Probably one of my favorite aspects of Copley Place is that you can walk forever without ever having to bear the brunt of Boston's sometimes unforgiving weather. I stayed at The Westin Copley Place while one of my co-workers stayed at The Marriott Copley Place. A covered walkway/indoor mall connects Westin, Marriott, Copley Place and Prudential Center. You feasibly could spend your entire stay indoors. Kind of cool. Copley Place and The Prudential Center are indoor shopping centers/restaurants.

The Westin is massive. I think there were 20+ stories of rooms. I was on the 19th floor and had a beautiful view of the river/downtown. I was upgraded to a King plus sleeper sofa. The room had plenty of room and could have comfortably accomodated 4 people. The room itself was of typical Westin standards (which is a great thing). I haven't had much from Westin that I didn't like.

I don't think this hotel has a club lounge. The wi-fi (free for platinum SPG members) was fine.

Taxi from Logan (BOS) was about $30 during PM rush hour.

The location and proximity to other attractions is clearly the big draw for this hotel. Will definitely stay here again.

For the price of the room I think there are better choices in the same area I was staying. The room I stayed in was showing signs of wear and tear. My average rating was made stronger by staff. They are well trained, responsive and friendly. The common areas of the hotel were nice. It is a great location connected to a couple of malls and close to Newberry Street if you like high-end window shopping. The bed was comfortable, the view was nice it just lacked the luxury feel for what I thought was a luxury room rate.

I frequently stay at the Westin Copley flirting with the new W and the Four Seasons. Usually though I default back to the Westin since the rooms are a bit bigger, the Starbucks is literally right next to the lobby, and the terrific Equinox gym is across the street. While it is my default, I neither look forward to my stays there nor dread them like I do some SPG hotels (like W New York).

Last night, the Westin Copley amazed me and converted me from frequent guest to loyalist. In a rush back from a dinner meeting, carrying a stack of papers, and talking on a conference call I jumped out of a taxi and left my wallet on the seat. Having no idea which taxi company it was, without a receipt, and late at night I asked the valet if he had any idea of the name of the taxi company. Rather then shrugging, he said let me go check the cameras and see if we can find the taxi number. After a hour, Sarim Son's security team and the valet person, tracked down the taxi numbber and phone number of the taxi company. Miraculously, we were able to reach the taxi driver who found the wallet and returned it to the hotel. These extraordinary effort and resourcefulness made the next two days and 4 flights far easier -- with ID and credit cards -- and made me tremendously appreciative for the willingness, kindness, and intelligence of the Westin staff to go out of their way to help distracted guest.

The Westin Copley even remembered to slip a WSJ under my door as I requested before I left today. This is a wonderful team who have convinced me that this is the best place to stay in Boston.

Thank you!

We were there to take part in the MRS Fall conference. The location is so close to the conference venue--Prudential Center, which is in walking distance within the building complex. The rooms were clean and the staff at the lobby were friendly and efficient. We would strongly recommend this to those on business travel to Boston downtown.