The Liberty Luxury Collection Hotel, Boston
Expert reviews
“For a posh jailbreak, try the Liberty Hotel; once the Charles Street Jail, the 298-room hotel features five bars and dining spots and a captivating, multitiered lobby.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Boston.
“All 298 guest rooms come with luxurious linens and high-tech amenities, while the 18 in the original jail wing boast floor-to-ceiling windows with amazing views of the Charles River and Beacon Hill.”
“You’d never think that people would be clamoring to get into a Boston prison, but the Charles Street Jail — now converted into The Liberty, A Luxury Collection Hotel — is one of the city’s hottest spots.”
“Since it opened in late 2007, the buzz surrounding the chic Liberty—formerly Boston’s Charles Street Jail—was at first deafening, with bankers, tech geeks, foreign playboys, and fashionistas all scrambling to call it their own.”
Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Boston.
“Spend the night in the slammer: unique and luxurious, the Liberty Hotel is set in Boston’s former Charles Street Jail, built in 1851. In this century, the striking granite building has rooms you won’t want to leave, and some of the city’s best bars and restaurants. The old drunk tank is where locals go to play.”
What guests liked
- Friendly staff
- Comfortable beds
- Boutique style
- Central location
- Excellent Wifi
All you need to know
For the “Quintessentially Boston” experience, the Liberty Hotel is the place to stay. Rich with history, the Liberty Luxury Hotel is centrally located in the vibrant Beacon Hill neighborhood. Only a 3-minute walk from the Charles River Esplanade, the posh hotel is the elegant transformation of the famed Charles Street Jail. The landmark hotel’s location in the heart of the city means that it is only minutes away from several tourist attractions such as the Museum of Science, Kendall Square, the shops at Faneuil Hall and the historic harbor area.
The amazing history of this hotel is expressed in its architecture with modern conveniences thrown in for the greatest of comfort. Each luxurious room features a flat-screen TV, allergy-free bedding, heating and air conditioning, microwaves, an in-room safe and a private bathroom just to name a few. There is even a bridal suite for honeymooning couples!
Just as it is a treat to every other sense, the Liberty Hotel offers fine cuisine that will make anyone’s mouth water. The delicious options include modern American cuisine at Clink, cocktails at Alibi, contemporary Italian dishes at Scampo and an extensive wine list at The Liberty Bar. And if guests need to work off the calories from those tasty experiences, the fitness center is open 24 hours a day.
Hotel Details
— 298 rooms
— Built in 1851
— Contemporary style
Hotel Features
— Free WiFi
— Free wired internet
— Restaurant
— Bar and lounge
— 24-hour front desk
— Room service
— Pets allowed
— Family friendly
— Child care services available
— Air conditioning
— Valet parking available
— Potter/bellhop
— Laundry services available
— 24-hour Fitness center
— Business Center
— Tickets and tours assistance
— Bicycle rentals nearby
Additional Info
— Check in begins at 3:00 PM
— Check out ends at 12:00 PM
— Minimum check in age is 21 years old
Address
215 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
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Location
Recent guest reviews
31 January 2025
great hotel. would highly recommend
rooms were great. Location was great. Main floor was amazing
30 December 2024
There are lots of real luxury Hotels around Boston. Don’t waist your money for this one
Old fashioned style
Not luxury and not clean at all. Not recommended
9 December 2024
Excellent
Location
Weddings
30 November 2024
Very pleasant
Close to hospital
Nothing
11 November 2024
Very nice
We had dinner at Scampo and the food and service was excellent
I think the hotel could use an update.
5 November 2024
Temporary sty
The stuff
Nothing
15 September 2024
Exceptional
Pricey but overpriced. I will not pay to stay again
2 September 2024
Exceptional
Location was great…walking distance to many restaurants and shops. We booked a river view room and it definitely met our expectations!
29 August 2024
Exceptional
History and everything about it
26 August 2024
Celebrating a friend’s Birthday
Perfect location, the staff extremely cordial, atmosphere is fantastic. My favorite place to stay while visiting Boston.
9 August 2024
Bad
The hotel's location was convenient, but the service at the front desk left something to be desired, particularly in terms of the staff's attitude and kindness. Additionally, the room size did not meet my expectations, and while the unique setting of staying in an old jail might appeal to some. I felt there were better options available at the same price point.
