Chandler Inn

About this place Chandler Inn

The Chandler Inn is the South End's most established gay-welcoming boutique hotel — a 56-room property on Chandler Street whose ground floor houses the Fritz Lounge sports bar, creating a vertical combination of hotel and neighbourhood gay bar that makes the address function as a community anchor as well as accommodation. The hotel is not exclusively gay but has operated for decades as a specifically gay-welcoming property, with a staff and ownership culture that LGBTQ+ guests have consistently found more comfortable than the major chain hotels. The rooms are compact and straightforward — this is a neighbourhood boutique hotel priced for the South End market, not a luxury property — but the location is exceptional: Chandler Street puts guests within walking distance of Club Café, Tremont Street's restaurant strip, Back Bay's shops and South Station's transit hub. During Boston Pride week, the hotel is at the centre of the activity. For visitors who want to be embedded in the South End gay neighbourhood rather than commuting to it from downtown, the Chandler Inn is the right choice.