Boston Hotel – Page 4 – Building The Godfrey

How The Godfrey Boston Does Laundry

About this time two years ago we gave you a sneak peek in to how The Godfrey Chicago does laundry. Now it’s time for us to show you how things will be done in our Boston hotel as well. As we mentioned in 2013, this is rare insight as most luxury hotels won’t let you behind the scenes and it’s even more common for hotels to outsource their laundry services.

So why don’t we outsource our laundry services like mot other luxury hotels? We have high standards for everything, and we want to make sure our guests’ linens and towels meet those standards each and every time. To meet our standards, we rely on heavy-duty machines that can wash 500 pounds of laundry in 38 minutes and press a sheet in just 7 seconds. That means we can get our guests’ Frette linens cleaned and back to their rooms in record time.

Our guests’ comfort is of the upmost importance to us, and fresh, clean linens are a key factor. We hope you’ll find them up to your standards during your future stay. Keep coming back for more behind-the-scene details leading up to our opening this winter.

Latest #SiteVisit Updates

The holiday season is always filled with hustle and bustle and our hotel progress is no different. This holiday season, we have a few more updates we’re excited to share with you around our hotel. Our guest rooms are already set up and ready for opening, so we’re excited to see the rest of the hotel come together as well.

Below is a sneak peek at the light fixtures that were installed in our lobby bar last week:

We also want even our lobby bathroom to feel consistent with the rest of our hotel design and aesthetic – luxurious and welcoming. Our lobby restrooms were tiled with a geometric pattern you’ll find throughout the hotel and as seen below.

We’ve shared a number of updates on the area leading to the elevators as we restored some of the original, historic charm. The elevator bank ceiling was recently white washed again.

Last, our new geometric light fixtures went up in the guest room hallways:

The George Howell and restaurant spaces are coming along nicely too and we’ll share more on that later. Come back for more updates and continue to watch our progress.

Meeting Notes

If business has brought you to Boston, you won’t need to worry finding a location for offsite meetings. With The Godfrey, you can relax and work in the same building. Plus, holding your meeting at the same place you’re staying is perfect for those months when we happen to accumulate a lot of snow.

Our state-of-the-art conference room can host a variety of different event types for a day of meetings, conferences, brainstorming sessions, planning sessions and more. Our capacity comfortably holds 25 people for banquet style, 40 people for reception, 30 people for theater style, 25 for classroom style and 16 for executive boardroom style. Our meeting space provides clients with exclusivity and privacy during their events.

Just like the rest of our hotel, our conference room boasts cutting edge WiFi and two 65-inch, Bluetooth enabled HDTVs with wireless connectivity from laptop to TV, which is ideal for presentations, multimedia and video. The room is also equipped with conference phones, projector and screen. And in case your meeting is too productive to pause, we offer full in-room catering for you and your team.

We hope to host you and your group for a future business meeting. You can also inquire about group meetings, events and group rates through our website here. Keep checking back for more updates on our meeting space, guest rooms and other features.

Guest Room Details

A few weeks ago, we hosted a couple of hard hat media tours where we toured the lobby, the George Howell space and the guest rooms. As we near our opening date this winter, it was exciting to show our guests the details in the guest rooms as they come together.

Following shows some of the extra details in our rooms to create a luxurious experience for our future guests.

The Frette linens and Heeley bath products make the rooms comfortable for our guests, while the decor makes them a relaxing oasis from the fast-paced energy of Downtown Crossing.

We can’t wait to welcome our first overnight guests to stay in our rooms come opening day this winter. Keep checking back for more updates as we get closer.

A New Tour with BLDUP

Always a busy time when you’re preparing for the opening of a hotel. We were thrilled to offer a tour this week to Gil Propp of BLDUP, a leading site for construction and real estate development. We shared a sneak peek at our rooms, the lobby and the latest updates on our hotel.

Throughout the tour, Propp took a number of excellent photos that we’re pleased to share below. With every glimpse into our hotel, you can see the fast progress being made as we near completion.

To see BLDUP’s full post on our hotel developments, please visit this link.

We will continue to keep you updated across all our social channels, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram – check them out for ongoing updates as well. More exciting news coming, including contests and giveaways!