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    Prudential Center

    3.7 (278 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 8:00 pm
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    Christina R.

    We came here to go to View Boston, not realizing that it was a mall/shopping center. It was heavily raining on this day (our first day of being in Boston) so we ended up hanging out at the mall after we did an activity at View Boston. There are a lot of shops and restaurants to suit any need here. You could find almost anything you need, at the price point you want. I appreciated the signage, as the place is very large and there are multiple halls with different stores. By the time we had to leave, the signage helped us get to our ride share easily. There was also a good amount of benches if you needed a rest from all the walking around. It may be a bit busy to find it a "calm" rest, but a rest is a rest and the people watching is primo. Would definitely come back when in town again.

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    Jenita M.

    Lovely indoor mall in the heart of Boston. Visitors twice but on second visit, there was a floral exhibit with mannequins dressed in flowers. Pretty neat to look at. There's a Eataly market inside which includes a deli, restaurants, and grocery goods which includes dry aged meats. Needs more stores near Dicks Sporting Goods wing.

    Brigitte L.

    This place is HUGE! Parking garage located under the building. Drive around the block to find the entrance. It's a tight garage. Bring your parking slip with you and get it validated from where you are heading. You'll save like half the cost!! We came here for View Boston and Beacon. Didn't realize that there is a mall too! So we obviously hit up Sephora and Aritzia.

    Will P.

    No trip is complete without going shopping at the Pru and Copley. Expect to spend $$$$ money. Some great restaurants in the area. Explore the Prudential center and wander over to Copley Plaza. Enjoy all the shops and people watching. Take a tour to the top of the Pru if the weather is good for it.

    Emily R.

    Great views and interactive activities with way fewer people than the Empire State Building! My husband and I were 2 of about 10 people at mid afternoon on a Thursday!

    Kim V.

    We stayed at the Marriott Boston Copley Place and was able to walk here through the bridge. The Pru is a mixed-use center with many stores, restaurants, and offices. It is the second largest building in Boston with 52 floors with over 60,000 visitors per day. At one of the stores, View Boston, you can pay $24.99 pp to ride up the elevator to the 50th-52nd floor to get a 360 view of Boston. There are parking garages, just make sure you bring the ticket with you to get it validated by one of the stores. The T is also nearby for easy transportation access. This place is seriously in a convenient location and walkable to any of the popular landmarks. On Saturday, I started my morning with a latte from Blue Bottle then brunch at Eataly. This place is huge and busy, definitely a tourist destination. I felt safe walking here during the day and night, since there were security everywhere. We did notice some mice in the evening near the garden area; looks like they have a colony there and escaping the cold? If you get bored, you can cross the bridge and go to Copley Mall, Yard House, Starbucks, or outside. There is also an open green space with seating and a water fountain in the middle of the center. I don't think you will be bored! Overall, we had a great stay in the hotel connected to this place.

    Lydia B.

    This is a place that I love to go. The lobby is filled with high end shops and nice restaurants. Then we decided to go to the top deck that you can see the whole Boston City and the surrounding area and bridges and water ways. There was a 20 min wait to go in to ride the elevator to the 53rd floor. We were there before sunset so we got to see the beauty of sunset on the city. It's a 360 view and we happen to come on a Thursday and it's not that full. Upstairs they also have several restaurants. But the view at 360 degree is amazing, inspiring and just beautiful. After sunset , you can see all the street lights and Christmas lights and the lights in the bridges and the city. So mesmerizing. On the 50th floor, you can go to an artwork of a replica of the Boston city going through series of seasonal & weather cycle. We really enjoyed this adventure. We will come back again.

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    Shwe N.

    super duper nice indeed... clear glass windows are pretty on a sunny afternoon good mall with all your necessities and goods, from all my favourite stores and restaurants... view boston is in here as well!

    Spacious, clean, and inviting.
    Gail U.

    10-23-2022 A serendipitous find from a miscommunication brought us here. Perhaps when I asked directions I should have said North End instead of Little Italy. Anyways 3 people directed me to Eataly instead. It was a fun misdirection as the Prudential stop is right next door. This is nicer than our Kahala Mall in Honolulu. It is an indoor Mall, huge and perfect for a Sunday jaunt for families. We actually got to people watch while trying to figure out where we were. A safe, clean, high end place to be lost in. If restaurants and shops are your thing, why not get lost in here.

    Sharon B.

    My parents live in the Boston area and I visit quite often. On a recent visit my friend asked me if we could go to the Prudential Center. Been there done that so many times in my life but ok. So the building is about 50 floors high and compared to Manhattan buildings, well there is no comparison being a NYC snob and defending my own area. It is still a nice building to shop in and you can see Fenway Park and the Charles River below.

    Corey S.

    The sky view at the prudential center is hands down the best view of the city. They took the old top of the hub and turned it into a bar/restaurant/interactive museum of Boston. I've been to the edge in New York and that's great but imo Boston's full experience is way better! The food at the bar is a snooze, they have something like pumpkin seeds, pretzels idk I looked and went to get food somewhere else lol. Overall the view and that 360 rooftop indoor and outside is amazing!

    Kristen S.

    Great shops, Eatly, View Boston-been around as long as Boston has. Super clean. Love the Pru!

    It would not be prudential to go up the prudential
    Fox E.

    It's essential to Republican and Christian agendas, that there be some seriously anti-sex folks in power, even in a place like Massachusetts. In fact, especially here. They call this the "Prude Essential" to the furthering of the regressive cause. And this building is named after that concept, that necessity: The "Prude-essential Center", one of Boston's most iconic (and I guess, most conservative) buildings. Nah fam just jk. This has always been my favourite building in Boston, out of the skyscrapers at least. They're pretty modest compared to New York City, or even compared to where I am now (Houston ftw), but taken in and of itself, Boston has a pretty spectacular skyline, and the Prudential Building is one of the most instantly recognizable and gorgeous and beautifully crafted. And that's why I I visited it, and even managed to go to the top, on one of my first-ever days in America, as a 16 year old (what a baby), here by myself visiting from England (baby I tell you). It still remains one of the most gorgeous buildings in New England, and one of the nicest skyscrapers and most recognizable, despite the fact that there are buildings popping up around Boston that are seemingly bigger. I would continue this review, but it wouldn't be Prudent...shall we move on to the next one?

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    And the name of the restaurant on top of the prudential is what?

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    The Pru is walking distance to both Copley Place & Newbury Street with even more restaurants & shops.

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