Nine Zero - A Kimpton Hotel

Location. The Nine Zero is located adjacent to the Freedom Trail in the Ladder District of Boston, Mass. This property overlooks the Old Granary Burying Ground, and stands one block from Boston Common.

Hotel Features. The hotel's small, stylishly decorated lobby overlooks Tremont Street. KO Prime steakhouse features Wagyu, Kobe and grass-fed beef, and presents an extensive wine list. The hotel hosts complimentary wine receptions each afternoon. A 24-hour business center is staffed during business hours. Wireless Internet access is complimentary throughout the hotel. The hotel includes a complimentary, 24-hour fitness room that contains cardiovascular and weight-training equipment, and free weights. This property distributes complimentary passes to a nearby health club. Outdoor exercise includes hiking The Freedom Trail that leads to 16 significant historic sites. The Nine Zero welcomes pets. Hotel staff walks, grooms and arranges massage treatments for dogs, by appointment.

Guestrooms. The 19-story Nine Zero hotel offers 190 non-smoking guestrooms equipped with complimentary high-speed wired and wireless Internet access. Beds feature oversize leather headboards, pillowtop mattresses, and European down comforters and pillows. Décor elements include black furniture with brushed-chrome accents, chrome lamps and high-backed chairs paired with ottomans. Marble bathrooms provide bathrobes, makeup mirrors and toiletries by Mario Russo. Select accommodations contain showers only, while others include shower/tub combinations. Rooms feature remote-control CD players with iPod docks, and the reception desk stocks a supply of CDs. Minibars feature Nantucket Off-Shore cocktail mixes with tins of rim flavorings that coordinate with the mixes. The hotel provides complimentary yoga baskets for in-room use, and the fitness channel airs "Yogilates" routines.

Expert Tip. Although specialties such as the Charcutterie and Offal steaks might speak for themselves, the chef who created them also deserves recognition. Chef Ken Oringer, who heads the kitchen at the KO Prime Steakhouse, won the Iron Chef award in April 2008.