Need some advice..

Mark Chen · 05-15-2007, 08:46 PM

hi, everybody
I plan to take a 2-day or 3-day trip in Boston in the end of May.
never been to Boston before.
I heard people say that it is very convenient to take public transportation in Boston.
My plan is: drive to boston,find a hotel which I can park my car in there
then take public transportation
anybody know any good quality/reasonable price hotels which have parking spaces and near to subway stations??
thanks

herbz · 05-15-2007, 10:03 PM

the farther you go out from boston, the cheaper parking will be. i wish you good luck trying to find "reasonable" parking there. it sucks.

vs60r · 05-16-2007, 04:55 AM

Cheap boston hotel? I can't think of any. As you head out of Boston, you certainly can find them. Lots of them around Natick/Framingham area with free parking. You can then either drive in and park at a reasonable lot ($10 lots across from South station or $8 lot near world trade center) or take the commuter rail in...

Josh49 · 05-16-2007, 07:16 AM

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Josh49 · 05-16-2007, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by vs60r

Cheap boston hotel? I can't think of any. As you head out of Boston, you certainly can find them. Lots of them around Natick/Framingham area with free parking. You can then either drive in and park at a reasonable lot ($10 lots across from South station or $8 lot near world trade center) or take the commuter rail in...

Commuter rail could be a good bet. I think it's a few bucks a day, no?

Parking in a hotel garage in Boston is ~$20-$30 night IIRC..

Mark Chen · 05-17-2007, 11:27 AM

thanks for your advice!!

any suggestion for hotels??

Josh49 · 05-17-2007, 11:56 AM

Maybe a good start would be to tell us about what you want to spend per night? Is this good quality for an adult or good quality for a college student (not on the sidewalk

)..

Mark Chen · 05-17-2007, 04:37 PM

probably around $80~120 per night

don't have to close to downtown boston
I just did a search and found this Hotel:
Days Hotel Boston
1234 Soldiers Field Rd
Western Ave & Soldiers Field
anybody know about this area?
check the MBTA website as well
looks like this Hotel is not too far from red line Harvard station
am I correct??

Shinchan · 05-17-2007, 11:09 PM

LOL.. its still a distace from harvard statation.... you can't reach harvard station by walking... dude..

ppl drive fast on solidier field road... i know.. coz.. i work close by it...

second, parking arround harvard.. cost an arm and leg...

Mark Chen · 05-18-2007, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Shinchan

LOL.. its still a distace from harvard statation.... you can't reach harvard station by walking... dude..

ppl drive fast on solidier field road... i know.. coz.. i work close by it...

second, parking arround harvard.. cost an arm and leg...

Any bus or something around that area I can take to reach harvard station?
BTW I know that some stations has parking lot
do they fill quickly?

Titania · 05-18-2007, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark Chen

Any bus or something around that area I can take to reach harvard station?
BTW I know that some stations has parking lot
do they fill quickly?

Usually, yes. They fill fast with commuters on the weekdays. Weekends aren't too bad unless there's a ball game in Boston.

If I were you, I'd go out a bit further west, unless you're dead set on staying in the city. There's a nice garage at the Alewife T stop in Cambridge, and you're just a couple of stops away on the red line from Harvard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alewife_(MBTA_station)

Spazdoc · 05-18-2007, 12:09 PM

We usually have our out of town guests stay at the Millenium Hotel at Faneuil Hall, the Omni Parker House, or Hotel at MIT - closer to $150 per night or less if you can get a deal. A little more, but located in nice location. AAs for parking downtown, you can park in the lots, but that runs about $30 per day for indoor, or $24 for outdoor. These are non-valet.

That Holiday Inn is a little ways out, and if you drove into the city, you would probably be using Storrow - not recommended for newcomers to Boston because fo the traffic and turns. OF course, I love driving it since it reminds me of driving lower Whacker Drive in Chicago

Brunotheboxer · 05-18-2007, 08:49 PM

try the seaport hotel. http://www.seaportboston.com/

Mark Chen · 05-20-2007, 08:38 AM

thanks everyone!!!

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Mark Chen Colonel 113 Rep 2,889 Posts Drives: 11' E93 M3 LMB Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Taipei iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 BMW E93 M3 [0.00]	probably around $80~120 per night don't have to close to downtown boston I just did a search and found this Hotel: Days Hotel Boston 1234 Soldiers Field Rd Western Ave & Soldiers Field anybody know about this area? check the MBTA website as well looks like this Hotel is not too far from red line Harvard station am I correct?? __________________ 11' LMB E93///M3 KW V3 / 19" BBS LM DB-SLD 20th limited edition / AP Racing Pro 5000+ BBK / Akrapovic Evolution Line Exhaust / Arkym Rear Diffuser /Dinan Stage 2 Engine Transmission software Last edited by Mark Chen; 05-17-2007 at 06:28 PM..
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