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The Verb Hotel, Boston

1271 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215, USA (show on map)

Expert reviews

New York Times review:

“Boston’s most talked-about, trendy accommodations is the Verb Hotel, a renovated Howard Johnson’s in the shadow of Fenway Park, whose rooms and public spaces are decorated with manual typewriters and relics from Boston’s rock ‘n’ roll history. Some rooms have patios overlooking the courtyard pool.”

Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Boston.

Lonely Planet review:

“The Verb Hotel took a down-and-out HoJo property and turned it into Boston’s most radical, retro, rock-and-roll hotel. The style is mid-Century Modern; the theme is music.”

Guest rating

This an aggregated customer review rating of The Verb Hotel, Boston. We have taken customer review ratings from hotel booking sites, search engines, the official hotel website and other travel platforms. This is the average of all those ratings. We only list places that have a customer review rating of at least 4.0 out of 5.0

4.5 out of 5.0

Ranked 7th in Boston

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What guests liked

All you need to know

Just stepping into Boston’s, The Verb Hotel will make you want to tap your feet to a beat. Reimagined from the city’s rich musical history, the hotel is conveniently located footsteps away from the world-renowned stadium, Red Sox’s Fenway Park. Copley Square, the Museum of Fine Arts, Logan airport and Northeastern University are all only a few minutes away. The decor and atmosphere draw influence from 1960s and 70s music. The uniquely retro hotel will take you on a trip to that musical era with Rock n’ Roll artifacts and collectibles in its music-inspired rooms.

The charming rooms all feature private bathrooms air conditioning and cable TV. There are views of Fenway Park, pool, sundeck and even of the vibrantly active surrounding neighborhood. Complementing the music-themed of each room, there are in-room record players and earplugs to accompany the great print posters on the walls.

Venturing from the rooms, guests will be delighted at the outdoor pool and treated to delicious meals such as Japanese cuisine available at one of the finest restaurants in Boston. This hotel is the ideal staying location for music lovers, sports fans, couples and even business travelers.

Hotel Details
— 93 rooms
— Opened in 1959
— Retro style

Hotel Features
— Free WiFi
— Terrace
— Restaurant
— Bar and lounge
— Free breakfast
— Daily housekeeping
— Concierge service
— Family friendly
— Children 18 years old or younger stay free when using existing bedding
— Pets are allowed
— Swimming pool
— Air conditioning
— Valet parking available
— Picnic area
— Fitness center
— Laundry services available
— Tickets and tours assistance
— Designated smoking areas available

Additional Info
— Check in begins at 3:00 PM
— Check out ends at 11:00 AM
— Minimum check in age is 21 years old
— Government issued photo ID required

Address
1271 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

 

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Location

Recent guest reviews

5.0
Annamaria

27 June 2025

Exceptional

We loved that it was different, very clean, so super friendly, so amazingly pleasantly surprised at this hidden gem we found only steps away from Fenway. We 100% would love to stay again.

Everything was perfect, above and beyond.

4.0
Dana

26 June 2025

Very good

Location was perfect. Staff were excellent and friendly.

Parking was very expensive.

5.0
Kelly

23 June 2025

STAY HERE!

Just a great atmosphere! spacious room and perfect location

5.0
Booking

22 June 2025

We will stay here again and recommend to friends.

We had flown all night and you were able to give us an early check in time. Staff super friendly. Loved the energy and cafe set up.

5.0
Hector

22 June 2025

Fantastic!!

Love the retro theme

You can’t charge the food from the restaurant to your room

5.0
Catherine

21 June 2025

Exceptional

Beautiful place! Will be back soon.

Everything was great!

4.5
Bryan

20 June 2025

Ended up staying here for work last minute and would absolutely come back with the family for a Fenway day/night

Great location to Fenway, record player in each room with record library to choose from in lobby

Attached restaurant wasn’t great quality food

5.0
Elliott

20 June 2025

Amazing home away from home

I loved the record player in the room and listening to records of my youth. The continental breakfast was amazing! The music memorabilia was so cool to peruse.

Nothing! Everything was awesome!

5.0
Allegra

18 June 2025

Best gift I could give my husband- stay at the Verb and go to a Sox/Yanks game at Fenway.

Right by Fenway and a very cool, unique vibe!

