Call it the anti-boutique hotel. Boston's new (2007), 424-room InterContinental Hotel, facing the harbor and the as-yet-unfinished Rose Kennedy Greenway -- is housed in two opulent, 22-story towers wrapped in blue glass. In a nod to the city's history, the towers equal the height of the masts of the old tall ships, and the pewter bar in RumBa, the hotel's rum bar, would surely delight metalsmith Paul Revere. (It also harks back to Boston's connection with the rum trade.) Miel, the hotel's organic Provencal brasserie, is open 24/7. (Elsewhere in the city, good luck finding dinner after 9 PM.) Hallways are lined with Texan limestone, and lobbies are gleaming with Italian marble and leather -- there's not a red brick in the place. Guest rooms are oversize, wired with the latest technology, and have wide-screen TVs, but best, perhaps, are the spalike bathrooms, done in mosaic tile and granite, with separate tubs and showers. Another drawing card here is the 6,600-square-foot spa and health club, and a pool that overlooks Atlantic Avenue and the Boston Fire Department. (Views on this side of the building will improve once they finish the Greenway.) Other features include a posh retail store and Sushi-Teq, a sushi-tequila restaurant with salsa dancers. Movers and shakers from local financial, real estate, and law firms of the Financial District make for a lively after-work scene in the bars. Pros: Rooms have great views and great bathrooms, close to Financial District and South Station, brasserie open 24 hours. Cons: Pool and front of house currently overlook construction, huge function rooms mean lots of conventioneers, far from Newbury Street and museums, fee for wireless.