• Several hotels are located along the Charles River.boston sunset image by Alessandro Lai from Fotolia.com
  
  Several hotel options are located along the Charles River in Boston, MA. These hotels, many of which offer a number of suites and luxury accommodations, have a variety of amenities. Some include pools, spas, restaurants and shopping. Some are fully renovated while preserving historic details of interest to travelers, and others are new and state of the art.
  
  

Charles Hotel

• The "New England Travel Guide" lists the Charles Hotel as the best hotel "stay put in" while visiting Boston. All rooms at this hotel include original art work, bathroom televisions, LCD flat panel TVs and Bose Wave radios. Many famous people have stayed at this hotel, including Barbara Streisand, Hillary Clinton and Ben Affleck.
  
  

Doubletree Guest Suites Boston

• The Doubletree Guest Suites Boston is located seven minutes from Logan International Airport, bordering Harvard University and Harvard Square. The Scullers Jazz Club, located in the hotel, was rated Boston's No. 1 live music venue by Boston Magazine, The Improper Bostonian, Citysearch.com, CBS4 Boston and AOL CityGuide. Large ballrooms and meeting rooms are available for events and gatherings. Two room suites include a dry bar and LCD flat panel TVs. Wireless internet access is offered for free in the hotel's business center or for $9.95 per day in your room.
  
  

Royal Sonesta Hotel - Boston

• The Royal Sonesta Hotel, located on the Cambridge side of the Boston River, includes a spa, sauna, indoor/outdoor pool and exercise facilities. It is located three miles from Logan International Airport. The hotel's 400 rooms include minibars, video games, free high-speed internet access and high-definition TVs. Nineteen suites overlook the river and offer king beds.
  
  

The Liberty Hotel

• The Liberty Hotel contains 298 rooms, all of which come with plush bathrobes, high-speed Internet access, flat panel TVs, a safe and a bar. Suites overlook the Charles River and have separate dining and living areas. Several dining options are available in the hotel, including Clink, which contains the vestiges of old jail cells in its decor. Alibi is located in what used to be the Charles Street Jail, and Scampo serves contemporary Italian food.
  
  

Boston Harbor Hotel

• The Boston Harbor Hotel was the winner of the Forbes Travel Guide Five Star Award. It contains a fitness center, spa, award-winning restaurants and shopping. All of its 230 rooms feature a view of the skyline or harbor. Amenities vary depending on the room or suite chosen, but include lit make-up mirrors, minibars, flat-panel TVs, wireless Internet access, slippers and robes.
  
  

Residence Inn Boston Harbor on Tudor Wharf

• The Residence Inn Boston Harbor on Tudor Wharf contains 168 suites and was given a three diamond rating by AAA. A complimentary breakfast buffet is served each day, and each room features wireless Internet access and a coffee/tea maker. Pets are allowed at this hotel with a $100 sanitation fee. Babysitting is available on site, as is coin-operated laundry, restaurant delivery and a grocery shopping service.
  
  

Boston Hotel Buckminster

• Built in 1897, the Boston Hotel Buckminster has 94 rooms and suites. A continental breakfast is included in your stay. Coin-operated laundry machines are located on site, as are meeting rooms and a business center. All rooms include a refrigerator, microwave, 90 minutes of free wireless internet access each day and an iPod clock radio.