N-A

5.0
Caroline

16 June 2025

Absolutely loved it

The hotel definitely exceeded our expectations. The staff were very welcoming and helpful and the additional touch of having record players in each of our rooms with a choice of LPs to play was very retro and we loved the music choice. Breakfast was provided and it catered for my daughter’s coeliac.

There’s nothing we didn’t like we really enjoyed our stay here and would definitely recommend this hotel to anyone thinking about visiting Boston.

5.0
Kelli

16 June 2025

Absolutely amazing could not asked for a better experience!!!

The 70 vibes love very bit of our stay

The closeness to Fenway

5.0
Brian

16 June 2025

Amazing time spent with my son.

Location. Theme. Cleanliness. Friendly staff.

It’s a little pricey; especially the overnight parking - especially being a repeat customer.

5.0
Brent

15 June 2025

Exceptional

Unbelievable location to Fenway(obviously) Amazing staff. Great breakfast and a really great vibe.

Not Applicable

5.0
Barbara

10 June 2025

We loved The Verb!

Very fun and cool vibe. Loved the record players in the room. Great location and breakfast.

Parking was too expensive. Used Spot Hero app to find more reasonable parking.

5.0
Hyuna

9 June 2025

A memorable stay in Boston!

We booked for 2 rooms, both were excellent! The whole place is decorated for the themes, very interesting. The location was good, walking distance to museums, downtown, restaurants. Will definitely book here again and highly recommend it.

Parking fee seems a little hefty, could be a little lower off-season period.

5.0
Kathy

9 June 2025

Stay here - you will be happy you did

Very cool vibe, accommodating staff, clean, quiet, great location.

Everything was beyond my expectations.

5.0
Raffoxl

9 June 2025

Amazing Hotel!

The structure is beautiful. New, modern, with a unique style. It is beautiful to have a gramophone in the rooms on which to put a 45 rpm. It is also very nice to be able to stay in the outdoor pool area to sunbathe on the deckchairs and relax. The rooms are huge, with huge and super comfortable beds. The bathroom is very nice. And the services such as free drinking water are the best. Breakfast is also very much appreciated. Very courteous and helpful staff.

Not very close to the main attractions. Few transport links. The hotel might consider providing a shuttle or bicycles for the guests

5.0
Jo-lee

8 June 2025

People+Room+Records=Awesome!

The people that work at the Verb make it an exceptional place to stay! This is our 4th time returning, and though it is a bit pricy, it is 1 block from Fenway, and like I said, it's the people that work there! It is a truly great place to stay and base your Boston trip from!

5.0
Juanita

7 June 2025

This is an absolute gem of a hotel that we plan to stay at again!!

We absolutely loved the vibe of this hotel. It is in a perfect location, near Fenway, House of Blues and so many other places. Everyone that worked here was outstanding, pleasant and very welcoming!!

5.0
Nicole

6 June 2025

Stellar site to stay for shows

Everything was utterly fantastic. The amenities, decor, and perks were outstanding Location could not be beat. Staff was INCREDIBLE. Cannot wait to stay here again.

Ac was a bit on the frtiz but the pool more than made up for it.

5.0
Fatima

5 June 2025

Great place to stay very close to Fenway rooms are very clean. The decor is excellent overall great!

Location was great.

Decor the friendly staff

5.0
Jeannie

5 June 2025

Quirky high quality accommodation in an excellent location.

Very cool vibes!

4.0
Gauthier

3 June 2025

Walking distance to Berklee College and nightlife.

Good vibe

Lack of amenities

5.0
Courtney

3 June 2025

Exceptional

Location was great to get to Fenway Park. Staff made us breakfast to go bags because we were going to miss breakfast in the morning because our flight was so early! Very helpful and kind! Atmosphere was great!

Nothing

5.0
Anthony

3 June 2025

Exceptional

Location of the hotel was amazing. Right near all the good places to eat and drink

Could be a little noisy but that comes with the location. Still worth it though

5.0
Laura

2 June 2025

Fun hotel, amazing staff, great location!

Fun hotel, amazing staff, great location! I'd be happy to stay there again.

5.0
Katia

31 May 2025

Exceptional

This hotel was so charming! Clean and beds were very comfortable.

