Nicole S.
Yelp
Details, details ... it's all about the little details at Bottleworks Hotel, a 139-room boutique hotel in downtown's Mass Ave-ish neighborhood. This hotel is the crowning glory of the Bottleworks District, and stepping into Bottleworks Hotel feels like stepping onto the set of a Wes Anderson film: Everything is arranged just so, but unpretentiously. The hotel occupies the top two floors of the historic Coca-Cola Bottling Plant, and fortunately, it retains many of the original features.
Entering the lobby, I couldn't help but marvel over the beauty of the hotel: the art deco-style doors and terrazzo floors, the gold details and colorful ceramic tiles. My children were less impressed with the historic architecture and more impressed with the pool table located in the lobby, but hey -- to each his own!
Our room -- the Landmark Queen, which included two queen beds -- was located in the original wing of the hotel. Among other charming details, it featured a walk-in rain shower and soft, luxurious robes to wear during our stay.
As we walked around the hotel, we discovered an old-fashioned photo booth, and a wall lined with dozens of old cameras. Each session in the photo booth costs $5, and you get both a color and black-and-white series of photos. If you'd rather not plunk down a fiver, you could always take a selfie for free by the huge wall of old cameras. It's definitely 'gram-worthy.
Some of the details that make Bottleworks Hotel unique: Each hotel door is a shiny, bright, Coca-Cola red. A grand, winding staircase at the back of the hotel features an ornate ceiling design that harkens back to its 1930s past. There are art books and couches on each floor, which invite you to stay a while and read. Lined all along the walls are black-and-white photos of people, from construction workers to rock stars. It's all these details that add up to a one-of-a-kind hotel experience.
On the first floor is the Club Room, the bar and lounge that's set up with tables and couches. I would highly suggest getting the Oceanview cocktail, made with white rum, blackberry, coconut cream, pineapple and lime. It's a tropical, milky pink concoction that I'm still thinking about. The bartender said that it's pretty popular, so jump on that bandwagon.
We loved our stay at Bottleworks Hotel, and I genuinely can't wait to stay again.