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The Boston Omni Parker House Hotel is located in the heart of downtown Boston, across from Boston Common, at the foot of Beacon Hill on the Freedom Trail. The hotel is the longest continually operating hotel, accommodating guests since 1855. Many popular attractions are within walking distance from this hotel, including historic Faneuil Hall and bustling Quincy Market. Public transport and subway stops are convenient only blocks away.
The Boston Omni Parker House is storied in history. The lobby is an impressive masterwork of craftsmanship dating from the early 20th century, with dark oak wood-paneled walls, gilded and coffered ceilings, and ornate bronze elevators. Meeting rooms are named after well-known guests such as Louisa May Alcott and Harriet Beecher Stow. The hotel is also rich in culinary history. Parker House rolls, Boston scrod and Boston crème pie originated at the Omni Parker House. These famed menu items and are still served at Parker's Restaurant, where President John F. Kennedy proposed to Jacqueline Bouvier at Table 40. The dignified mahogany setting of Parker's Bar hosted the meetings of Boston's 19th-century literary club, including notable members Thoreau, Emerson, and Oliver Wendell Holmes.
The guestrooms, though redecorated in 2005, maintain the building's historic floor plans which may be smaller than modern luxury hotels. Décor includes Italian marble flooring, cherry wood furnishings and bed coverlets with same patterns as hotel's original 1856 linens. Suites feature informational cards, photographs and paintings about Boston's historic figures.
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