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Old Mar 10th, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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Boston parking garages

I'm going to Boston midweek in April (Tuesday-Thursday) and I'm looking for someplace to leave my car that won't cost me a fortune. The best I've found so far is $18/day. Can anyone recommend something near Copley Square or the John Hancock building?

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Old Mar 10th, 2007 | 08:27 PM
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To me, $18/day mid-week in Boston is exceptionally low for Boston. Parking in Copley/Back Bay is difficult to find for $35, 40 or more...
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Old Mar 11th, 2007 | 12:20 PM
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Is this three separate trips or will you be leaving the car in the garage for three days?

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Old Mar 12th, 2007 | 07:58 AM
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I don't keep current on all parking prices b/c I don't use them, but here is a link I often recommend for addresses/garages/prices - there are others, but this is one offered through citylinks
the boston city links pages - might be helpful, but I agree 18 a day sounds good to me - but as I said I am not up on them - but the garage at clarendon/dartmouth which is near Copley Square used to have competitive prices -

http://www.bostoncitylinks.com/parking.html
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Old Mar 12th, 2007 | 07:58 AM
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i should have probably said, keep scrolling when you get to that link, the beginning is spaces for sale, the garages follow
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Old Mar 12th, 2007 | 08:57 AM
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Hi all...

It's just one trip, Ackislander, and we will be leaving the car in the garage the entire time.

I was even trying to figure out if we can leave the car in an outside town (at a train station or park and ride?)...we won't be using the car once we get there, since Boston is such a great walking town.

I'll try that link, escargot, and see how far it gets me.

Thanks!

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Old Mar 12th, 2007 | 11:03 AM
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Honestly, $18/day is cheap. I'd park at whichever garage that is and be done with it.

You could park outside the city at one of the T lots but you'll have to carry your luggage on the T and you have the possibility of vandalism or theft. Here's the website if you want to check out your options:

www.mbta.com
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Old Mar 12th, 2007 | 11:11 AM
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I think $18 a day is a good deal. Where is it? I usually park at the Pru for daytrips. It's convenient but pricey.
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Old Mar 12th, 2007 | 05:31 PM
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Hi Highflyer...that rate was quoted to me for parking at the John Hancock, but it may have been a special rate for the B&B I was looking to book next door.
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Old Mar 12th, 2007 | 07:20 PM
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The Alewife T station has 24 hour parking with attendant on duty. $5 a day for a maximum of 7 days. There are a few other T stations with 24 hour parking.
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Old Mar 14th, 2007 | 09:33 AM
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1travelbug,
Thanks for the info!
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Old Jul 24th, 2007 | 10:00 PM
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Old Jul 25th, 2007 | 06:02 AM
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We parked at the Alewife station earlier this month. There is construction/repairs going on in the garage and portions of the station are closed with a sign that overnight parking is temporarily prohibited. Also, at Kendall we had to get off the train and transfer to a bus. The announcement was that you could reboard a train at Park Street. We were only going to Charles. Bus service was very efficient (no extra charge). We had no problem catching a bus from Charles (look carefully for the bus boarding sign) back to Kendall then catching a train back to Alewife.

There was mention of the construction at the Alewife garage, but no mention of the service interruption on the MBTA website.
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