For the 2026 World Cup, the French national team has chosen Boston as their base camp · and a luxury hotel for their headquarters: the Four Seasons Hotel Boston, on Boylston Street, facing the Public Garden. The Federation has privatised the city’s historic hotel, just a few kilometres from the training centre set up at Bentley University. Here’s where Les Bleus are staying during the tournament, and how you can experience a stay, for the duration of a trip, where the French team has made their temporary home.
The Four Seasons Hotel Boston, Les Bleus’ Headquarters
The Federation has chosen Boston’s historic luxury address to host Les Bleus throughout their campaign. Located at 200 Boylston Street, the Four Seasons Hotel Boston faces the Public Garden and Boston Common, the city’s two green lungs, just a stone’s throw from Newbury Street and Beacon Hill. With its 239 rooms, signature Four Seasons service, and central location, the hotel offers the French team a discreet sanctuary that is also perfectly connected to the city. The privatisation by the FFF ensures the players peace, security, and privacy, away from public demands, in an establishment renowned for its attention to detail and exquisite dining.
Bentley University, the Training Camp
Les Bleus are training at Bentley University, approximately 16 kilometres from the Four Seasons. The campus, located in Waltham, a western suburb of Boston, provides modern sports facilities in a green and pristine setting, ideal for a team’s concentration during a major competition. This hotel-training centre pairing, now a classic for major teams, allows players to alternate between sessions and recovery without disrupting their rhythm. The daily commute between Boylston Street and the campus remains short, an advantage for maintaining physical freshness over the duration of a tournament that could extend until the final on 19 July.
The French National Team’s Journey
France is playing in Group I, alongside Senegal, Norway, and the winner of the intercontinental play-off. Les Bleus opened their World Cup campaign with France v Senegal on 16 June at MetLife Stadium in New York, before a second group stage match against the play-off winner on 22 June at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The third group fixture awaits them very close to their base camp: France v Norway, on 26 June, at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, about forty kilometres south of Boston. This Boston location therefore places the French team very close to one of their group matches, a valuable logistical convenience in a tournament spread across three countries.
Stay Like Les Bleus in Boston
With the Four Seasons privatised, supporters cannot stay there during the tournament · but Boston offers plenty of addresses to experience the city like the French national team. The Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston’s second Four Seasons property, occupies one of the city’s tallest residential towers in the Back Bay district, featuring a spa and spectacular views. The Mandarin Oriental, Boston, also on Boylston Street, entices with its award-winning spa and its location in the heart of Back Bay. The Newbury Boston, a reimagined luxury hotel overlooking the Public Garden, shares the same chic neighbourhood as Les Bleus’ headquarters. For those who prefer to be closer to the stadium, the Renaissance Boston Patriot Place Hotel is right next to Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, ideal for the evening of France v Norway.
How to Get to the Stadium
Gillette Stadium is not located in Boston itself, but in Foxborough, approximately 40 kilometres to the south. From central Boston, the simplest way is to take an MBTA commuter rail train on the dedicated line that serves the stadium on match nights, departing from South Station. Allow approximately one hour for the journey, excluding peak times. By car, access is via Interstate 95, but the surrounding areas quickly become congested on major match nights, and parking must be reserved in advance. For France v Norway on 26 June, it is advisable to leave well in advance and anticipate a patient return to the city.
By setting up their camp in Boston and their headquarters at the Four Seasons on Boylston Street, the French national team has chosen a prestigious and serene setting to approach their World Cup campaign. Supporters following Les Bleus to Gillette Stadium can, despite the privatised headquarters, stay in the same refined neighbourhood and soak up the atmosphere of a city that has become, for a summer, the home of French football.
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