The Parker House hotel, currently operated by Omni comes with an illustrious 150 year history. It is the longest continuously operating hotel in the U.S.
JFK has a long been tied to this hotel having made his first speech here at 6 years old (at a party for his grandfather where he was asked to say "This is the best grandfather a child ever had"), to his announcement of his candidacy for the Congress and to his proposal to Jacqueline Bouvier at the Parker Restaurant.
5 Elevator Decor
Malcolm X worked here as a busboy and Ho Chi Minh worked as a baker in the pastry shop.
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