23 July 2024
Very disappointed, I sent a present to the Hotel before my stay and was never thanked by Mirko.
There's not really anything good to say.
No drawers, very few hangers so I had a challenge with my wardrobe. The lighting in the room was horrible, especially in the bathroom.
18 July 2024
Do better, Bonvoy. If you’d like to continue to charge $600+ per night and $75 valet per day plus several destination f
The Clink and Scampo are good restaurants
Small shower, uncomfortable bed & pillows, small rooms, dirty hallway littered with garbage, high room rates for poor value.
11 July 2024
Passable
Overall extremely beautiful, modern with keeping history in tact. Food was delicious. Staff was wonderful!
Room was absolutely filthy. Sheets had blood as well as saliva. Carpet was stained with hard residue to which looked like vomit. Existing ice was melting and glasses were murky. We’ve stayed several times and always had a wonderful experience. Also, over charged and were to be credited for having to switch rooms late into the evening and credits were never made to us. Also, charged fees of excess of $500 with no specific detail on our bill. Do better especially when you’re go to phrase is committed to excellence!
2 July 2024
No Release of the deposit after 2 weeks
Interesting Loud as it just next to the Highway
After 2 Weeks they are still holding on to my deposit of 200 $ and although I asked Tahisha at the reception to release my deposit on time she told me she would Not be able to do it. A week later I wrote to the Accounting Team , but Roy Perez still didnt release it. Not Sure why but its a shame
4 June 2024
Convenient to Mass General, not value for money
Location was perfect to Mass General
Amenities disappointing. In service restaurant disappointment.
22 May 2024
The loud music, lying, and rude staff mean I’ll never go back.
I booked a 2-night stay at the Liberty and had a terrible experience. The DJ played until almost 2 AM, and the soundproofing was awful. When I called the front desk around 1:40 AM to ask when the music would stop, the staff lied, saying it had already stopped and blamed the noise on people outside. It was obviously the music still playing. When I said I couldn't sleep because of the noise, the staff rudely told me I should have known about the DJ from the website. If they mention the DJ, they should also mention the poor soundproofing.
2 May 2024
Bad
Nothing
Attitude
20 April 2024
Passable
They put me in an adjoining room without telling me. I was next to a room of teenagers and they were very loud....it was like they were in the room with me. The view was of the ER entrance to the hospital and windows were nit soundproof. The lobby on a Saturday night turns into a danceclub.....much more club like than advertised.
18 April 2024
Pleasant
Location
No heat in my room. No one to answer my calls.
21 March 2024
Amazing stay and staff!!!
Everything!
Absolutely nothing!
21 March 2024
Great hotel and location
Champagne at check in
Maid service never came
19 March 2024
So comfortable - staff great - food great!
The food was excellent!
Nothing
12 February 2024
Unreasonably expensive. Poorly-equipped rooms. Good location. Clean rooms. Ok service.
Good location. Charles Str is full of nice little shops and cafes. Clean rooms. Ok service. Interesting concept with the prison remade to a hotel. Nice looking lobby.
Rooms are too empty and poorly equipped We had one bathrobe for 2 guests. No umbrella, though Boston is a rainy city. Weirdly no toilet brush (!) 71$ (!!!) for valet parking PER NIGHT. 15$ per day for a not-so-fast wi-fi. 12$ for a bottle of water in the room. Simply too expensive for no reason. Loud music in the lobby at night. Another little thing that bumped for us (considering it’s a “luxury” hotel) is that when we ordered food in the hotel - no one sent it up to our room - so we had to go downstairs at night ourselves when we expected someone to deliver it to us.
28 January 2024
Exceptional
Trendy, welcoming, exceptional attention to detail.
26 January 2024
Meh
The bar in the lobby
The room was fine but got a room on a low floor # facing a wall of the building next to it - likely from using a third party booking company. I tried to take a bath and there was hair and dust all along the top of the water when I went to get in so the tub was dirty. The people next to me literally sounded like they were inside my room. Their invoicing upon checkout is so confusing ( they sent 3 invoices all different) and after obtaining a degree to decipher it I found that they charged me for taking a do not disturb sign and things from the mini bar in the room which I never touch. Beyond preposterous. Also They don’t have a number to call if there is a problem with your bill so hope you like writing emails
8 January 2024
I did put this on a stay again
suite 301 It was a very romantic stay for me and my new girl friend. we very much like the 2 window view from the room. The room was very clean and the bed was perfect.
