XV Beacon Hotel vs Onyx Boston Downtown
Both hotels are rated very highly by writers. On balance, XV Beacon ranks significantly higher than Kimpton Onyx Hotel. XV Beacon comes in at 95 with approval from 21 reviewers such as Afar Magazine, Travel + Leisure and Forbes Travel Guide.
XV Beacon Hotel
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15 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02108
From $365 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
Frommer's
"Nonstop pampering, high-tech appointments, and outrageously luxurious rooms make this Boston's premier boutique hotel."
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Concierge
"A 62-room Beaux Arts beauty high up on Beacon Hill, this place generally gets top billing in the Boston boutique stakes."
Fodor's
"The 1903 beaux arts exterior of one of the city's first small luxury hotels is a study in understated class and elegance."
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DK Eyewitness
"This chic hotel occupies a 1903 Beaux Arts office building. Furnishings mix traditional and contemporary styles."
Rough Guide
"Ultra-decadent boutique hotel across from the Boston Athenæum, with 61 spectacular rooms complete with marble bathrooms."
Onyx Boston Downtown
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155 Portland Street, Boston, MA 02114
From $111 /night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"This plush boutique hotel is the finest property in this evolving neighborhood, which grows more pleasant by the day but is a zoo before and after big events at the nearby TD Garden."
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Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"On a barren street in the desolate West End, the once-stylish Onyx Hotel is affordable and convenient."
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Travel + Leisure
"Tucked away on a side street in the downtown area, the Onyx is a Kimpton Group boutique hotel located within 1.5 miles of city highlights like Faneuil Hall, Bunker Hill, and TD Garden."
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DK Eyewitness
"This sleekly contemporary boutique hotel features modest-sized rooms decorated in a warm palette of black, taupe, and Chinese-lacquer red."
Rough Guide
"The stark, glass-panelled front of this small luxury hotel belies an opulent interior."
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Avoid the “Britney Spears” room – designed by her mother, it looks as you would expect the singer’s childhood room to look, complete with pink bible and fairy statuettes.