hints on public parking in Boston

Staying at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel, is there a good deal on public parking in the area??

hints on public parking in Boston

Short Answer #1:

There are no good deals on anything that has to do with Parking in Boston.

Short Answer #2:

Go down Arlington St. towards Chinatown. You will cross Tremont St. Less than a block down (on your left) will be an entrance to a parking garage. If you get your car in early (before 7-8am) the rates are very good. Last time I checked it was around $10 a day.

hints on public parking in Boston

Hi Consultant951,

The Boston Park Plaza Hotel is in the Park Square area of Boston and there%26#39;s a parking garage within walking distance underneath the Transportation Building at 8 Park Plaza, you%26#39;ll see it beyond the back of the 4 Seasons Hotel. I don%26#39;t know if it%26#39;s a deal or not to you, but you could check with them to see what they%26#39;d charge for the days you%26#39;re in Boston? The garage is diagnal from the Hotel you%26#39;re staying at, just up a ways from PF Chang%26#39;s China Bistro. It%26#39;s actually around the corner from the Theater District.

That%26#39;s probably the best parking garage near your hotel that might have a deal for you, if you plan on leaving it for a few days.

Boston%26#39;s parking lots and garages are extremely expensive these days, unfortunately. When I go in to Boston I park after 4PM for the night rate at the Post Office Square garage. (www.posquare.com) it%26#39;s $32 maximum during the day to park here BUT the night rate is very good at only $7, which is the only time I%26#39;ll use it! You enter between 4PM and 5AM and exit before 8AM the next day. For a quick run in to the North End/Quincy Market for dinner and walking up to the Theater District and back to leave, it%26#39;s great.

The Boston Common Garage off Charles St. underneath the Park has a deal too. It%26#39;s $14 all day to park, but after 4PM it%26#39;s $10 as long as you exit before 10AM the next day. So there%26#39;s ways when you have a car of being in Boston, believe me. A lot of the parking lots and garages are complete and total rip offs you have to be really careful where you put it, you learn after a while where and when to park it and where NOT to park it! Check before you pay them a cent, if you are trying to put it somewhere for a few days. Some of them can be very cute if you know what I mean.

Talk to the Garage Manager under the Transportation Bldg. Garage before you actually drive down there first to see what they%26#39;ll charge you for the time you%26#39;re going to need them.

You might want to check with your Hotel concierge too because he might have a good suggestion for you.

Good luck, and enjoy your time in Boston!

The best advice is that if you do absolutely require a vehicle to travel outside the city, then do not rent one. It is not necessary to rent or use a vehicle in Boston or to many of the suburbs because the public transportation options are excellent and the city itself is very ';walkable';.

www.mbta.com

Correction: The first sentence in my first reply should read: ';if you do ';NOT'; require';.

Best Deal is $18 at Boston Common Garage under the common.