Top Of The Hub - Boston, MA

Top Of The Hub - 6.1

Located on the 52nd floor of The Prudential Tower in Boston's Back Bay, Top Of The Hub is a classy restaurant with a view of all of Boston. 759 Feet above the ground, you'll also fine live jazz bands an assortment of well made yet pricy adult beverages. The Pru is located at 800 Boylston St.

Location: Once out of the elevator, the restrooms are immediately to your right. Go down the hallway which lies a few feet before the hostess and the bathroom will be on your right. There isn't any signage that I saw. So it's easy to get to if you know where it is (doesn't that sound like something John Madden would say?)
Grade: 6 out of 10

Accessibility: This bathroom is surprisingly accessible. Since it's location is before the hostess, you should be able to walk right on in, especially if it's a little busy.
Grade: 9 out of 10

Number of Stalls: This restroom has only two stalls, when you'd expect a bit more considering the capacity and lack of other restrooms nearby. Looking for a little more here...
Grade: 4 out of 10


Stall Quality: The stalls were nice, with a big closing door that doesn't reach the ceiling or floor, so there is good airflow. It's also a large stall, though it doesn't have much in the way of features. It was nice, but for some reason, I was expecting nicer.
Grade: 6 out of 10






Toiler Paper: The toilet paper was ok. If you're sensing a bit of disappoint disappointment here, you are correct, a place this nice should have a nice toilet paper set up, with some pretty plush TP.
Grade: 5 out of 10

Cleanliness: The bathroom was mostly clean despite the renovation that seemed to be going on. There was no sign about it, so I'm simply assuming that some sort of construction was underway. All in all though, it was clean.
Grade: 7 out of 10

Scent: Not much of a scent to speak of, though again, in such a pricy and classy establishment, you'd expect something pleasant.
Grade: 5 out of 10

Flush: This flush was ok. It was automatic, which is partially great and partially an adventure. Sometimes it takes a while for the toilet to swallow and digest so to speak. I can never figure those out!!
Grade: 6 out of 10

Aesthetics: I figured there would be something to look at or keep me occupied here and there was nothing. For some, that's a plus. This being a classy establishment, it seems ok to leave the restroom as simple and plain.
Grade: 7 out of 10

The Bottom Line: The fine folks at Top Of The Hub aren't going to leave you in dire straits. At the same time, it'd be great to see them put in a bit more effort and make the bathroom top notch. A few more frills would go a long way. When it comes down to it, if you're going to #2 at the highest possible place to do so in Boston, shouldn't it be as enjoyable as possible?

Side note: How does the poop travel down from the 52nd floor?? That's quite a trip!