Directions to the Boston Park Plaza Hotel

Directions by Subway

The hotel is near the Arlington stop on the Green Line of the MBTA. The hotel is one block south of the station, away from the Public Gardens (take the Arlington Street exit from the station, not the Berkeley Street exit).

Directions by Car

(Click on interactive map for more information)

HOW TO GET INTO...	...AND OUT OF BOSTON
From the West	To The Massachusetts Turnpike, Westbound
Take Massachusetts Turnpike (Rte. 90 West) into the city. Exit at Copley Square (22) and follow straight onto Stuart St. Follow for 3 blocks until the intersection of Arlington St. Hotel is on the left.	From the motor entrance turn left onto Arlington St. Proceed 1.5 blocks up and the entrance to the Turnpike will be on your right.
From the North	To Interstate 93 North
Take Rte. 93 South into city. Exit at Cambridge/Storrow Drive (26A). Follow Storrow Drive towards the Back Bay. Take Copley Square exit on left. Take left turn onto Beacon St., then immediate right onto Arlington St. Follow 5 blocks until the intersection of Stuart St. Hotel is on the left.	From the motor entrance bear left around the island onto Stuart St. before the set of lights. Follow Stuart St. until it turns into Kneeland St. (approx. 3 blocks). Proceed 2 blocks on Kneeland, the entrance to 93 South (Southeast Expressway) will be on your right.
From the South	To Interstate 93 South
Take Rte. 93 North into the city. Exit at Kneeland St./Chinatown (20). Follow signs for Downtown Boston. At lights, take left onto Kneeland St. Follow for 6 blocks, then take right onto Charles St. Take left onto Park Plaza. Hotel is on the right.	From the motor entrance bear left around the island onto Stuart St. before the set of lights. Follow Stuart St. until it turns into Kneeland St. (approx. 3 blocks). Proceed 2 blocks on Kneeland, the entrance to 93 South (Southeast Expressway) will be on your right.
From Logan Airport	To Logan Airport
Follow signs to Summer Tunnel/Boston. After exiting the tunnel, follow Rte. 93 North. Exit at Cambridge/Storrow Drive and follow Storrow Drive towards the Back Bay. Take Copley Square exit on left. At lights, take left onto Beacon St. Take first right onto Arlington St. Follow for 5 blocks until the intersection of Stuart St. Hotel in on the left.	From the motor entrance, bear left around the island onto Stuart St. before the set of lights. Follow Stuart St. until it turns into Kneeland St. (approx. 3 blocks). Proceed 2 blocks on Kneeland and take a left onto Surface Rd. Follow Surface Rd. 3 blocks to 93 North. On 93 North, follow signs to Logan Airport (Callahan Tunnel).

Delays and Detours

If you are arriving late in the evening via the Mass Turnpike (e.g. from CT, NY, NJ, etc), you should be aware that the Pike Eastbound will be closed from 10:00 pm to 7:00 am beyond the Copley Square exit.

The directions to the hotel will still work. However, since all traffic will be exiting at Copley, you may experience some adverse traffic conditions.

Note: A source informs us that the detour route goes past the hotel. If you come in from the Pike, you can follow the detour signs to the hotel.

An alternate route from the Pike is to get off at exit 18 (Allston/Brighton), and get on Storrow Drive eastbound. Take the Copley Square exit from Storrow. You will be forced to turn right onto Clarendon St. Go 7 blocks, turn left onto Stuart St. Go 2 blocks until the intersection of Arlington St. Hotel is on the left.

For more details on this closure, see the Big Dig site.

Parking

In downtown Boston, price and convenience of parking are inversely proportional.

In general, the cheapest option is to park at the end of an MTBA line, and take the T in. Parking ranges from $2 to $4/day, and the basic subway fare is $1 from most stations. See www.mbta.com for more information.
The cheapest parking within walking distance of the hotel is at the Boston Common Garage. The weekend rate is $9/day. In addition, we will be selling for $4 a sticker which you can attach to your Boston Common Parking Garage ticket. The sticker is good for $9 off your stay, but you can only use one sticker per stay. So by doing this, you save $5.

If you go out each morning before 10:00 and take your car out of the garage, drive it around the block, and put it back in, you'll be charged for only one day at a time instead of all three days together. You'll have three tickets to attach stickers to. The rate at the garage is $9 per day, so by spending $12 at the sales table you'll avoid having to give the garage any money at all.

If you don't go out each morning, then the sticker will reduce your parking for the weekend from $27 to $18. Add in the $4 you spent on a ticket and you get $22 total cost for the weekend. The $23 that was printed in the pre-reg packet was a typo.

NOTE: The sticker is only valid if you enter after 4:00 pm on Friday.

Stickers will be on sale at the Arisia Sales table on the mezzanine (where you can also buy a fine commemerative T-shirt, and sign up for Arisia '04).
The most expensive, but most convenient, option is the Motor Mart/Kinney Systems Garage across the street from the hotel ($24 for 24 hours). Actually, if you're staying in the hotel, the most expensive, most convenient option is valet parking at the hotel's motor entrance.

webmaster@arisia.org. Last updated 16 January 2003.