5.0
Alexis

31 May 2025

The nicest staff, easy, very fun

Cute, clean

Nothing!

5.0
Stephen

31 May 2025

Try something fun and different (in an excellent hotel)

This hotel is the exact opposite of every cookie cutter hotel you've ever stayed in. Every room has a record player (our also had an antique typewriter) and there are records everywhere for you to use. The staff was SUPER friendly. They have fun little surprises hidden all over the place. I really thought it was a wonderful, quirky, clean, fun and fantastic experience

It was all good. We had no complaints.

4.0
Luz

31 May 2025

Super cool vibes

Location was ideal. Very cool concept of music and ability to play records

Pricey

5.0
Kristal

30 May 2025

Must stay at The Verb

The property was great. Perfect location. Loved the record player in the room! I liked having the restaurant in the building. The pool was clean and warm. The cornhole was a fun addition.

I liked everything.

5.0
Angela

29 May 2025

Exceptional

Everything was wonderful very unique hotel.

Its kind of pricey in warmer months other than that wonderful experience!

4.5
Ingrid

28 May 2025

Fabulous

Location

Price

4.0
Rebecca

27 May 2025

Great Stay

The room was really Big, Super Clean, Great location, Friendly staff and breakfast included. I would stay again.

Its just a two story building, personally I didn't love being on the ground floor. Felt like I was close to street entraces but they had security on the door and the area was safe.

5.0
Catherine

26 May 2025

Exceptional

Atmosphere was awesome and staff were extremely helpful.

Nothing

5.0
Mitchell

25 May 2025

Best hotel in Boston

We stay at the verb at least once a year for a Red Sox game and we love how close to Fenway. The hotel itself is a complete experience, we love picking out a couple favorite records, hanging in the room and swimming in the pool. The Hojoko restaurant is one of our favorite restaurants in Boston and it just makes the Verb that much better that it's part of the hotel. We also love the morning breakfast, especially the smoothies!

That I don't know the name of the wonderful smell in the hallways at the Verb

5.0
Jennifer

24 May 2025

The room that they gave us couldn't have been more perfect because my husband's in the Radio business and the al

Absolutely everything!🤘

Nothing

4.5
Yu

23 May 2025

Fabulous

The music vibrant of this hotel is good.

4.5
Elizabeth

21 May 2025

Would stay here again. Unique and pleasant hotel. Walk to Fenway in 5 minutes or less.

Welcoming staff. Very nice breakfast setup which I didn't even know was included, but it was. Valet parking was easy and quick at both drop off and pickup. Some very nice touches such as free self serve water bottles in lobby, self serve LP classic records in lobby to bring back to your room which as a record player, within throwing distance of Fenway Park (ballpark view room allowed live enjoyment of roaring crowds and Sweet Caroline), nice pool and garden area with plenty of sunny morning seating, breakfast staff served you at the counter, made omelettes, waffles and smoothies for you, nice breakfast seating area inside and out, upstairs pool facing rooms have small balconies. Some have large balconies that get mid morning sun. Although it has a cool classic rock vibe with its decor and ammenities, there was never any loud music playing anywhere. A human always answers the phone. Had the best of both small and larger hotel benefits. Comfy bedding. Nice that you could partially open the window if you wanted and air conditioning worked well. There are classic campers on the grounds to book instead of a room. That was interesting to see.

Room was small. Some surfaces (shelves, dresser) weren't sparkling clean. Fridge had a high pitched hum until I turned the temp down to stop it. No outlet in bathroom so needed to move cofee maker over and plug hairdryer in outside bathroom. Very dark, not much lighting. Outlet on desk did not work so phone did not charge overnight. Open shower (no door or liner) allows bathroom floor to get very wet. Slight mildew smell in bathroom. We stayed two nights, leaving the room very early the first morning and coming back mid afternoon to find the room had not been cleaned. We asked for a late checkout but were told we had to show up at 7 am at front desk to be put on the list. FCFS late checkout. Got there at 7 am and was given just a half hour extension. Not really worth getting up early for.

