#NowOpen – Building The Godfrey

A Boston Staycation

Over Valentine’s Day weekend, we hosted Style-Wire for a romantic staycation. Her review of our hotel shows just how much fun she had while staying with us, and her photos are certainly worth sharing.

Following are a few excepts from the review:

The Godfrey is super tech friendly with complimentary wi-fi, smart TVs (log into your Netflix account and chill!), and rechargeable Bluetooth speakers in every room. Obviously once my Valentine arrived we did what any other couple would do and binge watched Nurse Jackie on Netflix and ordered late night pizza from New York Pizza while munching on chocolate and sipping champagne. Perfect evening if you ask me!

We love Elissa’s recap of her overnight stay, which you can read entirety here, but we’re head over heels in love with the photos she shared. The photos capture her love for travel as she took advantage of our in-room amenities. We’ve shared some of our favorites above, but you can check out the rest on our Facebook page or in Elissa’s post.

We love hearing about our guests’ stays and we look forward to hosting you in the future.

#GodfreyStyle

Following last week’s opening celebrations – the ribbon cutting and evening reception – we are excited to share an extended look inside of our hotel.

We invested a lot into the refurbishment of our two historical buildings, so creating a design and environment that honored our past while looking to the future was of the utmost importance to our team. We worked closely with The Gettys Group on our interior design. Gettys is an international interior design, branding, consulting and procurement firm and they paid close attention to many of the unique and convenient touches in our luxurious rooms. We believe we achieved a look that boasts both modern and peaceful interiors, but we know that our guests are the true judge of our success.

We hope you enjoyed taking a sneak peek and we hope to host you in the near future. Share photos during your stay with #GodfreyStyle.

Opening Celebrations: The Evening Reception

Following our Wednesday morning ribbon cutting ceremony, we hosted an evening receptions for our neighbors, friends and guests.

Our friends at Yvonne’s catered our food and beverage, our partner at George Howell Coffee shared up a sampling of coffee-based beverages and DJ Liz Ladoux made sure the music was flowing all night long.

It was the perfect ending to a momentous and exciting day, and we couldn’t be more honored to be a part of such a vibrant neighborhood. Thank you to everyone for your continued support.

You can view more of the day’s photos on our Facebook page here.

Image Credit: 617Images.

Opening Celebrations: The Ribbon Cutting

It’s with great pleasure and a true honor that we can officially announce our opening. This morning, we hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate opening our doors and becoming a permanent part of the Downtown Crossing neighborhood.

After sharing a welcoming note, our General Manager Larry Casillo presented our neighbors The Wang YMCA of Chinatown, Boston Asian: Youth Essential Services, Kwong Kow Chinese School and Asian American Civic Association with charitable donations of $25,000 each to mark the start of a long and hospitable relationship.

Following the donation presentation, John Rutledge, President & CEO of Oxford Hotels & Resorts, spoke on our partnership and what opening The Godfrey Boston means to us.

Rosemarie Sansone, President and CEO of the Boston Improvement District (BID) shared what our hotel opening means to the vibrant neighborhood of Downtown Crossing. Pat Moscaritolo, President & CEO of Greater Boston CVB, touched on how the restoration of the Amory and Blake buildings breathes new life into the neighborhood.

We were then honored to have Mayor Martin J. Walsh speak on the transformation of Downtown Crossing over the past few decades and how The Godfrey Hotel is part of the movement to restore our neighborhood and usher us into the new year.

Our ribbon cutting ceremony was an absolutely wonderful way to ignite our relationship with the city and to mark the opening of our doors to Downtown Crossing, the rest of Boston and our current and future guests. We’re thrilled to be officially open and want to thank everyone who has supported us each step of the way.

We look forward to having you stay with us.

MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL CELEBRATES THE NEW GODFREY HOTEL CHICAGO WITH A RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY

We’re thrilled to share a new update on the opening of our hotel. This morning, Mayor Rahm Emanuel celebrated the opening of The Godfrey Hotel Chicago (127 W. Huron St. at LaSalle St.), the 16-story, 221 room boutique hotel located in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. Mayor Emanuel, along with Hotel Manager Jermaine Anderson and Oxford Capital President and CEO John Rutledge, provided media and guests with an overview of the launch of the luxury lifestyle brand in Chicago, which brings more than 150 new jobs to the area.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel celebrates the opening of The Godfrey Hotel Chicago with a ribbon cutting event on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014.

The Mayor also was guided through a tour of our premiere property and learned how our hotel brings our tagline “Discover Your Element” to life.

The Godfrey Hotel Chicago - King Guest Room. Photo Credit: Papadakis Photography — The Godfrey Hotel Chicago – King Guest Room.
Photo Credit: Papadakis Photography

The Godfrey Hotel opened its doors on Feb. 1, 2014 and is managed by Oxford Hotels & Resorts, LLC. The Godfrey Hotel is currently taking reservations at a rate of $159, non-inclusive of tax and gratuity with subject to change closer to opening.

To make a reservation, please visit www.godfreyhotelchicago.com.To learn about continued updates on our hotel, please visit our Facebook and Twitter channels: Facebook page and on Twitter.