Information & Amenities
Overlooking Kenmore Square, the Hotel Commonwealth is two blocks from Fenway Park and Back Bay, and five blocks from the Hynes Convention Center.
On-site dining and refreshment choices include the Great Bay seafood restaurant, the Eastern Standard Brasserie, and the Foundation Lounge.
The building's first level houses a local bank, along with boutiques selling gourmet chocolates, pastries, vintage used books, custom-fit jeans, and fine wines. Guests enjoy around-the-clock access to a fitness center, room service, and in-room massage (surcharge). Wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout the hotel. A complimentary DVD library offers about 200 movies for in-room viewing.
- 24-hour front desk
- Air-conditioned public areas
- ATM/banking
- Audio-visual equipment
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Business services
- Coffee in lobby
- Coffee shop or café
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Concierge desk
- Conference room(s)
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Dry cleaning service
- Elevator/lift
- Event catering
- Express check-out
- Fitness equipment
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Internet access in public areas - complimentary
- Internet access - wireless
- Meeting rooms (small groups)
- Multilingual staff
- Number of floors: 5
- Number of rooms: 150
- Parking (secure)
- Parking (valet)
- Patio
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (24 hours)
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Security guard
- Shoe shine
- Shopping on site
- Tour assistance
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Video library
- Wedding services
Rooms
Spacious guestrooms offer views of Fenway Park, Kenmore Street, or Commonwealth Avenue. Beds feature pillowtop mattresses, Frette Italian linens, down duvets, and an abundance of plump pillows. Bathrooms include marble floors and vanities, make/up shaving mirrors, L’Occitane products, terrycloth robes, and slippers.
Rooms at the Hotel Commonwealth have two multi-line phones: one cordless phone that works throughout the hotel and a digital-display programmable speakerphone. Guests also receive a personal telephone number. Wireless and wired high-speed Internet access are complimentary.
In-room entertainment centers have 27-inch flat-screen TVs with complimentary HBO, and DVD and CD players. Guests can choose from approximately 200 titles in a complimentary DVD library.
Turndown service includes chocolate-covered cookies.
In-Room Features
- Air conditioning
- Bathrobes
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable/satellite TV
- CD player
- Climate control
- Clock radio
- Complimentary newspaper
- Complimentary toiletries
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Direct-dial phone
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Hair dryer
- Housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room safe
- Internet access - complimentary
- Internet access - high speed
- Internet access - wireless
- Iron/ironing board
- Makeup mirror
- Massage - available in room
- Microwave (on request)
- Minibar
- Multi-line phone
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channel(s)
- Refrigerator (on request)
- Rollaway beds
- Shower/tub combination
- Slippers
- Smoking rooms
- Turndown service
- Voice mail
- Wake-up calls
Located Near
Fenway Park (Red Sox) - 2 blocks
Back Bay - 2 blocks
Charles River - 3 blocks
Newbury Street (shopping) - 3 blocks
Boston University - 4 blocks
John B. Hynes Convention Center - 5 blocks
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 1 mile
Museum of Fine Arts - 1 mile
Boston Common - 1.5 miles
Harvard University - 2.5 miles
Faneuil Hall Marketplace (Quincy Market food hall) - 2.5 miles
TD Banknorth Garden (formerly Fleet Center) - 2.5 miles
New England Aquarium - 3 miles
Christopher Columbus Park (waterfront) - 3 miles
Logan International Airport (BOS): Approximate driving time to the Hotel Commonwealth is 20 minutes and distance is 6 miles.
Getting there: Taxis cost approximately $35-$50. Guests traveling light can take the "T" (MBTA public transit, less than $5) from the airport to the Kenmore Square Station beneath the hotel. Rental cars are available online.
Getting around: The Hotel Commonwealth is within walking distance of many attractions, including Fenway Park, Newbury Street shopping, Boston University, and Hynes Convention Center. Taxis are readily available.
The MBTA (called the "T") public-transportation system of subways, trains, and buses operates throughout the Boston area, with a subway stop (Kenmore Square Station) beneath the hotel. For guests traveling to areas outside the city, rental cars can be booked online.
All prices are subject to change.
Policies
The hotel permits small pets (surcharge).
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Rollaway beds and cribs (infant beds) may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests made via this Web site cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
- Small pets only
- Pet fee charged at hotel/condo
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
Address
500 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA 02215
USA
Nearest major airport:
Boston, MA (BOS-Logan Intl.)
Area:
Boston (and vicinity), Massachusetts, United States of America