Alibi Hotel Bar / Lounge

Beacon Hill, Boston –

It may be hard to believe an old slammer for drunks could attract Boston's crème de la crème, but Alibi, located on the first floor of the recently converted Liberty Hotel, does exactly that.

Once filled with public drunks as the Charles Street Jail, Alibi now caters to the city’s upper crust, from politicians like John Kerry to Hollywood actors taking a break from set.

Attractive young professionals fill the space after work, eager to relax with friends at the candlelit tables or lounge on the russet couches. Details like the bluestone floors, bare brick walls, and barred windows recall the venue’s darker past, topped off by an original cell door that leads to the dimly-lit bar.

Alibi's theme creates a nostalgic atmosphere spiced with temptation and seduction, perfect for the well-dressed doctors and lawyers who show up to mingle with groups of flirtatious women or cozy up on cushy sofas late into the night.

An outdoor patio keeps guests cool in the summer as they share animated conversation over powerful cocktails such as the Walk of Shame and Jailbait, while affluent business types indulge in bottle service beneath the gaze of celebrities like Hugh Grant, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, and others, complete with the charges against them and their "alibis.”

Despite its upper-crust clientele, Alibi is refreshingly unpretentious with a cheeky sense of humor – a good mix for a place that once punished public intoxication, but that now gleefully encourages it.