The Eliot Hotel is old school Boston charm found in the heart of the Back Bay. Although it is a smaller boutique hotel, they pay attention to detail and seem to remember every guest. With special accomodations like being able to have your room stocked with wine and treats before you come, to a concierge that will navigate you through Boston like the back of his hand, there is a reason that this hotel has stayed in the top of it's playing field since 1925. Located on Comm. Ave with Ken Oringer's Clio and Uni attached, it is also just a hop, skip, and a jump from tony Newbury Street.

The Eliot offers luxurious suites complete with A/C, living room, Italian marble bath, pantry, and mini-bar. Clio, the Eliot's in-house restaurant, has garnered Best of Boston acclaim for its New French cuisine, and now its New Age Uni Sashimi Bar. Deluxe rooms with queen or double bed cost $215-255. Spacious 1-bedroom single suites cost $295-345; for $590-690 they'll open the door into an adjoining bedroom and turn it into a 2-bedroom suite. Reservations accepted a year in advance for Commencement. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.

They call this restaurant "the place where chefs dine." Housed in the Eliot Hotel at the top of the Commonwealth Avenue mall, this Japanese-French restaurant really knows no bounds when it comes to imaginative food. From French and American classic cuisine, to a Asian twist with Oringer's affinity for the exotic (as seen in his sashimi bar, Uni) Clio is not to be missed. This quaint space makes the top lists of restaurants year after year, and Oringer is added to the list of the best chefs in the country as well. Clio offers private dining as well.