5.0
Lewandowski

21 May 2025

Excellent stay and would definitely recommend it

Loved the whole music vibe and all the decor. Loved parking onsite. Checkin was fast Bed was comfy and room was super clean

I didn’t care for paying $460 for a night and still having to pay $73 for parking but I get it. May be a good idea to make the room $525 and say free parking. And I haven’t received my $100 deposit back yet although I just checked out today

5.0
Alice

19 May 2025

Location and Vibe made our stay an incredible experience!

Thy unique retro style and attention to detail made us remember our younger years. Loved the room and everything in it. The old record player was fantastic as was the ease at which we could pop down to reception and pick LP's of our choice.

Can't think of anything

5.0
Hyuna

19 May 2025

Will consider the Verb Hotel whenever I visit Boston in the future!

The room was very nice and comfortable. The location was excellent within the walking distance to museums, restaurants, shops. The metro bus stops were close by too.

Nothing really.

5.0
A

18 May 2025

Gem of a place in a fantastic walkable location!

Great location, amazing heated pool, yummy breakfast and super friendly staff. We had a blast here, love the location under Fenway lights and the rock and roll theme was really great. Would definitely book again!!

Nothing

5.0
Audrey

18 May 2025

Expensive , but Worth the price if you want to hit up Fenway and not worry about parking

The vibes, friendly and caretaking staff

The price !

5.0
Bill

17 May 2025

Comfortable and safe.

The room was well kept and very clean.

Very costly.

4.5
Marjorie

17 May 2025

Fabulous

the helpful staff, the funky decor and the history it incorporated.

The price was (too) steep. The only reason I went for it anyway is because I actually had no alternative...Graduation weekend, everything priced through the roof and/or booked...

4.0
Barbara

13 May 2025

Cool place!

Comfiest beds ever! Nice pool area, very well heated.

Bar & restaurant closed very early - 10pm one night!

5.0
Andy

13 May 2025

Great location, great staff, great amenities - definitely recommended

Loved the vibe of the whole place. Any time there is a guitar available to play in the lobby, that is a plus :) The room was good, the staff was excellent, the food/bar in the connect restaurant was very good, and there were lots of little things that I appreciated: umbrellas available in lobby to use, poop bags for dogs there too, free water bottles, coffee available 24/7. The included breakfast had good options, including a smoothie which I loved. And its convenient location to Fenway and Backbay was key. Would definitely recommend and come back.

Small nit: the shower was nice, but sprayed quite a bit into the rest of the bathroom with the open door. Don't think its an issue of the open door, more the water pressure (which is strong and great, but perhaps too much with open door).

4.0
David

12 May 2025

Very good

The location in the center of Boston is perfect.

I wish the prices would not fluctuate as much 600 one day 300 something another

5.0
Suzanne

12 May 2025

Absolutely Awesome!

The hotel was so cool! Staff were very friendly and helpful! Walking distance to so many great restaurants, shopping & music venues!

Pricey

Hotel facilities

Food & Drink

  • - Restaurant
  • - Bar
  • - Wine/champagne (additional charge)

General

  • - Room service
  • - Non-smoking rooms
  • - Facilities for disabled guests
  • - Family rooms
  • - Lift
  • - Safety deposit box
  • - Heating
  • - Allergy-free room
  • - Non-smoking throughout
  • - Air conditioning
  • - Designated smoking area

Reception services

  • - 24-hour front desk
  • - Express check-in/check-out
  • - Luggage storage
  • - Concierge service
  • - Invoice provided

Outdoors

  • - Garden
  • - Terrace
  • - Outdoor pool
  • - Sun terrace
  • - Outdoor pool (all year)
  • - Outdoor furniture

Business facilities

  • - Business centre
  • - Fax/photocopying

Cleaning services

  • - Laundry (additional charge)
  • - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
  • - Daily housekeeping

Entertainment and family services

  • - Board games/puzzles

Parking

  • - Accessible parking

Pool and wellness

  • - Heated pool
  • - Sun loungers or beach chairs
  • - Sun umbrellas
  • - Swimming pool
  • - Swimming Pool

Activities

  • - Temporary art galleries
  • - Live music/performance

Miscellaneous

  • - Key access
  • - Key card access
  • - Security alarm
  • - Smoke alarms
  • - CCTV in common areas
  • - CCTV outside property
  • - Fire extinguishers
  • - Breakfast takeaway containers
  • - Delivered food is securely covered
  • - Face masks for guests available
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