Forbes Travel Guide announced its annual star awards. The hospitality rating system is the world’s only global independent rating system and rounded up the best of hotels, spas, and restaurants across the globe. Several returning consecutively awarded Boston hotels made the list in addition to some additions statewide.
Top five-star hotels in Boston
Some five-star standouts in Boston from Forbes Travel Guide’s 2025 Star Award Winners include:
- Four Seasons Hotel Boston– Five Stars for 26 Consecutive Years
- Boston Harbor Hotel– Five Stars for 18 Consecutive Years
- Mandarin Oriental, Boston– Five Stars for 14 Consecutive Years
New on the roster for Massachusetts in 2025 is Brewster’s The Mansion at Ocean Edge, nominated as “recommended” by the travel guide. Additional Boston hospitality providers made the list:
Forbes-rated restaurants in Boston:
- Deuxave- Four Star
- Mooo- Recommended
- Rare Steakhouse at Encore Boston Harbor- Four Star
Forbes-rated spas in Boston:
- The Spa at Encore Boston Harbor- Five Star
- The Spa at Mandarin Oriental– Five Star
- The Wellness Floor at One Dalton– Five Star
Other Hotel recognitions:
- Encore Boston Harbor- Five Star
- Four Seasons One Dalton Street- Five Star
- Fairmont Copley Plaza- Recommended
- InterContinental Boston- Recommended
- Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center- Recommended
- The Langham, Boston- Four Star
- The Liberty- Recommended
- The Newbury- Four Star
- The Ritz-Carlton- Four Star