"The Mandarin Oriental offers an elegant, refined respite in the heart of it all:step into the grand marble lobby, and you’ll feel transported from the city's hustle and bustle. Thanks to a meticulous $15 million renovation completed in 2020, the rooms and suites received a welcome facelift. Gone are the corporate and impersonal interiors, and here to stay are delicious, residential-feeling finishes (such as replacing often superfluous entryway closets with mini kitchenettes). The hotel has long been a glamorous spot for business travelers and big spenders, and now it's the Back's Bay's most posh home away from home." - Shannon McMahon, Todd Plummer