Boston might not be the first destination you’d consider for a winter weekend getaway, but think again. Summer tourists are long gone. College students are settled into a routine. Savoring a hot toddy in a cozy, fire-placed dining room is the cold-weather equivalent of sipping chardonnay in a sidewalk café. Plus, the rates are great.

Take advantage of the Fairmont Copley Plaza’s Copley Place Shopping including a $50 American Express Simon Giftcard good at any of the more than 65 fabulous stores (Neiman Marcus, Barneys New York, Tiffany & Co., Jimmy Choo, Salvatore Ferragamo, David Yurman, Louis Vuitton, Emporio Armani, Christian Dior, Burberry … the list goes on) at Copley Place and a gift bag filled with treats from some of the upscale mall’s most popular retailers.

Drop your shopping bags back at the hotel and stroll a few blocks to the Boston Common Frog Pond. Rent a pair of skates and hit the ice. There’s a warming area for between-spin breaks.

By now you’ve worked up an appetite. Get your bearings by looking for the Golden Dome of the State House. Exit Boston Common onto Beacon Street and take a right. You’re within a few minutes’ walk of XV Beacon, a cozy boutique hotel located in a landmark Beaux Arts building once occupied by the Boston School Committee. Settle into a seat at the hotel bar, Mooo (yes … beef is a specialty), order that hot toddy and take a look at the menu. Start with the Wagyu dumplings (you’ve earned it) and take it from there.