Good things come in small packages.
Our historic inn is among the finest of luxury Boston hotels. In our six-story townhouse you will find spacious guest rooms that meet your desire for comfort and sophistication — and we are happy to welcome you into our home and share what we love about our city and our vibrant neighborhood.
Tucked away from the main avenue on West Brookline Street, the inn is minutes from Copley Square, the Public Garden & Common, the Freedom Trail, Restaurant Row, Fenway Park, the Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
“You will feel like a local at the Clarendon Square Inn.”
Rachael RayCondé Nast Traveler named it one of the “Best Big City Bed & Breakfasts,” noting its “contemporary decor, warm colors, vibrant artwork.”
Built in 1867. Cared for since 1999.
The house at 198 West Brookline Street was built in 1867 by builder Silas Merrill for Josiah Loring Fairbanks, founder of the J.L. Fairbanks Company, a Boston stationer. After the turn of the century it fell into disrepair, like many South End townhouses.
Following its purchase in 1998, Stephen Gross and his crew spent a full year on an extensive renovation, preserving ceiling medallions, moldings and doors and blending them with modern finishes. Clarendon Square opened its doors in March 1999 and has hosted thousands of guests from around the world.
The inn is the life's work of hosts Stephen Gross and Bobby Ciletti, whose own travels inspire the guest experience. To keep the historic staircase intact there is no elevator, so all rooms are reached by stairs.
