Rating : 4
Size : 112 rooms
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11 floors
Credit cards :
American Express
Master Card
Carte Blanche
Diners Club
Discover
Air Canada/Enroute
Japan Credit Bureau
Visa
Currency : USD
Check-in : from 3:00 PM
Check-out : till 12:00 PM
Group and Meeting Facilities
Surrounded by downtown Boston's business and entertainment goings-on, the boutique Onyx Hotel provides a treasure of a meeting room. Our luxury downtown hotel offers an intimate 460-square-foot meeting room on the lower level, seating up to 35 guests.
The clarity zone is 460 square feet.
Continuing the smart and detail-rich decor found throughout our downtown hotel and offering amenities like complimentary high-speed internet access, The Onyx Hotel makes an ideal location for all manner of small events, from business meetings to dinner parties.
For more than 35 people contact the sales office for alternate meeting locations in walking distance.
Health Club and Spa Facilities
Complimentary 24-hour fitness center with room key access
- Lifecycle stair climber
- Lifecycle universal gym
- Lifecycle stationary bicycles
- Lifecycle treadmills
- Workout towels and spring water are provided at no extra charge.
The fitness center environment also offers complimentary TV, spring water, and workout towels
Sports and Recreation
Sail on the Charles River, pedal your way down a scenic bike path or power-walk through town in search of Paul Revere.
BICYCLING AND WALKING
There are a number of scenic bicycle trails in the area. The emerald necklace (617-635-4505) traverses nine parks designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (who also designed New York City's Central Park) and Charles Eliot.
The Dr. Paul Dudley White Charles River bike path follows the river for nearly 17 miles, winding from Watertown Square to the Museum of Science.
The Stony Brook Reservation Bikeway is a four-mile route from Hyde Park to West Roxbury. For additional information on bike paths, call (617-727-9547).
Bike rentals are available during the spring and summer at community bike shop (617-542-8623) and year round at Lincoln Guide Service (781-259-9204).
Boston is a pedestrian's dream, a city to be savored intimately, one step at a time. The freedom trail, Black Heritage Trail and Harborwalk are self-guided tours that lead visitors past famous historical sites. Walking tours and maps are provided by the National Park Service (617-242-5642).
Boston Park Ranger tours (617-635-7383) guide visitors through Boston Common, the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, Emerald Necklace and more.
Boston By Foot (617-367-3766) has guided tours for children May 1 through October 31. The Cambridge Visitor Information booth (617-441-2884), located on Harvard Square adjacent to the MBTA station, offers maps of this lovely area.
FITNESS
In Boston, you're never too far away from your daily workout. The hotel does have a fitness center on property for complimentary use. However if you would like a full service gym, there are several area clubs that will allow you to use their facilities for a small fee. You'll find just about everything you need at the Boston Athletic Club (617-269-4300), from aerobics and weights to tennis, racquetball and swimming.
Relax with a sauna or massage (at extra cost) after a workout on a rowing machine, exercise bike or full circuit of nautilus equipment at one of seven Fitcorp Fitness Centers (617-542-1010).
WINTER SPORTS
When the thermometer plunges below freezing, many Bostonians head for the nearest pond or lake for that ancient communal rite of winter, ice skating. The lake at Boston's Public Garden and the frog pond (617-635-4505) at Boston Common are popular locations.
DOWN BY THE RIVER
Sailboat rentals and instruction in sailing, racing and coastal navigation are available May through October with a half-day membership at Courageous Sailing Center (617-242-3821).
On the park like esplanade, community boating (617-523-1038) has two-day visitor membership for boat usage. Rent a canoe, sea kayak or rowing shell from Charles River Canoe and Kayak Center (617-965-5110).
PRO SPORTS
There's no doubt about it - when it comes to professional sports, Boston has all the bases covered. The Boston Red Sox (617-267-1700) at Fenway Park, home of the infamous left-field wall known as the Green Monster.
The AFC East Football powerhouse New England Patriots (508-543-1776) hit the gridiron at Foxboro Stadium, 45 minutes south-west of Boston.
The NHL Boston Bruins, winners of five Stanley Cups, take to the ice at TD Banknorth Garden, which also serves as home to the 16-time NBA champion Boston Celtics, a club that has been graced with some of the most potent lineups of all time. For tickets to both teams' games, call (617) 931-2222.
Restaurants
RUBY ROOM
Boston's Ruby Room: a brilliant bar at the onyx hotel the mesmerizing Ruby Room draws you in look at those lush, curvy lines and intriguing lights run your hands over the curved, burl wood wall. Shoulder-high, it divides The Onyx Hotel's lobby from The Ruby Room sink into the curved banquette seating on either side. Delight in the fascinating design and the black granite bar's fiber optics illuminating everyone's cocktails...conduct business; unwind with a cocktail, share the tantalizing appetizers or enjoy a light dinner - this is a very cool urban setting and you'll want to stay a while
The 45-seat Ruby Room serves breakfast and dinner every day of the week except some observed holidays. For more information please see the website at www.rubyroomboston.com.