on my floor, 2 of which were en-suites. I only had a slight wait for the bathroom once, having to share with just one other … more

Excellent location. Easy to walk to many sites. 2 blocks to green line’s Arlington T. I stayed 5 nights in a room with a shared bath. Both were spotless. There were 4 rooms on my floor, 2 of which were en-suites. I only had a slight wait for the bathroom once, having to share with just one other room. There is only shampoo & soap in the bathroom, no conditioner or lotion. The bed was extremely comfortable. The room was well-lit with several lighting sources except for the area next to the mirror. I used the hallway mirror, with the light streaming in from the skylight, to put on makeup. There was no closet just a coat rack with hangers on it, which was perfectly fine. There is a satisfying send-off of a cold continental breakfast each morning from 7:30-10. There’s 24-hour tea/coffee, fruit & cookies here, which is a nice plus after a full day out. There’s a fridge for shared use here, none in the room. It’s a nice area to meet other guests, if you’re so inclined. The staff is the best here. All the staff greeted me every time I passed them. They are so friendly & helpful! The office insightfully offered off-the-beaten-track sightseeing options. Communication from them before I got here was clear. The office is open during the day. You are given codes for the front door & your room. I found the area around the hotel very quiet, but I am from a major city & live on a noisy, main street. My room faced Commonwealth St. There was an A/C unit, that I didn’t use in the window, letting in some noise but it didn’t affect me. They do offer earplugs. When I’m on vacation, I want to sleep peacefully. However, my big complaint here is that I was woken up on 2 mornings by the staff. The weekend staff was so quiet. Yay! During the week the woman cleaning rooms & the man were very loud, especially the woman. They were carrying on loud, personal chitchat both in the hallway & in the room next to me with the door open. I could even hear her from the floor below. Voices carry even more in a house! Another morning a contractor was in evaluating repairs. As he went from floor to floor with a staff member, they loudly chatted & laughed while banging walls as his cellphone rang loudly. Kudos that they are maintaining this lovely building. However, a heads up would have been extremely appreciated. I would not have planned to sleep in that day & would have adjusted my bedtime. It also would have been better if this appointment was in the afternoon & not first thing Monday AM, which I realize may not have been possible. I’m not sure if I would stay here again. On the one hand I loved it here. On the other hand, I value my sleep & get quite annoyed when I’m woken up unnecessarily.

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“Historic Building in an Excellent Location”

My wife and I stayed at the College Club for four nights in October 2023. It's an interesting old building. We had one of the rooms with the ensuite bathrooms. The room was large and quite clean, but the bathroom was a bit worn in a few places. The room had two full beds, not a queen or a ki… more

My wife and I stayed at the College Club for four nights in October 2023. It's an interesting old building. We had one of the rooms with the ensuite bathrooms. The room was large and quite clean, but the bathroom was a bit worn in a few places. The room had two full beds, not a queen or a king. Our room opened onto an alley in the back, and unfortunately it seemed that most days garbage trucks worked their way down this alley starting very early in the morning, like 5:30 AM, and made a lot of racket. The room has a white noise machine that we used, which was helpful, but not much could cover that noise up. I'm not aware of how rooms on the front of the building towards Commonwealth Avenue might be for sound. Breakfasts are continental and adequate - yogurt, croissants, hard boiled eggs, juice - nice enough, but if you want a hot served breakfast, this is probably not the place for you. Still, for us, these were minor issues, and the historic nature of the building and the room, along with the excellent location, made our stay enjoyable. You are only a short walk away from the Public Garden, the Common, Beacon Hill, and the Freedom Trail. We would stay again if in Boston.

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