Massachusetts Convention Center Authority Reviews

Great facility. Shuttle buses from the parking lot were a nice touch.

HOLY ORGANIZATION, BATMAN!! I came here for the Fan Expo in August. Having NEVER been to one before, I expected loooong lines, impatient people, and getting lost/disoriented, etc. It was all the opposite. A week before, I had reserved a parking spot at the garage across the street, bought tickets to the Expo, and bought a place in line for a photo opportunity with an actor (Peter Capaldi).

As soon as we got to the Center, we just followed everyone else to the event, got our passes (we went on a Sunday, so maybe that was why it wasn't so crowded?), and made our way to get an autograph. The event organizers and staff were incredible! If you even LOOKED lost/confused, they were there to help you. After getting an autograph, we took a break in the food court (didn't eat anything), and then got in line for the photo op. Even though they were running behind, *everything* was organized. It was almost like waiting for a train. After getting the photo and having it framed, we walked among the exhibitors/shops, bought a couple things, and then went home.

I can't say enough of how painless this event was! What was making me anxious was quickly allayed by an organized venue, helpful staff, and friendly event goers.

Huge annex for convention which located in northern port area. Not much choice of food.

The convention center is reasonably clean and uncluttered. I attended recently for PAX East and found the staff to be friendly and helpful. The center has a fenced area for food trucks, however it still requires attendees to do security checks on re-entry.

My only complaint would be that it can be difficult fulfilling that checkpoint's requirements while carrying food. The Uber pickup for the center is on a side street near the attached hotel, it can get very cold waiting during the winter.

We went to this venue for PAX. PAAAAAX! Pax is great.

The location driving in is kinda terrible; can't handle high volume traffic, which is very weird, given the capacity of the place.

Parking here is terrible, but it's Boston. Boston is terrible.

Haven't attempted the public transportation, but i Think it's about 1/2 mile walk from South Station, so not super convenient there.

Excellent venue and so far great organisation! A bit far outside of the city but reasonably good connected

Nice Space. But bring your lunch, $7 for a slice of pizza !

Parking was bad, the lot was full when we got there (not surprising) BUT they were letting people enter to go toward the lot and you didn't find it was full until you waited in line for 20 minutes thinking you'd be able to park to eventually find yourself going through a dirt construction zone and dumped out the back. Thankfully there was a garage there that maybe they were pointing us toward, but there wasn't even a sign that pointed to it saying "overflow parking" or anything. We had actually intended to park in that garage but figured we would see if they had any spots left in the lot first as it's closer and since cars were entering we figured they did.... it would have been much better if the security at the entrance was informing people that the lot was full and we could wait in line to get over to the garage or we could go around which would have been way faster. I actually posted on the comic con Facebook page that parking was full but I don't know if any other con-goers saw it. Needless to say if we go back, we will just park elsewhere unless we are super early.
It was a huuuuuuuuuuge improvement over the last location for Comic Con!!!! We didn't have to wait in line next to dumpsters!!! (So gross. I would not have returned to comic con had they not moved location.)

Volleyball tournament was well set up, organized, and bathrooms kept clean. Important with so many people coming through.

When we returned from our cruise. They made us go outside in 28 degree weather. Our ride wasn't due to arrive for at least 3/4 of an hour. Everyone was outside freezing. No one cared that worked there. I asked the cop why we had to stand in 28 degree temperature, and he said he had another 1500 people due in an hour and half. Explain to me the difference between people at the back wall out of the way, and everyone outside the building. Plus we were at the A gate. They loaded the ship at gate C which is quite aways from where we where. Plus they didn't care if you were disabled in a wheelchair. I have nothing good to say about these people

Attended Boston Comic Con this past year. Security were professional and helpful.

Place is an absolute unit. Apparently not quite big enough though... They're adding on.

This place is massive, which can make parking in the already large number of lots difficult. Once you actually make it to the expo center though, it's great.

I went to a plastic sugery conference here. There were adequate lecture halls and spaces for all of the speakers/events. The main room was plenty big enough to accommodate all of the exhibits. Facility is clean. Loved the free shuttle bus from the parking lot.

I've attended the Massachusetts' Women's Conference two years in a row. This place is large and accommodating. I've enjoyed both experiences. It can be difficult to enter and exit the exhibition center when there's a large crowd moving from place to place on the same schedule. A line at the stairs and escalators can get really long!

Went to PAX East. Had a good time in the large center with many food options.

Staff was friendly, food option variety was nice/decently priced (for a convention center) and bathrooms well maintained. Can't ask for much more out of a convention center.

I came to the new England auto show 2 years in a row. I like the show a lot.

I'm here every year for PAX East and I am glad this convention center exists and they have made a long term commitment to be here. This is a great location even for an event that has a ton of people and a lot going on. The Expo hall, meeting rooms, walkways and other areas are all well kept and set up.

Huge event center with fantastically arranged events.

Huge space, plenty of room for signage and close to train & bus to airport.

Really nice venue. However the international car show is disappointing.

