Not the best place, but I enjoyed myself- I prefer the balcony over the floor because it is more spacious. Bathroom isn’t bad; it’s not the cleanest but not disgusting either.
Great venue. Very capable and organized staff. Good view of the stage from just about everywhere
Saw Saint Motel there - incredible venue, great and professional staff, and very well prepared beverages.
Great concert venue, I've seen Blue October here twice now, the sound quality is amazing, the room is spacious enough that you're not sandwiched in between people like a sardine, yet can still get a very close, good view of the stage. Coat check was as its expected to be, with the added perk of an extra friendly, and having a very memorable personality attendant working the window. I was extremely surprised and grateful that free ice water was provided upon request at the bar, because needing to decide if using your train fare home is worth the price to relieve extreme thirst, and most venues do not offer this at all, you have to spend the $4 for a bottle of water or you get nothing, so it was much appreciated. The only negative thing that I have to say about it is, the extremely long wait time to get in, due to truly unnecessary full body pat downs, in depth inspections of all bags, and it seemed like they were actually removing people from line and sending them back out, I find this to be an absolute ridiculous practice, it slows things down drastically and honestly prevents some people from getting in to see the band before they began their performance, I've been to many other clubs/concert venues and have never experienced anything like this before. I'd advise you to bring only your tickets, I.D (because that's a must have for entrance to the Royale), money, credit/debit card, keys, and cell phone, and nothing else, besides maybe your jacket (with empty pockets) if you're going to be attending a show here.
Great place to see a band. Wonderful space, never far from the stage
Nice front desk staff. The room is a bit dated and showing the age of the place. Beds were not comfortable at all.
The manager/security fellow Kelly does his job well and keeps the environment safe and orderly. The venue is spacious and fun and there's enough room to sit, stand or dance the night away!
huge club and fun crowd, be prepared for a crazy scene on the streets at 2AM when everyone is trying to find a ride home and late night food at the same time
great venue to catch some good bands up close and personal. Bouncers are friendly and bar staff is quick and thorough.
This is a such terrible place. They just look in your face and say you can not come in. At the same time they invent a "new rule" for you not to enter! Don't go! There are good places in Boston with good music and cool people.
Awesome place to see a show! I took a lot of photos so you can get the "vibe" of the concert venue called "the Bowery". It is upstairs and I think there is a dance-club below, I remember going there in the 90's-2000's and it was the "ROXY". There is no sign out front so if you park in the garage that is after the Wang & Shubert and walk directly across the street there is a bridal shop on the left and the Royale is the next door over. There was a level of stairs to go up and then there was a large 1st floor "dancefloor/standing room only" area, bars everywhere so no waiting for a drink, seating all around, coat check (super nice!), then when you go to the upper level there are intimate seating areas for groups of people that have direct eye-line to the show when it starts as well as banquettes, tables and couches. There are cool elements all over in an art deco theme with silver statues, mirrors, couches all over, as mentioned before a bar like every 20 feet (on the upper level as well). I was super impressed with the atmosphere because we only paid $20 bucks so i was picturing sticky floors, raggedy seating, if any and gross bathrooms as well as long lines at the bar but this place knows how to put on a show and do it RIGHT. All the people captured in the photos gave their consent to be on this website. If you are handicapped I'm not sure this is the place for you but you could call and check.
I was staying with college buddies at the Marriott next door. We got back from dinner and one my friends was in, let's call it a jovial mood, and was not willing to call it a night. He was pretty tipsy and when we got to the entrance to the Marriott he walked over to the entrance to the Royale. Someone had to stay with him for his own safety. I was willing to go in with him but decided to run upstairs to the room before going into the Royale. I returned 5 minutes later to find my friend was already inside. I walked up to the bouncer and took out my ID. He told me to step out of line and proceeded to tell me that I was "too drunk" to be allowed inside. I looked at him in disbelief and asked him if there was any way I could prove that I was not intoxicated. He said no and asked me to step out of line. Here's the thing. My friends, and everyone else in line were white. The crowd that night was overwhelming white. I'm black. I stuck out like a sore thumb. I realized that the presence of my friends had gotten me into places that would never have let me in. In their absence, I got to see the truth. It saved me the $20 cover but got me thinking about clubs that have a "no athletic apparel and sneakers" policy. I was profiled that night. It wasn't that big of a deal in the end as my friend made it back to the room shortly after. I put this out there because what that Caucasian bouncer did was wrong and may matter for someone else. It may matter for my son or daughter and for them, I choose not to be silent.