The Liberty Hotel is a luxurious 4 star hotel centrally situated in the heart of Boston's Beacon Hill neighborhood, just steps from Charles River and its Esplanade. Offering easy access to unique recreation, shopping and entertainment, as well as downtown Boston, The Liberty Hotel is a great base for both business travelers and tourists visiting the Boston area. Once the Charles Street Jail, The Liberty Hotel combines historic architecture with the high standards of refined, modern travel. The original granite building comprises a beautiful cruciform-shaped structure complete with a 90-foot (27 m) central rotunda and cupola built in 1851. Today, this impressive property is home to a variety of public spaces linked by historic walkways - including lobby and reception area, restaurant, bar, grand ballroom, business center and meeting rooms. Other dramatic features that have been preserved are vestiges of jail cells within the hotel lobby bar and magnificent windows. A new, adjoining 16-story tower houses the majority of guest rooms equipped with every modern convenience. Featuring Boston's fantastic new restaurant, Clink, The Liberty Hotel's restaurant offers urban dwellers and hotel guests a menu of tapas-style small plates, tasting pours of wine and exotic cocktails. This great Boston hotel is due to open on the 1st of September 2007.