THE RITZ CARLTON BOSTON RE OPENED IN OCTOBER 2002 TO CELEBRATE ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY WITH A MAJOR RESTORATION OF THIS GRAND DAME OF BOSTON HOSPITALITY TO ITS CLASSIC GRANDEUR. THE OLDEST RITZ CARLTON HOTEL IN THE UNITED STATES, THE RITZ CARLTON BOSTON ANCHORS FASHIONABLE NEWBURY STREET TO THE PICTURESQUE PUBLIC GARDEN IN THE HEART OF THE BACK BAY. THE TREASURED TRADITION OF AFTER NOON TEA, A RITZ CARLTON FAVORITE WHICH BEGAN HERE, EPITOMIZES THE RICH HERITAGE SHARED BY THE CITY AND THE HOTEL.