The Newbury Boston

The Newbury Boston can host seminars, receptions, galas and weddings for up to 400 guests at a standing reception, 350 in theater style and 260 at rounds of ten. The hotel lists more than 16,000 square feet of event space across a ballroom, several divisible rooms and two foyers, at the corner of Newbury Street and Arlington Street in Boston. It was previously operated as the Taj Boston.

Seminars and company events The hotel has a meetings and events team, a dedicated venues page and a request-for-proposal form. For a conference day, the Assembly Room seats 52 at a conference table and 140 in classroom style, and 350 in theater style. Hunt's Room can be split into two sections, East and West, so that a plenary and a breakout can run side by side on the same floor. The Garden Room takes 145 in theater style and 68 in classroom style, and the Newbury Salon divides into East and West halves for smaller groups of 60 and 90 in theater style.

Weddings and receptions The site has a weddings page and an occasions page. The Assembly Room is the largest space, with natural light, large windows and views of the Public Garden, and it is paired with a 2,683 square foot foyer that holds 240 at a reception. The Garden Room seats 180 at rounds of ten and can be combined with the Newbury Salon. For a smaller dinner, the Ivy Room has a private entrance and views of the Public Garden, and it seats 100 at rounds of ten. The Ivy Salon, on the ground floor, has a separate entrance on Arlington Street and connects to the Ivy Room.

Rooms and capacities The hotel publishes dimensions, ceiling heights and capacities for each space. The Assembly Room measures 3,825 square feet with a 21 foot ceiling. The Garden Room measures 2,838 square feet and takes 250 at a reception. Hunt's Room measures 1,416 square feet and takes 160 at a reception or in theater style. The Newbury Salon measures 1,530 square feet and takes 155 at a reception. The Ivy Room measures 1,178 square feet and takes 125 at a reception, and the Ivy Salon measures 1,421 square feet for 75. Ceiling heights run from 9 to 21 feet.

Accommodation The hotel offers guest rooms, suites, collection suites and accessible suites, so out-of-town attendees can stay in the building. The site does not state the number of bedrooms on the pages read.

Catering The hotel lists several restaurants and bars, among them Contessa, The Street Bar and The Library, and a culinary collaboration with Major Food Group. The pages read do not describe event menus, so ask the events team how catering is arranged for each room.

Getting there The hotel faces the Public Garden at the Back Bay end of Newbury Street, close to the Arlington stop on the Green Line, and Logan Airport is across the harbor.