As a travel writer who’s logged countless hotel stays, I approached the Omni Boston Hotel at the Seaport with genuine ...

(Jill LeGrow)| The lobby of the Four Seasons Hotel Boston used to be all woodwork and dark flooring before its redesign. Now, it made us feel like we were entering a stately residential home.

And once you step foot in the Boston Harbor Hotel at Rowes Wharf, you'll see why. The lobby is decked out in marble and vintage chandeliers, while guest rooms overlook the city's beloved harbor.

Pod hotels have existed in Japan since 1979, when the first one opened in Osaka. But only recently did the pod hotel concept arrive in Boston, when MECO opened in the West End. Here's what it's like.