Boston: Charles Street Jail opened as The Liberty Hotel
September 7th, 2007 by Happy Hotelier
This week sees the opening of the former Boston Charles Street Jail reborn as The Liberty Hotel after an US $ 150 mio acquisition / refurbishment of 5 years.
The luxury hotel features 300 rooms (i.e. a US $ 500,000 investment per room) of which 10 lavish suites. Not all rooms are crammed in the old Jail, rest assured. There is a modern high rise next to the old Jail dating back from 1851.
The Jail House past comes back in a specially commissioned mosaic by Coral Bourgeois featuring multi- textured tiles depicting historical scenes from penitentiaries and true life crimes, in “do not disturb” door hangers wisely worded Solitary and Alibi, and in the first floor bar that is housed within the jail’s former Drunk Tank.
Ah, they have Molton Brown bathroom amenities, which reminds me I have a rant in my sleeve about Molton Brown.
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[...] This summer witnessed the debut of The Liberty Hotel in Boston, formerly the city’s most notorious jail. And there’s been a lot of buzz about this premier New England travel destination. Talk about “a landmark liberated!” This one-of-a-kind icon, newly renovated, showcases beautiful historic architecture and all the contemporary comforts expected at a refined, four-star hotel. Perfectly situated in the heart of Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood near the world’s best medical complexes, The Liberty Hotel provides river views from its ten incomparable suites. Of the 300 guest rooms, you can book a room in the original jail building, where 18 rooms feature exposed brick walls and mahogany furnishings. (Most of the rooms are located in a new, adjoining 16-storey tower– with oodles of modern conveniences.) The hotel’s public spaces are linked by historic catwalks– including lobby and reception areas, restaurant, bar, grand ballroom, and meeting rooms. Vestiges of jail cells have been preserved in the hotel lobby bar, ALIBI, which serves custom cocktails in a fabulous atmosphere. The hotel’s other distinctive eating and drinking venues include CLINK and Scampo, a contemporary Italian Restaurant run by Boston culinary legend and James Beard Award-winner, Chef Lydia Shire (due to open later this fall). [...]