Expert reviews
“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.
“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.”
What guests liked
- Top location
- Boutique style
- Great breakfast
- Boutique style
- Excellent Wifi
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
13 December 2024
Great for music and vintage/eclectic decor lovers
I totally like the hotel vibes as soon as arrived. I was greeted and the girl at the reception explained all the facilities and important information. The decoration is so on point that I could live there if I could. Pool seems hot and steamy, yet I didn't have the opportunity to go there. The room has so many details that make you stay there all day, like the LP and the vintage decor. I definitely recommend to stay there.
12 December 2024
Exceptional
The Verb hotel is beautiful hotel in Fenway. The position is excellent, it is possible to watch Fenway park (the baseball stadium) from the room windows. The staff is super gentle and always available to help. The breakfast does not have a large variety but the food is extremely good! The hot swimming pool is awesome, being outside in the cold of Boston!
Nothing!
12 December 2024
Exceptional
Everything was exceptional. The service, having availability of listening to records in room, the icebox water fidge abd overall decor was very cool/awsome!!!
Only negative thing to say was about the attached restaurant....drinks were a little expensive and somewhat weak, but not horrible. Nothing bad to say about hotel or expetience😍
10 December 2024
Exceptional
Charming/comfortable rooms, friendly staff, great location.
10 December 2024
I would come back again.
Excellent location with a music touch and a friendly staff.
Nothing to mention
9 December 2024
Fun
Breakfast was perfect before heading home.
Nothing - this is our 2nd time because we like The Verb so much.
8 December 2024
Rocking fun stay!
The staff was outstanding and so friendly and attentive. Very unique vibe. Loved the record player!
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4 December 2024
Great stay. Highly recommended
Great hotel. An unexpected surprise. Beautifully appointed rooms, great staff. Really good service, restaurant, amenities
Was surprised that there was not a smart TV! Only ordinary channels. This didn’t sit with the other great things the hotel offered
3 December 2024
Exceptional
Every single person was friendly and welcoming! The decor was fun and interesting to look at!
The expensive on-site parking!
2 December 2024
The Verb is a wonderful gem of a hotel close to downtown Boston.
Love the room, the pool, the records, staff, the quiet and the cleanliness
I wish there were some other offering for the breakfast.
27 November 2024
Wonderful
Offered upgrade to air stream but declined. I'll share experience when my wife is with me. Breakfast meal was wonderful, staff great!
No complaints.
27 November 2024
Fun Fun Fun
Live music during breakfast. Loved late night snacks after show at the HOB
Valet cost is insane
26 November 2024
Fantastic location, clean, comfortable, well-appointed rooms with a helpful and cheerful staff.
The hotel is in a great location, and is dependably clean, well-appointed with cheerful staff and a great restaurant attached. The rooms are comfortable and it's been this way every time. Also the price relative to the location and the quality of the hotel is really excellent.
25 November 2024
Would stay here anytime we need to stay in/around Boston!
We loved the overall vibe of the hotel and what they have done to make an old Howard Johnsons into a really cool destination. Staff was very helpful and kind and fit the style of the hotel. Loved the added perk of having a record player in the room with access to a library of albums. We were able to bring our dog which was a bonus too!
The room was too hot - they recently switched from AC to Heat so there was no way to cool the room. There was a fan in the room which was nice.
23 November 2024
Fun hip great place to stay
Great location.. awesome stafff very friendly..awesome interior vibe loved having a record player in the room had to bring me a robe home !! Would absolutely recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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22 November 2024
Everything was amazing! Definitely coming back.
The location, record player in the rooms, and 24 hour coffee.
N/A. Everything was perfect. However, I would’ve loved to buy a robe. Haha.
21 November 2024
Exceptional
Loved the theme, location and pool. The staff were knowledgeable and very friendly.
Parking. Had to park at a parking garage a couple of blocks away
18 November 2024
Fabulous
The hotel was clean and unique. The staff was pleasant and attentive. The room was very clean and quiet. And the hotel was also named after me, Verb!
