Onyx Hotel - a Kimpton Hotel, Boston, Better

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Onyx Hotel - a Kimpton Hotel	Average Price: $299 Check Rates

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155 Portland Street

Boston, 02114 View map

4-Star Hotel Rank: 23 of 38
Average review rating: 4.07

OpinionWell Value Index: 4

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (45) , MyTravelGuide (128) , Travelocity (12) , TripAdvisor (445) , YahooTravel (14)

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1. The bathroom could be better fitted with hooks.

"Pros and cons " Read full review on TripAdvisor 5/1/2012 Vote

2. I couldn't rate it a poor, as the price was pretty reasonable and its not a 'bad' place to stay, but there are certainly better options.

"Meh " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/28/2012 Vote

3. For around the same price, the Back Bay Hotel is a much better choice.

"Meh " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/28/2012 Vote

4. I received an email before my trip asking if I needed anything to make the stay better and if I was celebrating something.

"Excellent service and location " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/21/2012 Vote

5. The valet service in the morning was much better, as we called ahead to have our car ready for us.

"Busy hotel, loud clientele " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/8/2012 Vote

6. My two suggestions would be that there be a more comfortable chair in our room so that reading could be more relaxing and that the table be a bit larger so that the Keurig coffeemaker would fit better.

"Hotel with Topnotch Service! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/5/2012 Vote

7. But Kimpton's average is pretty amazing and there was nothing they could have done better, so I'm going to call it excellent.

"Nice hotel, small room " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/3/2011 Vote

8. We didn't think it could get much better until we decided to order room service at 1am.

"Holy cannoli! I've never been treated with such amazing customer service! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/24/2011 Vote

9. The Nine Zero is better.

"Walls are too thin!!! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/13/2011 Vote

10. There are some local restaurants but better off going to North End which is walkable.

"Good Value in downtown " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/13/2011 Vote