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two interesting smartphone apps
If you have a smartphone or similar device, you may be interested in two apps that will help you get around the neighborhood.
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority has put together a free app called myBCEC which includes a bunch of area information, including directions to the facility (which are the same as directions to the Westin), traffic and transit warnings, and most usefully a map of local restaurants. This app is available in the app stores for iPhone, Blackberry, Android, and iPad.
Best Parking has a parking lot finder app which shows pricing and other details for parking lots on a map. Choose "Seaport District" from the list of Boston neighborhoods. On my phone, this comes up zoomed in too far to see a couple of $6/day parking lots on Drydock Ave to the east of the hotel -- they don't have in/out privileges, and they're a long enough walk that you might want to take the Silver Line instead, but that's a good rate and the Silver Line does stop right there.
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority has put together a free app called myBCEC which includes a bunch of area information, including directions to the facility (which are the same as directions to the Westin), traffic and transit warnings, and most usefully a map of local restaurants. This app is available in the app stores for iPhone, Blackberry, Android, and iPad.
Best Parking has a parking lot finder app which shows pricing and other details for parking lots on a map. Choose "Seaport District" from the list of Boston neighborhoods. On my phone, this comes up zoomed in too far to see a couple of $6/day parking lots on Drydock Ave to the east of the hotel -- they don't have in/out privileges, and they're a long enough walk that you might want to take the Silver Line instead, but that's a good rate and the Silver Line does stop right there.