Greater Boston's Top Hotel Restrooms For the General Public

By Tom Acitelli@tomacitelli Mar 27, 2014, 2:00pm EDT

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By Tom Acitelli@tomacitelli Mar 27, 2014, 2:00pm EDT

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Sometimes when you gotta go, you gotta go. Herewith, then, are 10 discreet options within the fine walls of Greater Boston lodges, including luxurious stalwarts such as the Four Seasons, the Mandarin Oriental and the Ritz-Carlton, plus a couple of surprises you might not consider until you have to. You don't necessarily have to be a paying guest to use these facilities, but it doesn't hurt. Otherwise, be pleasant, walk fast, nod... And get on with it.

· A Guide to Boston's Best Hotel Bathrooms [Boston.com]
· Our Curbed Maps archive [Curbed Boston]
· Our Hotels Week 2014 archive [Curbed Boston]

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The Charles Hotel

The Cambridge grande dame's lobby restrooms are near the rental-car check-in.

1 Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

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No. 9 Park

A tips us about these lobby loos with this assessment: "convenient, clean... as to be expected from a swanky spot."

9 Park Street, Boston, MA 02108

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Hotel Commonwealth

Up the stairs and to the left, before you enter the lobby; and there you are.

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500 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215

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Mandarin Oriental

These rooms-in-rooms are near the restaurant on the first level.

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776 Boylston Street, The Shops at the Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02199

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Millennium Bostonian Hotel

The restrooms are off the right of the lobby.

26 North Street, Boston, MA 02109

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The Ritz-Carlton

Called in 2010 "likely the best bathroom in town," these are to the left of the concierge desk.

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10 Avery St, Boston, MA 02111

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The Taj Boston

Go for the restrooms on the basement level.

15 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116

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Four Seasons Hotel

Specifically, head for the restrooms in the back corner of the Bristol Lounge.

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200 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116

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Lenox Hotel

The restrooms are to the right when you walk/run in.

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61 Exeter Street, The Shops at the Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02116

Fairmont Battery Wharf

Hang a right upon entering and head downstairs.

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3 Battery Wharf, Boston, MA 02109

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The Charles Hotel

1 Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

The Cambridge grande dame's lobby restrooms are near the rental-car check-in.

1 Bennett Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

Visit Website

No. 9 Park

9 Park Street, Boston, MA 02108

A tips us about these lobby loos with this assessment: "convenient, clean... as to be expected from a swanky spot."

9 Park Street, Boston, MA 02108

Visit Website

Hotel Commonwealth

500 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215

Up the stairs and to the left, before you enter the lobby; and there you are.

Open in Google Maps

500 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215

Visit Website

Mandarin Oriental

776 Boylston Street, The Shops at the Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02199

These rooms-in-rooms are near the restaurant on the first level.

Open in Google Maps

776 Boylston Street, The Shops at the Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02199

Visit Website

Millennium Bostonian Hotel

26 North Street, Boston, MA 02109

The restrooms are off the right of the lobby.

26 North Street, Boston, MA 02109

Visit Website

The Ritz-Carlton

10 Avery St, Boston, MA 02111

Called in 2010 "likely the best bathroom in town," these are to the left of the concierge desk.

Open in Google Maps

10 Avery St, Boston, MA 02111

Visit Website

The Taj Boston

15 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116

Go for the restrooms on the basement level.

15 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116

Visit Website

Four Seasons Hotel

200 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116

Specifically, head for the restrooms in the back corner of the Bristol Lounge.

Open in Google Maps

200 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116

Visit Website

Lenox Hotel

61 Exeter Street, The Shops at the Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02116

The restrooms are to the right when you walk/run in.

Open in Google Maps

61 Exeter Street, The Shops at the Prudential Center, Boston, MA 02116

Fairmont Battery Wharf

3 Battery Wharf, Boston, MA 02109

Hang a right upon entering and head downstairs.

Open in Google Maps

3 Battery Wharf, Boston, MA 02109

Visit Website