Singing Beach

The worst expirience in my life!!!

by emesteban

$25 for parking

$5 fee for walking pass by person

Police looking for alcholic beverages in your ice box. I asked for walking fee refund beacuse I don't want to throw my beers away and they said NOOOOO.

If you want to throw your money, please, go to Singing Beach!!!!

THE BEACH MUSSOLINI DREAMT OF

by ACLovefield

A cheat, a con, a rip-off. That's this bitch, I mean, beach.

If Mussolini asked me to recommend him a beach, that would be this. It has all the fascism and xenophobia you need in a beach.

Honestly, I regard this review as a Public Service. DON'T GO THERE!!! You'll end up robbed, exhausted, humiliated and frustrated, in that order.

Police and functionaries (let's call that those lazy, ne'er-do-well punks) have been ordered to steal money and then expulse all out-of-towners! They follow instructions from the little plutocracy that happen to have a mansion there (yes, the same responsible for the death of a child when he crossed the railway line and the train didn't whistle 'cause the whistle perturbed the rich's naps...)

What all of them don't know is that what they're doing is illegal, and I, like some other decent people are going to suit them soon.

Till then, farewell, Stinking Beach!

Rip-Off - more information

by MarkTF

I am the guy my dad wrote about in the other Rip-Off comment. You should know I had left my daughter with a friend and her daughter on the beach. We had stayed about two hours and wanted to leave. I took most of the stuff and went to ge the car. It was gone. So, I had to begin the runaround to get it back. Meanwhile, the two little kids and my friend are baking on the beach wondering when I will get back. If I did not have a cell phone who knows how messed up this could have gotten.

You should also know the guy at the tow yard acutally laughed when I paid him. He thought the whole thing amusing. I bet he gets a nice cut. He actually said to me: Ya, we're getting a lot of them out there today'. Manchester, your name is Scam City. Well done. You taught me to avoid your beach. Stay secluded and deluded. Karma will catch up to you.

Thinking of it now, how many unsuspecting people get ripped off like this cannot afford that kind of extra money to get their car back. That fee is OUTRAGEOUS. If someone was short cash, they would leave their car there until next paycheck. If two hours in the yard, and less than a two mile tow, cost $115 - how much would it cost after a week for not so rich people to get their car back. No wonder people are screaming for the rich to pay more. They take every chance to screw the little guy.

• Pros: Nice beach, townspeople, beach policy not so nice
• Cons: Bad, VERY bad parking, towing policy

Parking RIP-OFF Makes a great beach a litter box

by mbankat

My son has been taking his 2 ½ year old daughter each weekend to Singing Beach since the season began. They like the beach, keep it clean, respect others, AND spend money in nearby shops. (Much more money than I would like to see him spend on local food, sundries and beaching items.)

Today, Saturday, June 19, 2010 - that trip cost him $189 and about 4 miles of walking in the sun for an hour and a half, carrying all his beach items with him.

Today, they TOWED his car, and billed (screwed him - if you ask me) for $135 in towing and storage fees, and a parking ticket. They had the car a couple hours, and towed it about two miles. That is $110 ?!?. By the way, for all you people in the real world, they won’t accept debit cards. No plastic, cash only. Therefore, he had to walk to the nearest ATM. Jerks on top of Jerks.

Shame on the town of Manchester By The Sea. He is a hard working, honest kid making $600 a week. You taught him a mean lesson. Towing the car was unnecessary. Worse, it was just not right. He said the car was not blocking or hindering any access or traffic. Your policy regarding beach parking is nothing short of theft.

It seems he parked in a two zone. He said many others were parked same area as him. He has parked there before no problem. There are signs posted, but he said they do not indicate the spot he parked in is illegal. So, it seems, at best the signs are fewer than should be, are not clear in their directions, or worse – as I expect – are set up SPECIFICALLY trap visitors to the beach.

Say goodbye to a good patron, and a supporter of businesses local to Singing beach. You ripped him off.

I do encourage all to use the commuter rail. Especially from Boston to go to the beach. That is your cheapest option.

This is going via email to all I can think of.

• Pros: nice beach
• Cons: PARKING - be prepared they will rip you off.

Rip Off!

by gajacks

Yeah the beach is nice. There is lots of clean sand ample room to spread out. However, with $25 to park a half mile away and $5 per person just to walk on it's an incredible rip-off. Not all of us have the funds that those rich folks in their mansions overlooking the beach have. Don't get me wrong. The beach is nice, but not $30 nice. There are lots of scenic, clean, and AFFORDABLE beaches (most of them free, imagine that) in the area that I would rather go to. I think I'll leave Singing Beach to those millionare snobs who clearly want it all to themselves.

• Pros: Cleanliness
• Cons: Price