Langham Hotel Boston

The Langham Hotel Boston is a five-star hotel in the heart of downtown Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Overlooking the gardens of Post Office Square, the hotel is located in Boston's Financial District and contains the Cafe Fleuri restaurant and Julien Bar & Lounge. The Cafe Fleuri and Julien Bar and Lounge are run by executive chef Mark Sapienza, the first American executive chef there. All previous executive chefs were French.

The Langham Hotel Boston is a member of the "Leading Hotels of the World" and a hotel under "Langham Hotels International".

History

The Langham, Boston is a 1922 renaissance revival style building. When it was first built it served as the Federal Reserve Bank, established by president Woodrow Wilson.Fact|date=September 2007 The building was designed to look like the Palazzo della Cancelleria, in Rome, with its granite exterior, life-size equestrian statues, and painted dome ceiling.Fact|date=September 2007

Located in the former Federal Reserve Bank building, The Langham, Boston combines its rich history with all the contemporary features of a luxury hotel. Formerly the Governor's Reception room, The Julien Bar and Lounge contains two historic N.C. Wyeth murals in addition to its elegantly carved doorways, gilded ceilings, and motif of corncob. Directly next to the Julien Bar & Lounge are the Governor's Rooms, which contain a Norman B. Leventhal map collection of historic Massachusetts maps. As the hotel was previously a bank, the first floor has long, skinny windows as to keep the building safe from intruders. The original entry-way doors off Pearl Street still contain the gold coin moldings, and the bank vault is now used as a pastry kitchen. The Julien Bar now houses the four large lamps with gold coin emblems that used to be at the Pearl Street entrance.

The hotel was branded a Langham Hotel in January 2003. Each of its 318 rooms, including 17 suites, are unique in size and shape as the rooms conform with the original building structures. Rooms facing Pearl Street have a view of Post Office Square Park.

Café Fleuri

The Langham, Boston's restaurant "Café Fleuri" offers a brasserie-style dining experience located beneath a six-story glass atrium.

Café Fleuri has been awarded "Best Power Breakfast" honors, and its Sunday Jazz Brunch is an eight-time recipient of Boston Magazine's "Best Sunday Brunch" in Boston. This deluxe Boston restaurant also presents an internationally famous Saturday "Chocolate Bar" buffet, featuring more than 125 different chocolate dessert creations. The all-you-can-enjoy Chocolate Bar buffet is served Saturdays, September through June only.

What distinguishes Café Fleuri from other Boston restaurants is the seasonally updated menus and awareness of using local ingredients to support sustainable farming. Café Fleuri has been awarded certification by the Green Restaurant Association.

Julien Bar & Lounge

Originally the reception room for the governors of the Federal Reserve Bank, the Julien Bar & Lounge's carved doorways, gilded ceilings, and motif of corncob, serve as an elaborate reminder of the grand Renaissance Revival period. Two N.C. Wyeth murals, commissioned by the Bank's governors in 1923, decorate the Julien Bar’s paneled walls. The Julien Bar & Lounge features a 101 martini menu and nightly piano music by Jeffrey Moore.

External links

* [http://boston.langhamhotels.com/ The Langham, Boston official website]
* [http://www.langhamhotels.com/ Langham Hotels International official website]