Hotel · near Carson Beach
The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel
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- 49minwalk to the beach
- 39mclimb from the beach
- 1minwalk to a bus stop
- 6minBoston Logan International Airport · drive
- Mostly level walk
- Works without a car
- Quiet evenings
At a glance
The nearest beach (Carson Beach) is about 49 minutes on foot, with a climb of about 39 m on the way back.
You have a bus stop about 1 minute away and a supermarket about 5 minutes away, so it works without a car.
There are few bars nearby, so evenings should be quiet.
Good for
- Works without a car: bus stop 1 min, supermarket 5 min on foot
- Quiet evenings: 2 bars or clubs within 300 m
Think twice if
- Beach 49 min on foot
- Steep walk back from the beach: climb about 39 m
Each line rests on a number computed for this place.
How it compares
Compared with the 107 places we mapped in Boston. A longer bar means fewer places are as close.
- Walk to the beach 49 min Closer than 39% of places
- Walk to a bus stop 1 min Closer than 71% of places
- Walk to a supermarket 5 min Closer than 54% of places
- Drive to Boston Logan International Airport 6 min Closer than 37% of places
- Climb back from the beach about 39 m Less climbing than 2% of places
From the hotel's website
- Gym
- Parking
- Restaurant
- Wi-Fi
- Check-out by
- 11:00
- Stars (as stated by the hotel)
- 4
From the hotel's own website, checked 30 Oct 2026. Confirm details with the hotel before you book. Source
Contact and maps
- Address
- 138 St James Avenue, 02116, Boston
- Phone
- +1 6172675300
- Website
- fairmont.com
Contact details are from the hotel's own website. Map buttons open the hotel's mapped position.
How far is everything
- Nearest beachCarson Beach 49 min
- Bus stopSaint James Ave @ Dartmouth St 1 min
- SupermarketStar Market 5 min
- PharmacyCVS Pharmacy 2 min
- Cash machineBank of America 4 min
Sights and days out
- Fenway Park tour On foot: 27 min
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston On foot: 24 min
- Faneuil Hall On foot: 29 min
- The Freedom Trail On foot: 28 min
- USS Constitution By car: 3 min
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum By car: 6 min
- Salem (day trip) By car: 26 min
- Plymouth (day trip) By car: 49 min
- Cape Cod (day trip) By car: 91 min
Getting here
- Boston Logan International AirportBy car: 6 min
Hills and evening noise
- Height above sea level
- about 39 m
- Climb from the nearest beach
- about 39 m
- Average slope of that walk
- about 1%
- Bars and clubs within 150 m
- 0
- Bars and clubs within 300 m
- 2
Other places nearby
- The Westin Copley PlaceHotel · Beach 50 min walk 100 m away
- RafflesHotel · Beach 47 min walk 100 m away
- 140 ClarendonHotel · Beach 46 min walk 150 m away
- Charlesmark HotelHotel · Beach 52 min walk 200 m away
- Copley Square HotelHotel · Beach 51 min walk 200 m away
- CourtyardHotel · Beach 51 min walk 250 m away
How we worked this out
These figures are computed, not measured on foot. Walking times use the mapped streets and paths at about 4.8 km/h, with steps counted slower. Driving times use typical road speeds plus time for junctions and parking, so allow extra at busy times. The slope compares the height of the hotel with the nearest beach. "Steep" means an average of 8% or more. Noise counts mapped bars, pubs and nightclubs in a straight line.
Computed 30 Oct 2026. Map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL. Elevation: AWS Terrain Tiles (NASA SRTM 30 m and national datasets such as USGS 3DEP).
Not yet spot-checked by our editors.