I'm sure you hear this all the time. THE PARKING! The hotel looked to have only about 20 parking spots. I had to pay an extra $100 to park in a garage accross the street. A heads-up about this wou;d've been nice. While checking out I was asked about my stay. I was pleasant and told the front desk clerk the truth, that the parking and paying an extra $100 left a very bad taste in my mouth. I was given a key chain for my troubles. SMH. Not sure if I'll stay here next year when I come back.
16 November 2024
Fabulous
Super fun quirky place. The house staff were professional and friendly. It was special to swim in the dark in super warm pool.
Breakfast was limited. Parking is quite expensive .. The parking staff brought us a cart for our luggage, but definitely did not want to help us with it. An offer would have been nice, and I think fai to expect help with luggage at a hotel of those type and cost. I would have happily tipped .. but didn't get the chance to dp so as no-one offered to help.
15 November 2024
Hope to return and have more time to enjoy the musical experience .
The staff was extraordinarily attentive to my disabled husband who was in town for surgery at the Veterans Hospital. They were vigilant and thoughtful when we were acquiring taxi service to the hospital. The breakfast crew was caring and very helpful. I hope we can return to The Verb under happier circumstances. Thank you to all Verb employees and have joyful holidays. Nancy and Jerry Gaylord
Cannot think of anything that was not positive.
14 November 2024
Awesome!! They Rock!!
The front desk staff, housekeeping were all acccomodating, friendly and helpful. Clean rooms, facilities, convenient location, free bottled water, and awesome interior decors.
Nothing
12 November 2024
It was a fun and groovy time!
The vibe and decor were fabulous! We especially loved listening to records on the turntable in our room. The heated pool was very fun! The restaurant and bar were great too!
12 November 2024
Great, we’ll bewe’ll be Back
Very close to the venue that we were going to
A bit pricey, but other than that it was great
11 November 2024
One of the better vacations my wife and I have taken.
All aspects went well. Staff was courteous and very helpful. Location was good for our excursions. Lot's to see and eat!
11 November 2024
Stayed with my wife and a group of friends for Spartan Race Fenway Park. From the minute you pull onto the property the
Great location for the Fenway area. Always a fun place to stay. The pool is next level (95 degrees). The breakfast with chill live music is something rarely seen outside of Nashville.
Nothing not to like!
10 November 2024
Thanks for a terrific stay! We will be back!
Exceptionally helpful staff, and a really fun vibe throughout. We really appreciated the terrific touches in the room, and we loved the restaurant! The parking staff was particularly helpful and friendly.
8 November 2024
Exceptional
The most friendly, welcoming & fun place to stay
7 November 2024
Will definitely come back!
Everything was beyond our expectation. Great place to stay. Staff was superb. The rock/music theme was very well achieved. Interesting memorabilia. A guitar in the lobby for any guest who may be willing to play it. The LP selection to choose from and bring to the room. The breakfast selection was also very well chosen, lots of options to choose from. I was a little bit concern about music being played in every room but the hotel and the room was quiet. We enjoyed our stay very much.
Breakfast time might be a little bit challenging considering you cannot serve yourself. It's like a line in Starbucks, you ask for what you want and you have it prepared for you. There was a bit of a line the first day. The second day there were less people at the time we had our breakfast so it went more smoothly. I wonder how would that process be when the hotel is full.
4 November 2024
Fabulous
The rock and roll theme was awesome with so many cool details! I had a delicious drink at the bar, breakfast with a live music serenade and a sushi snack that was terrific. I visited the Isabella Gardner Museum which was a quick walk away, and it's 15-20 minutes by car to everything else. Highly recommend and I will be back.
2 November 2024
Unique hotel in Fenway with a soul
Unique Rock’n’Roll hotel with a long history and a soul from the 60‘s. Modern standard: Very comfortable bed, nice pool, healthy breakfast included. Customer Orientation above average.
A little bit decentral. 70$ parking fee per night too much and does not fit to the soul of the place.
1 November 2024
Unique experience thats pretty close to the craziness of the city but not too close.
The record player in the room was unique. We enjoyed being able to go to the lobby grab more records and bring them without any issue back to the room. They had a great selection and although I didn't use the pool it looked great and was heated even in the winter.
Some of the records were scratched a bit which was kind of annoying but a lot of them weren't. Also the location is not quite in the middle of everything but its close enough to walk through the parks and such to get really into the city. Because it was cold we found it harder to want to walk 20-30 minutes into town. There's still good options nearby but a lot of the iconic stuff you'll find closer to the center.
