The former Charles Street Jail, situated near the Charles River and its Esplanade, the pet-friendly Liberty Hotel features elegant iron-railing balconies which were once catwalks where guards stood watch over the inmates, two restaurants, a bar, business center, 6,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, a 24-hour health and fitness center, and 300 guestrooms, including 10 suites with river views. Guest rooms come standard with luxurious, imported bed linens, four-fixture baths, private bars, flat panel HD-LCD televisions, Molton Brown environmentally-friendly body care products, Internet access, bathrobes, and hairdryers.