The shower was small
7 January 2024
Exactly as I wished it could be, excellent service, comfortable bed, , walking distance from everything,
Everything ♥️
Nothing ♥️
27 December 2023
Good price and location.
Great location. You can walk to anywhere. Good price but with that comes partying kids in the rooms nearby
Hotel is tired and in need of upgrades. Water pressure low and thin walls. Dusty! They seem focused on the success of their bars and restaurants but not the lodging experience.
20 December 2023
Disappointing, unfriendly mosh pit of drinkers
This hotel is a 20s and 30s-something party place and bar, with second emphasis only on lodging. Unfriendly bar staff and difficult to navigate valet due to weekend crushing crowds. Would never recommend. Also photos online are deceptive.
Crowds of drunk kids. Rude bar-staff. Lousy location for walking around.
6 November 2023
Would no longer recommend this place.
3rd time at this hotel, great place but service has changed. Poor management noticed on this trip, caters to outside public more than guest.
1 November 2023
We feel free and taken care in such a beautiful hotel filed with good taste in decor and flavor. A must repeat experienc
A great ambiance an extraordinary setting g preserving history and elevating it to discrete and modern sound comfort and elegance. A very attentive human quality service , the liberty values every penny. It is now our new “home”in Boston.
Hard to say. No flaws visible
1 November 2023
We will return and stay at this gorgeous hotel
The location, the ambiance.
Francesca was a little sour upon our arrival. We didn’t receive the complimentary champagne or a smile☹️
24 April 2023
would stay somewhere else for the monies
Hotel room was noisy with air condition unit
Breakfast was far too expensive
22 April 2023
Hotel was beautiful and comfortable, but loud garbage pickup during night should have labeled our room as “not superior”
History and decor
Room was noisy
27 March 2023
great birthday weekend away
nighttime atmosphere and complimentary champagne on arrival
25 March 2023
Efficent and cool
BED AND SPACE
NO VIEW
25 March 2023
It was good
Clean, good location
Price!
12 January 2023
always fun to chill at the Liberty
location is awesome. very charming and fun environment
the lobby can be a little nuts at night with the night club
30 December 2022
lovely but no one went out of their way
very comfortable
2 October 2022
Overall, good experience.
Clean, upscale, proximity to Mass General
Clink Restaurant- food was good but the service was SLOW!!! Went there 3 times, so it wasn’t fluke. Need more staff. The wait was UNACCEPTABLE!
19 September 2022
Okay hotel with an interesting history.
The location was great.
I wouldn’t call the hotel luxury. For the price of the room I expected more. There was a fire alarm that went off around 12am which caused an evacuation. That wasn’t fun.
21 August 2022
Pleasant
Location and design were very cool. Good room size
Noisy air con and lifts and scratchy bed sheets
8 August 2022
amazing g few days in Boston and seeing Def Leppard in Fenway priceless 🤘
great location and lovely hotel
all good staff were lovely
3 July 2022
Very nice hotel, interesting history but for $600/night we would like the toilet to work
nice lobby, love the history of the hotel
The toilet in our bathroom didn’t work properly. We had maintenance come up but he couldn’t fix it.
24 April 2022
As expected but pricy
I asked for bath tub (not just shower) and got that.
Didn't replenish some of the toiletries (eg soap) Ordered taxi for 4.30 am (to get to airport) and it wasn't there.
22 April 2022
Very good
Doorman was extremely friendly as was bar-tender and wait staff. Room was extremely comfortable
There was an issue at check in where my card was approved twice for payment. Im over a week now waiting for my card to be reimbursed from a held charge.
11 April 2022
Very nice experience
Design
Breakfast
17 March 2022
Change of pace. Good for a destination. Less so for a chill stay.
Good location. Good front desk. Nice gym. Comfy rooms
Very club like vibe on the weekends. Indifferent doormen.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Wine/champagne
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Soundproof rooms
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Allergy-free room
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Minimarket on site
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities
- - Business centre
- - Fax/photocopying
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out
- - Currency exchange
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Hiking
- - Temporary art galleries
- - Live music/performance
- - Bicycle rental
Outdoors
- - Terrace
Cleaning services
- - Laundry (additional charge)
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Ironing service (additional charge)
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Accessible parking
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Key access
- - Key card access
- - Security alarm
17 February 2025
Exceptional