The Royal Sonesta Boston, beautifully positioned on the Charles River, wants you to know there’s more to Boston than tea parties and galloping patriots. The hotel’s halls and corridors are mini art galleries, featuring original selections from the Sonesta Art Collection launched in the early 1960s. Featured artists include Andy Warhol, Aaron Fink and Dennis Croteau along with emerging talents and examples from major art movements such as Minimalism and Pop Art.

Creativity extends to dining choices. Behind the scenes at ArtBar, executive pastry chef Christina Allen Flores works her brand of magic with flour, creating buttercream floral cupcakes, gluten-free carrot cake and her signature chocolate marquise. The intimate restaurant space features an innovative, chef-driven menu, a bar and an outdoor terrace fitted with crackling fire pits and views of the river. During summer months, live music accompanies a fire pit menu including s’mores delivered in campfire skillets. For fine dining, Restaurant dante, offers a menu of fresh Italian, including classic favorites, along with an impressive list of Italian wines and handcrafted cocktails.