High-Profile: October 2023

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October 2023

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Retail and Hospitality Raffles Boston Opens in Boston’s Back Bay

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Boston – Raffles Boston opened its doors to guests on Sept. 15, and celebrated a ribbon-cutting on Sept. 18, with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu in attendance. The property represents the first mixed-use development in North America for the 136-year-old Raffles Hotels & Resorts brand. Raffles Boston features

147 guestrooms and a variety of distinct gathering spaces. “We are delighted to extend the legendary Raffles brand into the Americas with Raffles Boston, and are incredibly grateful to the dynamic ownership teams from Cain International, Noannet Group and Saunders Hotel Group for their

At the ribbon cutting (l-r): John Borders IV, City of Boston; Chef Jody Adams, La Padrona; Dan onahue, Saunders otel Group Eric Porets y, Cain nternational Jordan Warsha , oannet Group Mayor Michelle Wu mer Acar, Raf es Martha Sheridan, Meet Boston Representati e Jay Li ingstone and li er udler, Raf es Boston Photos courtesy of Raffles Boston

trust in, and commitment to, the Raffles brand,” said Omer Acar, CEO of Raffles & Orient Express.

Residing next to The University Club and adjacent to Boston’s Back Bay train station, Raffles Boston sits within a block of Copley Square and Trinity Church. Other attractions nearby include the shops and galleries of Newbury Street and the Prudential Center, Fenway Park, the Museum of Fine Arts, Symphony Hall, and the Charles River Esplanade.

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The hotel features a 3-story Sky Lobby; four food and beverage venues; and a Raffles Writer’s Lounge, a signature Raffles space made famous for the esteemed writers and poets who have frequented it within the flagship Raffles Singapore and a number of other Raffles hotels around the world. The hotel also features a state-of-the-art gym, 20-meter indoor pool with expansive city views, and the Guerlain Spa at Raffles Boston.

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The Architectural Team (TAT) Inc. designed the building’s exterior architecture while hospitality design firm Stonehill Taylor fashioned all hotel rooms and several hotel amenity spaces, and the Rockwell Group designed the fitness center and spa, as well as the Raffles’ Residences, which are available for purchase. The development team is a partnership of locals Jordan Warshaw of The Noannet Group and hotelier Gary Saunders of Saunders Hotel Group, alongside their global development and equity partner Cain International. Madison Realty Capital provided construction financing.


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