7. The Boston Harbor Hotel

The Boston Harbor Hotel now offers a private pavilion with waterfront views for events. The pavilion can be used as a private dining room for 60 people or for receptions of 150. Custom and themed menus, such as clambakes, are available. The hotel employs an on-site audiovisual team, while an event team can coordinate custom decor and floral arrangements.
Photo: Courtesy of Boston Harbor Hotel Pavilion
The Harbor View Hotel

The Harbor View Hotel’s Water Street restaurant in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard is now available for private events. The restaurant opened in 2008 and offers views of the Edgartown Lighthouse and Harbor, as well as Chappaquiddick Island. The private dining room, separated from the main dining room by a glass accordion door, seats 30 or holds 50 for cocktails. A seafood-centric menu offers lemon-poached lobster with heirloom tomatoes, line-caught swordfish with lemon hollandaise, and grilled diver scallops with sweet corn relish. Additionally, iPod hookups, a flat-screen television with laptop hookups, and a DVD player are available. The restaurant and hotel can assist in arranging entertainment and flowers.
Photo: Greg Premru