Worcester to Cambridge

We%26#39;re picking up our son at a NYC basketball camp (Fordham) and then need to get him up to Worcester (Holy Cross) -- he gets out at noon and needs to be in Worcester by 6 p.m.

The next day he needs to be at Harvard by nooonish. (And then we parents get three nights and two days on our own to explore the Cambridge/Boston area !!)

I%26#39;m getting worried about the price of parking in Boston (we don%26#39;t have any hotel reservations at this point). And I think we need a rental car to pull off all of this travel .... we%26#39;re currently flying into Manchester, NH and then driving down to NYC to pick him up (staying at Newport RI on the way) .... and returning the car at Manchester after our Boston trip is over.

For those wondering, the rental car companies charged a hefty drop-off fee for flying into one place and dropping off at another.

I%26#39;m worried about parking in two places, actually. We%26#39;ll need to park somewhere outside NYC and get down to Fordham to pick him up. And then we%26#39;ll need to park somewhere in Cambridge/Boston while we%26#39;re there for three days.

Ideas anyone?

Thank you!

Diane in TN

Worcester to Cambridge

I don%26#39;t think you%26#39;ll have a problem finding a place to park.

At minimum, there is the Alewife parking garage at the Alewife MBTA stop, though that can get full quickly on a weekday. And most hotels have parking, the real issue is your willingness to pay the hotels%26#39; big rates to park.

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Worcester to Cambridge

Hi,

What days will you be staying in Boston? If it%26#39;s on the weekend then the parking rates go down substantially. You could park the car in a central location like Boston Common Garage for $11 day. If you%26#39;ll be here during the week, consider staying at the Midtown Hotel. It%26#39;s in a good location with easy access to the T and parking rates are $18 day. That%26#39;s about the best weekday parking you%26#39;ll find in the city. The hotel is a clean, basic hotel, not many bells and whistles but fine for what you need to do.

http://www.midtownhotel.com/

Maybe even a better option would be the John Jeffries House. You can get a suite for three at a great rate. The Inn is mainly used by families with children in Boston for treatment or by families with kids in school at M.I.T. and Harvard. It%26#39;s a nice place located near the T as well. They offer discount parking around the corner at the Charles Street garage. (not sure what that rate is). You will have to call them since they don%26#39;t answer emails. Good luck.

http://www.johnjeffrieshouse.com/

I forgot another one for you to consider. It%26#39;s the Friendly Inn near Harvard. Free parking and close to Harvard Square. You can take the T into Boston from Harvard Square.

http://www.afinow.com/afi/

There are plenty of places to stay just outside of Boston/Cambridge where you could park your car and then either use public transportation or your car to get into town.

In Cambridge, there are also (among others, pm me for a longer list) these, most or all with private parking and all T accessible:

Harding House (Central)

http://www.cambridgeinns.com/harding/

Irving House (Harvard)

http://www.cambridgeinns.com/irving/

A Cambridge House

http://www.acambridgehouse.com/

Mary Prentiss Inn (Harvard)

http://www.maryprentissinn.com/

A B%26amp;B in Cambridge (Harvard)

http://www.cambridgebnb.com/