HOTEL RESERVATIONS
for Richard Morris Hunt Prize 2024 Reunion
All reunion attendees are responsible for booking and paying for their own hotel rooms. Click below for hotel information.
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11 Dorrance Street, Providence RI (link to Google Map)
There are rooms reserved at this hotel for everyone who requested one. This is Providence’s landmark hotel, built in the 1920s and anchoring Providence’s main public square (Kennedy Plaza), next to City Hall. Until recently, it was known by its original name, “The Biltmore” (Richard Morris Hunt reference!), whose illuminated sign still sits atop the hotel. The hotel is on the National Register of Historic Places, and is a member of the National Trust’s Historic Hotels of America.
USE THIS LINK TO BOOK YOUR ROOM AT THE GRADUATE or call +1 401-421-0700 and choose Option 1. They are open seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. Use our group code (RMH) when speaking with the reservations agent.
The discounted rooms will be held until September 8.
*If you requested a private room for one or for a couple, there is a "Deluxe King" room held for you at $189 +15% taxes/fees per night.
*If you are sharing with a friend, there is a "Junior King Suite" (2 beds) held for you at $209 +15% taxes/fees per night. (You and your roommate share this cost).
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Please contact hotels directly with the reservation codes or block names given below.
Most of our group will be in Boston the nights of Sunday October 6 and Monday October 7. Each person is responsible for choosing a Boston hotel and making a reservation for the night(s) they would like to stay in Boston. Don't wait too long—Boston is expensive and October is very popular! Some options:
1. The Revere Boston Common 200 Stuart Street (link to Google Map)
This is a full-service downtown hotel with a historic Boston theme and contemporary vibe, about 2 blocks south of Boston Common and near Copley Square.
We have a block of ten discounted rooms held at the Revere until September 6. The cost of either a King room or a Double Queen room in this block is $299 + taxes and fees ($365 total per night). The link shows you a King room: if you would like to reserve a Double Queen, please request this in the comments. The price is the same.
USE THIS LINK TO RESERVE WITH OUR DISCOUNT AT THE REVERE or call +1 617-482-1800.
2. The Lenox Hotel Back Bay Boston Common 61 Exeter Street at Boylston (link to Google Map)
This is a luxury hotel at a great address in Back Bay, and close to the Chilton Club (see below).
We have a block of 8 Kings and 3 Double Queens at the Lenox which will be held until September 8. With our discount, 2-Queen rooms are $379 ($441.34 including taxes and fees) per night. King rooms are $359 ($418.05 including taxes/fees) per night.
USE THIS LINK TO RESERVE WITH OUR DISCOUNT AT THE LENOX or call +1 800-225-7676 and reference the Hunt Fellowship Reunion.
3. The Chilton Club 152 Commonwealth Avenue at Dartmouth Street (link to Google Map)
Michele's good friend Ann Beha, FAIA, who will join us and show us some of her work in Boston, has kindly inquired at her private club, which has several rooms available for October 6-8. This is a small, traditional "old world" combination of three row houses with several carefully decorated common rooms in a lovely, central neighborhood, at 152 Commonwealth Ave.Please read the Chilton Club's dress code before you pack if you plan to stay there or visit.
The Chilton Club will hold our block until August 23. There are several room options with either one or two beds. Any room costs $360/night for one person, including taxes and fees. For double occupancy, each night would cost $448, inclusive. Breakfast is available.
PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL THE CHILTON CLUB TO RESERVE (+1 617-266-4860 or chilton@chiltonclub.org) and provide your name(s), email address, postal address, and a US phone number (if you have one).
4. Gingko House 288 Harvard Street, Cambridge (link to Google Map)
This is a historic house in Cambridge, less central but reasonably located for our itinerary.
Their rooms range from $190 to $400 (+taxes/fees) per night, for 1-5 people.
CONTACT GINGKO HOUSE DIRECTLY (NO SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT FOR OUR GROUP) through their website or +1 617-858-0882.
5. For those who prefer to base themselves in one place for the reunion (or want to experience Waterfire on Saturday, 5 October), the Graduate Providence may have rooms available for Sunday and Monday nights ($189-$209, plus 15% taxes). From the Graduate, it is a short walk to the train station to get into Boston, which is an hour commute and costs $12.25 each way.