Seminars and company events
Concord's Colonial Inn in Concord, Massachusetts, hosts meetings, retreats, weddings and private parties for groups of about five to 125 guests, and has 56 guest rooms on site. The inn faces Monument Square, the town common, about 20 miles from Boston, and its oldest building dates from 1716.
The inn sells corporate and executive meetings, including all-day sessions and offsite retreats. Merchant's Row and the Middlesex Room combine for groups of up to 125, and smaller groups can use a single room. With 56 rooms spread across the Main Inn, the Prescott Wing and two separate houses, a two-day retreat can sleep on site. The Liberty Room, the Village Forge Tavern and the Taproom Bar give places for an informal dinner or drinks after the working day, and Concord's Revolutionary War sites, including the North Bridge, are close by for a team outing.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings and social gatherings are a core part of the business, with wedding packages published for 2026. Merchant's Row and the Middlesex Room together take up to 125 guests for a reception, and guest rooms can be reserved for the wedding party and family. A private afternoon tea for 10 to 30 guests works for smaller celebrations before or after the day.
Rooms and capacities
Merchant's Row and the Middlesex Room, combined: up to 125 guests. Merchant's Row dates from the 1970 expansion of the dining rooms and serves both as a dining room and an event space. Private afternoon tea: 10 to 30 guests. The Liberty Room, a bistro overlooking Monument Square, the Village Forge Tavern with live local music, and a seasonal outdoor patio complete the public spaces.
Accommodation
The inn has 56 guest rooms. The Main Inn holds 16 rooms in the 1716 building, including the Thoreau Suite. The Prescott Wing, added in 1960 and fully restored in 2012, has rooms with king, queen or two full beds and suites, with pet-friendly rooms on the first floor. The Cottage has two two-bedroom suites with full kitchens, and Rebecca's House has four one-bedroom suites, a two-bedroom townhouse and a three-bedroom penthouse for longer stays.
Catering
Catering is in-house, with a published catering menu and ingredients sourced from local farms and producers where possible. Breakfast and brunch are served on weekends, including a Sunday brunch buffet.
History and setting
In 1775 one of the original buildings stored arms and provisions for the colonists, and the Liberty Room once served as a hospital for soldiers wounded at the Battle of North Bridge on April 19, 1775. Between 1835 and 1837 the building was a boarding house called the Thoreau House, after Henry David Thoreau's aunts, and Thoreau lived there while studying at Harvard. The inn as it is known today opened on Monument Square in 1889 and took its current name in 1900. Michael and Dorothy Harrington have owned it since 2015, and it marked its 300th anniversary in 2016.
Getting there
Concord station, on the MBTA Fitchburg commuter rail line to Boston North Station, is about a mile from the inn. Boston Logan International Airport is about 20 miles away by road. The inn is a member of Historic Hotels of America.
