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Special Boston Marathon Hotel Information
Beverly Garden Suites

Suites for runners of the Boston Marathon are available at Beverly Garden Suites, 5 Lakeview Ave. in Beverly, Massachusetts. Suites range from just under $100 for one person to $120 for three. This is just a 4-minute walk from the first of the two bus stops mentioned below, the New England Running Company in Commodore Plaza.

When making a request, we recommend you ask not only for a nonsmoking room (yes, we're assuming as a marathon runner you don't smoke!), but that you are placed in a room away from other smoking rooms as some reviewers have mentioned smoke can travel from neighboring rooms.


Special Boston Marathon Bus
Direct to Athlete's Village in Hopkinton
Monday, April 16, 2012


Update 4/5/12: Online ticket sales are now closed! If you have purchased a ticket, you will receive a confirmation email shortly, which will review the logistics.

Exclusively for runners registered for the Boston Marathon.

A spacious 47-person restroom-equipped bus will deliver marathoners from the North Shore directly to Hopkinton on Monday, April 16.



One-way service direct to the Athlete's Village in Hopkinton where the bus will be parked until 10:30 am when the second wave of the Boston Marathon starts.

You can wait inside the bus until it's time for you to stow your bag on an official baggage bus and move to the starting line or you can hang out in the Athlete's Village. In case of inclement weather, you can stay inside our bus and be warm and dry with your own restroom on board.

Where to board the bus:

  • at 6:00 am in front of New England Running Company, Commodore Plaza, 43 Enon Street, Rte 1A in North Beverly (1/3 mile away from the North Beverly MBTA Commuter Rail Station), or

  • at 6:20 am in the parking lot of the Salem MBTA Commuter Rail Station, 252 Bridge St (Rt. 107) in Salem. (Park all day for $2 in the municipal lot or $4 in the MBTA lot.)

Cost: $36 per person, but $27 per person for members of the North Shore Striders or the Wicked Running Club.

More information: Mike Pelletier at 978-744-6906 or e-mail to: mpelletier@nii.net


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