Volleyball tournament, so large, so clean, very organized, but parking can be a problem if you do not arrive early.

They really need to work on their handicap accessibility. Elevator broke and he was stuck on the convention floor when he wanted to leave.

Love this place. Good space inside for conventions and fun things outside

A good place to held your exhibition, lots of space and very well cared buildings

Great convention center! Staff is super efficient, nice and fast.

Beautiful convention center. Went to the IIDA fashion show event held here and was impressed with what they were able to pull together.

Really big space and never enough parking. Traffic in the area is ridiculous. You will definitely get your day's exercise walking around this place.

Attended the Seafood Convention and the facility is impressive and hosts hundreds of vendor booths, and intended for thousands of visitors. There are restrictions/limitations, such as shared and limited power outlets. Bathroom facilities are not kept up with peak traffic, so be careful especially if they are serving food.

An impressive conference center. Huge and well maintained!

Attended 2017 Biomed Device, Embedded System Conference. Well run show, attentive staff. Both from the conference center and the show. Only complaint is the traffic. Getting to and out of the BCEC is painful.

Enjoyed Seafood Expo and enjoyed the service of every moment a safe place good exit and entry doors a well layout area a offices to do meetings and relaxing zone. All and all great location to have convention.

Their baggage check is completely understaffed. I arrived early and still waited 45 minutes because they only had one person to check bags in. I missed a significant portion of the first session of the day for a conference I was attending. It was incredibly frustrating.

Clean, bright and exciting.
Found new stuff for the Christmas season. Although it is an annual event, it was a first time for me and I'll be back with others.
Exciting and fun.

Although parking isn't the best there and even entrances could look like a maze but it is pretty well organized and you can find plenty of information booths to get you around to whatever you are searching for.

My advice is using Uber or Lyft to go to the place instead of using your own car because parking wasn't easy from what I saw

Amazing shows.been to a few cars, RVs and boats show there.

I loved looking at the new cars. I ended up ordering my vehicle that same year

Great place for events. I went for a Christmas event they had all kinds of characters food games rides Blue Man Group was there. They even had little boots that up for changing areas because the bathrooms weren't very big there was only one family bathroom so the lines got long. But if you're just changing your child the booths were there. Very nice atmosphere for a child's party. They gave gifts at the end. Got to meet with Santa Disney princesses, Darth Vader, Gru. Was just a very fun time

It's a convention center what can I can I say. it was very clean

Venue is very nice however the food is absolutely ridiculos in price ,talk about taking advantage of people I feel bad for people with children who want to have something to eat. My advice to you is eat before you go. Parking was actually cheaper than food.

Visited for PAX. Very smoothly run by convention center staff and security.

It's really big and overpriced. If you eat here then you will pay an arm and leg. Bathroom not that cleanest

I went here for a DIA convention.I really liked the building. Everything was very clean, even the bathrooms had antimicrobial mats across the floor. Getting to some of the rooms was confusing though. Some of the room are on the other side of the building. I actually had to ask for direction to find one of the higher number rooms. The center of this building is a big expo floor itself where tons of companies come to sell their products. Most people just came for the freebies.

Conference rooms itself are very sound proof.

Some people complained that the convention center was too cold but I thought it was fine. Bring a sweater if you are one of those people who gets cold easily. Wear comfortable shoes as you'll be walking a lot. This place is huge.

Food: forget about it. Unless you work for a company that gives you a line of credit to use, bring your own. It is unbelievably expensive. Think $4 for a bottle of water.

The convention center is fine but the parking, transportation, and security checks are a mess.

Great place for events like Penny Arcade Expo (PAX)

Went to Boston Comic Con there this year and had a blast, made new friends had a great time with family and old friends, looking forward to next year already

Huge space with lots of exhibition and meeting spaces. Clean toilets, expensive eateries and drinks.

The place is nice and clean. And the outside area is so peaceful. I enjoyed the rabbit s company

Lots of space, lots of bathrooms, and super close to great restaurants and public transportation

Medium size convention center. Modern, safe, good lighting. Location is in Seaport area of Boston served by the oddball MBTA Silver Line. Very easy access from the airport. Excellent restaurants nearby, large variety of food types with high quality.

Beautiful convention center. Attended a conference here. Multiple nice Food options at a 5-10 mins walk.

Nice, clean but a little small, RVs really packed in. Food court had good selection and fair prices.

Great experience, received my designation as as Certified International Properties Specialist, CIPS, continuing to better serve Local & International real Estate markets!

This place is awesome. I went to the Auto Show back in 2012.

I've been to convention centers around the country and the BCEC is one of the nicest. The issue is they have no real convenient pickup area for rideshare and want you to walk essentially 2 blocks away on D St for pickup. The food court options during conventions is also rather disappointing and overpriced.

Great exhibit hall, I have been going here for PAX almost every year and it is the perfect size to accommodate most events. I hope more come here in the future.

Nice big modern place. Here for the Pax show which is really kool.

Really easy to get around. Only complaint was the lines for food. They need way more food service