Where to Stay Near Fenway Park

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There is a real cluster of hotels within a short walk of Fenway Park, up in Kenmore Square and the surrounding Fenway neighborhood, plus an easy fallback: stay over in Back Bay and either walk about fifteen minutes or take the Green Line a couple of stops. So finding a room near the park is easy, and the only choice is which area you want.

Three hotels stand out. Hotel Commonwealth sits right in Kenmore Square, about a block from the park, and looks out over the game-day crowd heading in. The Verb Hotel is a retro, rock-and-roll-themed spot tucked in behind right field, about as close as you can sleep to the diamond. For a Back Bay base with more dining and shopping around you, The Lenox is the historic option, a walk or a short Green Line ride away. On a trip built around the ballpark, a good walkable room is worth more than the savings on a forgettable cheap one.

Book high-demand dates well ahead, because nightly rates climb during marquee series and big Boston events. Walking distances below are approximate, so check them on the hotel’s own site along with the rate.

Kenmore Square or Back Bay

Fenway sits in the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood, so “near the park” splits two ways. Kenmore Square and the blocks right around the park put a handful of hotels within a roughly five-to-fifteen-minute walk of a gate. The other strong base is Back Bay, just east, with more restaurants and shops and an easy Green Line ride or a fifteen-minute walk back to the park. Either works. It depends on whether you want to walk straight back after the game or hop the train a couple of stops.

Walkable Kenmore and Fenway

• Hotel Commonwealth. Right in Kenmore Square, roughly a block from the park, with rooms that look out over the fans streaming toward the gates on game day. Stay here if you want to be in the middle of it.
• The Verb Hotel. A retro, rock-and-roll-themed boutique tucked in behind right field, with an outdoor pool; about as close as you can stay to the field.
• Residence Inn by Marriott Boston Back Bay/Fenway. Suites a short walk from Lansdowne Street, with room to spread out for a family or a longer stay. It is not luxury, but it works fine for a trip spent mostly out exploring Boston.

Staying in Back Bay

If you would rather stay somewhere with more around it, base in Back Bay near Copley Square or the Prudential Center and let the Green Line do the work, or just walk the roughly fifteen minutes over. You get stronger dining and shopping at the door and you are still at first pitch in minutes. This is the better choice if your trip is as much about Boston as it is about the game.

For an iconic Back Bay base, The Lenox is the historic landmark option, with the caveat that it is a walk or a short Green Line ride from the park rather than steps from a gate. You can find more about the Green Line ride in our Getting There section.

Booking the high-demand dates

Two things move Boston hotel prices around a game. First, marquee series, the Yankees above all, and summer weekends push demand at the park, though that mostly hits tickets more than rooms. The second, and bigger for lodging, is non-baseball events. Boston’s college move-in in late summer and a packed fall calendar, including the Head of the Charles regatta, can tighten rooms and spike rates across the whole area independent of the baseball schedule. If your dates overlap one, book early or stay a little farther out and take the Green Line in. For more on the dates that matter, see our When to Go section.

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