With its sleek modern façade looking over Boylston Street in the prestigious Back Bay neighborhood, Mandarin Oriental, Boston is one of the city's foremost luxury hotels. After a highly anticipated debut, the hotel has set a new standard in a famously posh city, with a surprisingly intimate vibe, exotic Asian decor and preposterously accommodating service. Located near the Financial District, the Prudential Center and Copely Place and just a few steps to the famed boutiques of Newbury Street, landscaped parks and the Charles River, the Mandarin Oriental, Boston is ideal for travellers of every type.

The facilities

The plush 16,000-square-foot, Forbes Five-Star spa and fitness centre is an expansive oasis from urban bustle. Nine private treatment rooms, vitality pools and a crystal steam room offer a tempting sanctuary in which to rejuvenate body and soul.

Asana, a Forbes Four-Star rated restaurant, delivers sophisticated New England classics served in a dining room that boasts dramatic views of the Back Bay neighbourhood from floor-to-ceiling windows. For an unparalleled gastronomic experience, Asana provides a private Chef’s Table for a close vantage to the kitchen. M Bar and Lounge features similarly impressive views along with an eclectic menu and well-crafted cocktails in a cosily stylish space.

The rooms

Mandarin Oriental, Boston features the most spacious rooms and suites in the city. Amenities like a 42-inch HD flat-screen TV, multi-line phones with colour touch-screen displays and a Sony Playstation 3 and a Blu-Ray movie library hit the right tech notes, but the rooms don't skimp on bodily comforts either. Rooms have deluxe marble bathrooms with glass-enclosed rain showers and huge separate tubs, white goose down and feather pillows and duvets by Ploh and Frette 400-count bed linens.