This 107 Year Old Hotel was Just Named Boston's Historic Hotel of 2019

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Historic Hotels of America has just named the 107 year old Fairmont Copley Plaza as Boston’s Historic Hotel of the Year for 2019. At Boston.com, Kristi Palma explains the hotel’s achievement, writing:

The Fairmont Copley Plaza, built in 1912, was selected as the top historic hotel for its exceptional customer hospitality and how it showcases its history in the guest experience. For winning, the hotel will be featured on the inside front cover of the 2019 Historic Hotels Annual Directory.

The hotel, built on the original site of Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, combines French and Venetian Renaissance influences and takes its name from American painter John Singleton Copley, according to Historic Hotels of America. Inside, guests enter a 5,000 square-foot lobby beneath gilded, coffered ceilings featuring trompe l’oeil paintings, and throughout the hotel, guests are treated to period antiques.

The Back Bay spot has hosted U.S. presidents, royalty, and Hollywood celebrities over the years, according to historian and author Stanley Turkel, who wrote about the hotel for Historic Hotels of America. Fairmont Copley Plaza has also been a leader in the industry, wrote Turkel. It was the first to accept credit cards and offer an international reservation system, and it was the first completely air-conditioned hotel in Boston.

“As a hotel that embraces its rich history every day, it is an honor for Fairmont Copley Plaza to be awarded this prestigious accolade,” George Terpilowski, regional vice president, Northeast U.S. region for Accor, and general manager, Fairmont Copley Plaza, said in a statement. “We are proud that today’s modern traveler has an experience here very similar to visitors in 1912, and look forward to remaining the epitome of style and luxury in the city of Boston for many years to come.”