1 November 2024
Fabulous
Very clean room and bathroom. The bedding smelled so clean and the blankets were thick and fluffy. The whole place has a warm, welcoming atmosphere and plenty of neat things to look at. The outdoor pool was open in late October but is kept at a lovely temperature. Each room has a record player and the lobby has tons of records to borrow for the stay.
The bed in room 104 was very firm; unsure if all the beds are the same. But this would not stop me from staying there in the future.
31 October 2024
What a surprise. Consider staying here even if you are a New Yorker. Great staff and Vinyl LP Theme
spectacular surprise hotel with a wonderful vinyl lp theme. great location great staff.
couldn't stay longer
30 October 2024
Fabulous
Love the records! Coffee in the Room. Bed was super comfortable. Shower pressure was perfect. Staff was very accommodating. Also love the limitless supply of water. The pool area is so relaxing and love the live music on the weekend. Location was perfect.
Breakfast was ok. This is not the hotel for breakfast. Quick coffee is what we have and then we went out for Brunch.
30 October 2024
I’d like to come back with my best friends.
Very unique; great music theme; staff was very friendly and helpful
No jacuzzi
29 October 2024
Fun atmosphere with onsite restaurant.
free breakfast location was accessible to get an Uber free wifi room amenities (iron and blow dryer) record player & vinyl records in each room walking distance to Target friendly staff
no public access elevator
29 October 2024
Fabulous
Unique style makes a pleasant change from the chain hotels. Great Location , walkable to central Boston
Too busy to get a drink.
28 October 2024
Amazing accommodations.
Cool and unique boutique hotel. Great location.
Nothing
28 October 2024
My daughter and I really enjoyed our stay at the Verb.
The location was great. It was a safe area for walking and lots of good food choices near by. The staff were very helpful. The continental breakfast was very good and well organized. I would recommend this hotel to any of my friends. If you were a baseball fan and were in Boston for a game, you could not get any closer to Fenway Park.
My only complaint was that our room was too hot and we never could not get it to cool down. I really don't have anything else to comment on.
26 October 2024
Loved the music theme and the staff we really nice!
Loved having a record player in the room. The road crew were always very attentive and helpful. Thanks Julian!
Some noise from other rooms
25 October 2024
Fabulous
Very friendly staff and good size room. We celebrated our wedding anniversary whilst staying here and the hotel did not disappoint with their extra touches!
Nothing
25 October 2024
Exceptional
The location was just right. Could walk to almost anywhere we needed to. The breakfast ok.
23 October 2024
Great place to stay
Great location
23 October 2024
You could say not your parents motel, but parents/grandparents made rocknroll, so this is a tribute to them. If you
Great concept, perfectly executed. Wonderful staff. Shower concept revolutionary.
22 October 2024
Very Cool!
The vibe at this place is soo cool. The breakfast was better than expected, especially having options for gluten free and diary free.
I didn't know they had a heated pool... I would have brought my swimsuit!
22 October 2024
The Verb is one of our favorite places to stay in Boston.
The room was clean, comfortable, and quiet. We had a pool view and plenty of sunshine in the morning. Fun decor, fridge, and the record player is a nice touch.
22 October 2024
Head of Charles with family
Great staff, comfy bed, location & yummy breakfast
Smell of cleaning chemicals
20 October 2024
It was very enjoyable. Very cool vibe.
Great location. Very friendly and helpful staff.
The cost of parking. We were unaware of the price to park before going to the hotel.
19 October 2024
maine couple hits boston
the record players for each room were nothing but awesome
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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
16 December 2024
Fun stay backstage at the Verb to see a show at MGM
Stayed backstage in a trailer and it was very nice. The music paraphanelia around the hotel and record players in every room were a very nice touch. The Pool was 95 deg and perfect for a morning swim. Can’t beat the location for an event at Fenway or MGM. Nitro coffee on Tap? Cold brew and hot, it was really good cold brew too. Breakfast was excellent and they had made to order smoothy options that were terrific. I would gladly stay again though not when the Red sox are in Season. The room rates here seem to more than double during baseball season. Great stay