Fairmont Copley Plaza

About Fairmont Copley Plaza

Fairmont Copley Plaza is a 1912 landmark hotel in Boston’s Back Bay, near Copley Square and Trinity Church. It hosts wedding ceremonies and receptions in indoor event spaces, including its Renaissance-inspired Grand Ballroom, whose described features include vaulted arches, balconies, and chandeliers. The hotel’s culinary team offers locally focused menus drawing on New England purveyors, and the property also provides guest accommodations.

The facts

Guests

Up to 1,100 guests

Price

From $35,000

Pricing note

No venue-rental amount is stated. Wedding-menu food items are priced per person, with a 20-guest minimum and an additional $10 per person for groups below 20; prices are subject to 17% gratuity, a 9.5% administrative fee, and 7% Massachusetts meals tax. The 2026 offer lists a ceremony fee reduction from $3,000 to $1,500 and requires at least 50 guests; neither the ceremony fee nor food-and-beverage pricing is a venue-rental amount.

Setting

Indoor

Kind of place

Hotel

Last updated

November 2026

On the big wedding guides

• Listed on WeddingWire (checked November 2026)
• Listed on Zola (checked November 2026)

How to reach Fairmont Copley Plaza

• Website: fairmont-copley-plaza.com
• Phone: (617) 267-5300
• Address: 138 St. James Avenue

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