The Beachplace garage is the worse garage that architects have ever dreamed up…… it's hard to navigate and it takes forever the reach the lobby level.
Assuming you're flying in, my best advice would be to leave the car at the airport and use cabs instead.
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Here we go again. BPT does NOT own the garage! It is owned by Beach Place the MALL, not Beach Place the Marriott TS (we own EOY LO there). Who is paying who, what, in this food chain? If you park cheaper on the lower floors, you might not find a spot at ALL on good days, or days with activities ( boat shows, etc.) - full is full. But on the Marriott levels - you are GUARANTEED a spot. Going in a slow time? Fine - take your chances on a cheaper floor, which will be GOOD. We are driving to Custom House next Fall - had points we had to use, and this is one of the few ones we can drive to from north of NY - pointless to drive to an airport from HERE, then fly. I am originally from the Boston area, and we went to Boston University for grad school - and drove in from my parent's home in the suburbs every day - no fear. Know the city. The parking fee at CH is $45 a night. Yes, we could park elsewhere, finagle, etc. - but I have a knee replacement, and that fee is part of the cost of having a vacation ( we are there for 4 nights, I think - not a whole week). When a convention of mine was held at the Marriott Marquis in NYC, we decided that the SIXTY DOLLARS a night to park our car was foolish (even tho we drive to NYC at least once a month for fun or business - and know of cheaper parking in THOSE locations) - we took the bus down, and walked a couple of blocks over. I warned/informed my colleagues about this - who were folks who probably did NOT own Marriott timeshares (convention of professional flutists - every enthusiasm has it Geek Meet. Some parked at Restaurant Row in open spots - still not cheap, but better than Marriott.) Most of us spend what we wish to enjoy a vacation - if paying to have a guaranteed spot for your car, when taking an urban or otherwise limited vacation is part of that - then it is your call. Taking your car on the train from Virginia to Florida (we looked into that, too) is hardly a bargain, either. Heck, driving can sometimes cost about what flying does, when you tally both columns of parking fees, tolls, gas, etc. Sometimes it is cheaper to eat out, than to shop for groceries in a *gouging* vacation-area store! My DH teases me that my Eleventh Commandment is "Thou shalt NEVER pay full price!" - but when it comes to vacations, some things we willingly pay. Some people will pay Housekeeping to wash and iron their clothes - most of us appreciate having laundry facilities in our rooms. We all decide what our spending priorities are, and some things that people accept, get other people's undies in a twist. Not gonna EVER settle this here. But at this point, I think most folks have all the info they need about BPT and the parking there, to make THEIR decision.
Carefully descending from soapbox now . .
M