A 24-hour fitness room, 24-hour business center, free local and long-distance phone calls, free incoming and outgoing faxes, and free high-speed Internet access in all guest rooms—as well as a location just 1.5 miles from downtown Worcester and easy proximity to the Centrium Convention Centre—make this an exceptional business hotel. Yet there is also grace and beauty. A polished foyer with marble floors greets guests, a small seating area around the fireplace beckons you to sit awhile, a restored, antique, stained-glass window draws your glance upward. Stairs lead down to a casual bar, the Harlequin Restaurant, and function rooms such as the Grand Ballroom, which includes the century-old Maria Gill Wilson Room, formerly the chapel at Worcester City Hospital. Whether you’re there for business or pleasure, don’t forget to keep your eye out for whimsy—such as an antique carousel horse or a jar of gummy bears in your guest room.

Beechwood Hotel Amenities:

• 73 rooms, 5 story. Pets accepted; fee. Check-in 3 pm, check-out 11 am. High-speed Internet access, wireless Internet access. Restaurant, bar. Fitness room. Business center.