The city of Boston is known in the sports world as the home of the Red Sox, and around the corner from their home at Fenway Park is a charming hotel that pays tribute to the city’s legacy in music. For decades, live music has reverberated through the Fenway Park district in the west end of Boston, from the jazz music of Duke Ellington to the Piano Man himself Billy Joel. The history of musicians that come through Boston resonates directly through the property at The Verb Hotel, which tells Boston’s musical stories within each and every room.
This reimagined hotel was formerly a Howard Johnson motor inn has become a boutique hotel destination that sits just steps from a beloved ballpark in the heart of one of America’s best cities from a tourism perspective, according to Rick Steves. The Verb Hotel is tucked away on Boylston Street but situated next to Fenway Park. It’s walking distance to the Boston Common, America’s oldest public park, and a plethora of live music venues that shaped the sounds of Boston for decades to come. Here, guests will find unique amenities, throwback accommodations and a sonically appealing vibe in the heart of the action.
The Verb is at the intersection of baseball and live music in Boston
The story of The Verb begins in 1959, when the property opened as the Fenway Motor Hotel. Because Boston’s alternative and indie music scenes were sprawling in this section of the city, the hotel quickly became a convenient and popular landing spot for bands coming through town. The Kenmore Square district was home to the first alternative nightclubs and the city’s two most competitive rock radio stations, further making it a melting pot for local musical talent and artists. It had an era as a Howard Johnson hotel and famously housed a local Boston band named Aerosmith before they emerged as rock n’ roll royalty.
As the decades passed, the area around Fenway Park has been completely transformed into a sports and entertainment hub for the city and tourism, which is quite the opposite of the popular Boston tourist trap of Plymouth Rock, which is widely disappointing. The mainstay nightclubs, such as Paradise Rock Club and Wally’s Cafe Jazz Club, continue to keep the original vibes, while the MGM Music Hall and Roadrunner are new arrivals on the scene. All of these venues help tell the story of the city, and the neighboring Verb Hotel is the ideal destination for music lovers to embrace their surroundings. Just 15 minutes from Boston’s Logan Airport, this hotel features 103 uniquely designed hotel rooms, plus a set of converted Airstream trailers for more of a retro-funk vibe.
Little touches of hospitality at The Verb play into the music theme
