Boston Harbor Garage

I would give this garage negative stars if I could. We took our 2 year old toddler to the Boston Aquarium today. We had a enjoyable short visit at the museum, but this was marred by the outrageous Boston Harbor Garage. We visited for less than two hours and were kind of shocked when we were charged $ 38 dollars. This was on a Saturday morning. These profiteers charge customers $ 38 after eighty minutes in the garage. When we entered the garage, we naively assumed these insane rates were for the business work week.
The garage is owned by Chiofaro Management and managed by Interpark. The people are clearly profiteers and unethical business people. The garage is poorly lit, the spots are narrow, and it isn’t clean (as there was a strong scent of urine during our walk to the elevator). It is unbelievable that this management team takes advantage of a captive Aquarium audience and price gouges.
I am going to call the city of Boston on Monday. The CEO and management team should be ashamed and its charter should be revoked. The Boston Aquarium is for the greater good and this type of profiteering negatively impacts access to families with lesser disposable income. There is no possible way this excessive rate structure can be justified, especially on a Saturday morning. Clearly, they worked out that the average visit to the museum is about two hours, so they make sure they can price gouge every single customers.

Very overpriced and in a terrible part of town. The 7eleven in this garage is very sketchy. Homeless and heroin addicts hangout there daily and nightly. I’ve seen fights and arguments many times. The pricing is deceiving. $ 37 for 3 hours is absurd. Luckily this building is going to be torn down in the next year or 2 to make way for a new highrise :)

This garage works great for commuter parking for only $ 15. That is by far the cheapest you will find in the city. However I parked here for the Aquarium and it is VERY deceiving because you can only get validation if you are a MEMBER of the Aquarium. I blame the Aquarium’s website for being confusing. Paid $ 36 for just a couple hours when we should have parked at Rowe’s Wharf just a block over for $ 22.

The garage is very overpriced, particularly for short term parking, and in shoddy condition. I work nearby, but usually take public transit. Yesterday, however, I needed to work late, so I drove in and parked at this garage because it advertised an «early morning special» of $ 19, instead of the paying the 4 – 24 hour rate of $ 36. The sign said to obtain the rate, I had to arrive between 5:00 and 7:30 am and leave after 4 pm. That was all it said. So I arrived at 6:40 am and left at 1:00 am. (Long day.) But the payment machine charged me $ 36!!! When I questioned this, I was told that to obtain the advertised rate, I had to leave by midnight. Huh? I spoke to the night attendant, and then came back the next morning and complained to the day supervisor and then to the operations manager for this 7-​story 24-​hour facility. I politely explained that I had no objection to their conditioning the rate on departure by midnight (or even earlier), but that they needed to disclose that requirement to customers before, rather than after, the customer had parked there, such as by noting it on the signage. But my biggest gripe is with the defensive attitude of all three people with whom I spoke, particularly the operations manager. He refused to issue a credit for the $ 17 difference (I had had to pay the full amount to get the gate to operate so I could leave the garage), even though because they had not posted the leave-​by-​midnight requirement I had been unaware of it. I will notify my credit card issuer not to honor the charge, so in the end I will not lose money, but this is a place to avoid.

Great location!!! kinda pricey, paid 36 for 3 hours…

I would give this garage 0 stars if I could. The cost is $ 36.00 for 80 minutes or more. The parking spaces are very narrow so you may end up with the scratches on your car. I ended up parking on the sixth floor. $ 36.00 is more than twice as much as I’ve ever paid for parking in my 58 years of life. This was for just over two hours of parking. I was short on time so I couldn’t look elsewhere for cheaper parking.

If you’re going to the Aquarium or any other waterfront attraction, the North End, or Quincy Market on a weekend, save your money and park .3 mile away at the lovely and inexpensive garage under Post Office Square. It would be cheaper to take a cab from another parking garage than it would be to park here. It does get an extra star for the location and the helpful attendant. NOTE: if you’re reading this review right after you’ve committed to a spot in the garage, there is a 15 MINUTE GRACE PERIOD if you decide to leave. 16 — 19 minutes will cost you $ 20, though!

I wish i could give zero stars! Early Bird Special (in by 830a — out after 4p) doesn’t exist in the summer… Although they keep the sign up! I normally park here year round this summer every morning the «Garage Full — Monthly Parking Only» sign is out. But then miraculously after 830a the garage is not full anymore??? why you ask… GREED! Because they want the $ 35 for an 1 ½ hour of parking vs the $ 17 early bird special price. Horrible way to treat regular customers!

Only $ 15 if you’re in before 8:30 in the morning and out after 4:30 p.m. That’s a good deal for the area and if you work near by. Monthly parking is $ 400 which doesn’t make sense if you only park there Monday through Friday (that works out to $ 300 a month/​$ 15 per day). Easy to remember where you park… I park on Whale or Squid typically. My biggest complaint is the beeping at the pay stations, it will blow your eardrums. Not fun at the end of a work day. Work around tip: after it spits your credit card back at you, cover the speaker with your hand quickly, otherwise, BEEEEP BEEEEP BEEEEP!

Okay, I have not parked here myself, but as I passed by, I spotted a sign advertising their early bird special of $ 15 on weekdays when you arrive 5am-8:30am and depart after 4pm. Seems like a more affordable (a relative term, considering we’re in Boston) option for parking for work when I would need the car afterwards…
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I understand that city parking is expensive. I know that if I park somewhere for a few hours, I run the risk of paying $ 25 or $ 30 or a bit more.
However, for just under and hour and a half, this place robs you!!! $ 35! Greed, at its finest. Even for a lifetime Bostonian, I was shocked.
The fact that I hear that it is being torn down makes me very happy.

Couldn’t agree more. Has to be the most expensive garage in the city and I have parked in many of them. It wouldn’t be so bad if it were actually a nice garage with spaces large enough so you don’t get scratches on your paint every time you park. But, the spaces are way too narrow, it’s really hard to find an open space and then you have to pay at machines that don’t always work. Last time I was there, they said the «credit card system was down», so I tried to put in a fresh, crisp $ 20 bill (as the first part of my $ 35 charge for a tiny bit over an hour) and the machine rejected it. Totally frustrating. Park anywhere else — this garage totally SUCKS.

These people suck! 35 bucks for 80 minutes! Are you kiddin’ me?
This is parking garage robbery! This is the parking structure right next to the Aquarium. By the IMAX theater. Avoid this place if you care about your wallet!
Update: I’m glad this place is being torn down!