The Mass Turnpike travel plazas are basically a cookie cutter type of set up with the only…read morenoticeable difference being the size of their parking lots. The one in Natick does have ample parking and is quite maneuverable. What I like about the travel plazas --- They have Papa Gino's pizza. I once read that the pizza one eats while growing up imprints on you regarding pizza type preferences. Papa Gino's is what I grew up on when it came to pizza. We didn't get take out pizza much as kids but when we did, it was always Papa Gino's. We hadn't had Papa Gino's in years so I seized the opportunity to get a slice while at the travel plaza. So...I ordered 2 slices (one for each of us). My husband and I can both say the pizza is as good as we remembered it to be. Sometimes chain pizza joints tinker with their recipe so we were pleased to see that Papa Gino's adheres to the old saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". For us, it was a real treat to have a slice. The rest of the travel plaza was clean, including the bathrooms, which we appreciated. Next time we use the Turnpike, we will make it a point to stop in a travel plaza yet again, if only for the pizza.

These service plazas are really starting to tick me off…read more I'd like to give it a higher rating, because it's clearly named after my good friend from Yelp Buffalo: Naitik. Unfortunately, I can't, because the gas is more expensive than 98.4% of the other Boston area alternatives, and the workers here are none-too-friendly, either. The food choices here are crappy fast food, cold french fries, expensive, and so on. However just for the sheer convenience of having this right off the highway on the way into Beantown, I'll give it a 2 rather than a Juan. But it's really Nat somewhere I'd stop on purpose.

Small service area but had the basics for a stop, rest, and refresh. As all service areas it was…read moreconvenient on and off ramps and easy to navigate around the lot.

I ate at the mcdonalds and it gave me very bad diarrhea. I'm actually still on the toilet as i'm…read morewriting this. I'm not sure I may need to see a doctor it's that bad. Don't order the McCripsy you will regret it. The cashier at the gas station was really nice and professional.

Women's restroom was dirty. Many of the doors didn't lock so kept opening. Some were weirdly tied…read moreshut of torn of caution tape. No out of order sign or anything. Just scraggly looking tape. Didn't get good there.

Clean. Four options for eating. Clean bathrooms…read more Plenty of parking. Gas station. Convenience store. Dunkies what more can you ask for?! Cash machine too. Nice inside and outside DEC2019

This plaza can be a zoo on Fridays and Sundays, mainly because it's immediately west of a major…read moreinterchange on the Pike. Traffic patterns can be a little crazy on those days. And on major holidays, the lot will be so full people will park on the left side of the exit ramp. So watch out. This is one of the few plazas on the Pike which does not have a McDonalds. But they have several of their owned franchises, including Fresh City and Boston Market. If you aren't in the mood for McFood, you've got D'Angelo's and Papa Gino's. The rest rooms are showing a bit of wear and tear for their frequent use, but they are generally well maintained. If you don't need gas just yet, and you're going to be on the Pike for a while (e.g., not getting off at I-84) prices at the pumps will decrease as you head west, often several cents a gallon cheaper 2 plazas beyond, i.e., Ludlow. One of the nicest things about this plaza is the grassy area on the east side of the parking lot, with several shade trees. It's a good place to give your dog a break and some exercise.

There are no toilet papers in the restrooms. This is very bad for truckers who come here to rest…read moreand spend hundreds of dollars on fuel.

Pit stop to stretch the legs and for a bathroom break. Good number of stalls. But the hand dryers…read morehad these odd flat boards set beneath which totally was in the way. So weird! Noticed that this McDonald's had a special dessert pie. Very tempting! Strawberry Cheesecake.

This service station has ample parking and is easy in/out. Inside you will find various and…read moretreats, Auntie Annie's Pretzels, Mc Donald's, Gulf Mart Express, etc. the restrooms are consistently clean.

This was a great rest area. I felt safe and the restrooms were clean. I wish I had my dogs with Jr…read moreto enjoy the grounds. They had plenty of picnic tables and trash bins all around the property.

Loved this quaint rest stop filled with helpful tourist information, clean restrooms (cleanest rest…read morearea ever experienced), and plenty of parking. Found more interesting things to see and do than the guide books describe. Highly recommended.

This was a spot we needed to stop at for our trip back home. The biggest positive was the building…read morewas open, past that not a whole lot. Don't expect the large rest areas with multiple large chain restaurants. This is your bare minimum stop with restrooms and some vending machines outside. I think for the most part this rest area is outdated and could be updated. The space wasn't over the top dirty but also could've been cleaner. Honestly if you need a quick stop to use a bathroom it'll do but don't expect much here.

Right at exit 86 on I495. Simple place, small but was what we needed as a rest area. Can't complain…read moreas it was fairly clean, easy on and easy off the highway.

I don't usually write reviews of the many scores of rest stops and welcome centers we have stopped…read moreat over the decades on road trips but this one stood out for two strange and not positive ways. In the NH welcome center portion of the rest stop the woman at the desk was the least welcoming person you could have there as an ambassador for your state. She could barely communicate and practically ripped a map out of my hand after I had picked it out of the display on the counter. Her explanation on why that was not the map I wanted was incomprehensible. Weird. The other oddity that I had not experienced before were the dozen or so unhoused individuals who were living in their vehicles in this rest stop parking lot. Many appear to have been here for a very long time. I understand that for them it may be a safe place with facilities but I am not sure it provides a safe or inviting environment for the general traveling public especially at night.

Just across the border on I-93 into New Hampshire from Massachusetts, this rest and welcome area is…read morea nice spot to stop after fighting the Boston traffic to stretch your legs. Easy access on and off the highway, there is plenty of parking. The welcome area is a cute wood building with high ceilings and lots of information about New Hampshire hotels and activities. Brochures, maps, pamphlets and details on where to go, what to do and what to see in the Granite State. Bathrooms were clean and they had a free wifi. There is both car and truck parking available.

Wow, they are so friendly and professional. Husband made a…read moresame day appointment to get license renewed. He's over 75 so he needed to go in person. Jonathan chatted with him as he went through the process. I heard my husband reminiscing about old computers and punch cards. Maybe was because it was a Monday morning but we were in and out in 30 minutes.

Emptying home after deaths ran across multiple nationalities of money. Hopefully entered AAA and…read morewas immediately told they don't exchange any currencey not bought there (or from any office) within the last 6 months. So much for being helpful!!

Nice place to stop with staff available typical working hours. Nothing too spectacular but nothing…read moreworth complaining about either.