Question:
how much would it cost for me to suprise my Boyfriend and go to fenway park??
anonymous
2008-05-05 19:15:55 UTC
My boyfriend LOVES the red sox.. hes always wanted to go to fenway park.. I wanted to knwo how much would it cost make this possible. one day i want to suprise him =] i want to buy plane tickets from florida to boston and get a hotel there and go to a game. It would be me, him and our son (hes only 5 months old now) and i want to do it within the next year or so and our sons plane ticket will be free becuase if theyre that small they just sit on your lap. but does anyone knwo about how much i will be spending on the plane tickets, game tickets, hotel, food etc? and a rent a car.
its probably going to be ALOTT but i really want to do this he would be completely shocked and so happy =]
Five answers:
military and veteran advocate
2008-05-07 06:56:34 UTC
tickets to the park range from $20 (standing room only) to over $1000
Fester Frump
2008-05-06 10:30:34 UTC
Your going to have to pick and choose where/how you save money.



As already stated, all Red Sox games are already sold out. You can get tickets for any game from places like ace tickets (http://www.aceticket.com/), stubhub.com or ebay. As with any ballpark the better the seats, the more expensive they are - it's just that at Fenway they take that to a whole new level. For example, my brother is a big baseball fan and had never been to Fenway (we grew up in Colorado, I live in Boston), so when he came out here two summers ago I got 7 tickets off stubhub for both families to go - the seats were about a dozen rows below the Dunkin Dugout in the center field bleachers and they cost me $100 each (including all the fee's) - this for a Texas Rangers game in June. Hardly a major opponent or ideal seating.



Also as stated, hotels in Boston proper aren't cheap. There is a Howard Johnson's right next to Fenway park, not sure how inexpensive it is, but also doesn't appear to be very nice from the outside. My recommendation would be the Sheraton in Back Bay, which is an easy walk to the ball park and is in the middle of the best part of Boston. If you stayed here you could take a cab from the airport ($20ish), and walk or ride public transportation - and have a wicked pissa time. But the room will probably cost you over $200/night. There are T stops right there at the Prudential plaza. You don't need a car in Boston.



Other comment - your son is a little young for Fenway. Many of the seats at Fenway have been there since the 1950s or earlier, they are wood, they are small and they are packed together REALLY tight. Also, the rows can be really long, as in 30+ seats between the aisles - and I would never ever put my kid down in Fenway. The concrete is just to gross - 100+ years of beer, soda and peanuts ground into it, not to mention the pigeon poop, rat feces, vomit and other assorted nasty stuff that is bound to be on it. I would see if you can leave your son with Grandma for the weekend, you will all have a better time.



Another tip about Fenway - the seats in right field, the sections with numbers in the 90s, don't face home plate, they face the bullpen. So your either sitting sideways in the seat or your head is turned for 3 hours, which is a pain in the neck - trust me. Best if you can get seats on the left field side.
anonymous
2008-05-06 01:48:37 UTC
All Red Sox games are pretty much sold-out BEFORE the season starts. So if you would be going this season, the chances are good that you would need to pay huge money to buy tickets from a scalper. Probably best to get tickets in the winter when they go on sale for next year. Official ticket prices range from $12. (not recommended) to over $300:

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/ticketing/seating_pricing.jsp



Boston is a very expensive city. If you want to stay in the city itself, you should plan on a minimum of $150. a night for hotel. But then again Boston has a good public transit system (subway etc) so you really don't need to rent a car. The airport is only 3 miles from downtown and Fenway is just another mile from downtown. Both have subway stops.



Here is what one "official" package deal sold by the Red Sox themselves (it's already sold-out):

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/downloads/y2008/rsd_bos_082907.pdf

and:

http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/bos/fan_forum/destinations.jsp

I am sure one could do much better than this on price, however.



Enjoy your stay in Boston.
RedSoxfan1982
2008-05-06 13:47:30 UTC
That is a great idea but ALL Red Sox games are SOLD OUT. I had to join Red Sox Nation Ultimate Fan Pack just to get tickets to a game. That is sold out as well. You can try www.acetickets.com because they are now the OFFICIAL ticket brokers of the Red Sox. It depends on when your planning on going as well. You may run into a problem though because most sites that sell RS tickets want you to buy more than just 2 tickets.



If you are looking to fly to Boston for wicked cheap try Jet Blue. If you can't get to a game a tour of Fenway Park is wicked cheap $12 for an adult. You will want to stay right outside Boston and that way you save money.



Hope it all works out for you.
Beatle fanatic
2008-05-08 12:55:01 UTC
If he loves the Red Sox go to see them in Florida when they play the Tampa Bay Rays and you will save tons of money!


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