Special Places: Charles Hotel

Whether your attendees caught the spirit during the latest winter Olympics or simply enjoy a good triple-toe loop, the Charles Hotel in Boston has a team-building idea that might interest any budding figure skaters. The historic luxury hotel in Harvard Square offers team-building skating sessions on the hotel’s ice rink to complement a meeting in their 15,000-sq.-ft. space through the Smart Start Meeting Package. Banquet space as well as 18 meeting rooms are equipped with LCD projectors and Wi-Fi, and green amenities ranging from the “Juice Bar,” a station where you can charge hybrid and electric cars for free, to complimentary bicycles justify the hotel’s “Good Earthkeeping Award” from the American Hotel and Lodge Association. The Smart Start Meeting package is available through March 31, 2010. preferredhotels.com