Staying downtown a reasonable option for PPUSA?

[SF Metal Man]

I've been looking at hotels in Atlanta for ProgPower and it seems that you can get a good hotel downtown for about half the price of staying midtown. Obviously I would prefer to stay walking distance to the venue, but saving a couple hundred dollars on a hotel is a huge deal for me. My question is whether this is a reasonable option? Does MARTA run late enough that I won't need to leave the show early? This would be a blind buy through Hotwire - so are all the downtown 4 star hotels (probably the Westin Peachtree, Hyatt, Hilton or Sheraton) within a short safe walk of a MARTA station? Thanks in advance.

 

[nomisofsiman]

I've been looking at hotels in Atlanta for ProgPower and it seems that you can get a good hotel downtown for about half the price of staying midtown. Obviously I would prefer to stay walking distance to the venue, but saving a couple hundred dollars on a hotel is a huge deal for me. My question is whether this is a reasonable option? Does MARTA run late enough that I won't need to leave the show early? This would be a blind buy through Hotwire - so are all the downtown 4 star hotels (probably the Westin Peachtree, Hyatt, Hilton or Sheraton) within a short safe walk of a MARTA station? Thanks in advance.

My experience with past progpowers is that the Marta typically doesn't run late enough after the headliners, so you'd probably have to cab it.

 

[Harvester]

Marta does indeed stop running prior to the end of the show each night.

 

[SF Metal Man]

My experience with past progpowers is that the Marta typically doesn't run late enough after the headliners, so you'd probably have to cab it.

Any idea what a cab would cost?

 

[nomisofsiman]

Any idea what a cab would cost?

Entirely depends on where you're located. I know the first year I came, I was stupid and picked the Holiday Inn Express near the Olympic area/Braves stadium. It cost me close to 20 to get back. Last few times I've been 30 minutes in walking distance, so I dunno...

 

[miel]

Any idea what a cab would cost?

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On Fri and Sat night, MARTA rail is not an option back to Downtown. You would have to call a cab.

Perhaps use MapQuest Directions once you know which hotel you'll be at to determine distance between venue and hotel and calculate accordingly.

Venue address: 1374 West Peachtree Street Northwest Atlanta, GA 30309

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Depending on the hotel, yes, MARTA has 2 locations in Downtown: Civic Center and Peachtree Center. Getting to the venue each afternoon would be a breeze via MARTA.

IMO, if you're going to save a couple hundred dollars on a hotel in Downtown, do it! You can still take MARTA from the airport to your hotel. I would budget around $40 for 2 cab rides back to the hotel on Fri and Sat night.

 

[SF Metal Man]

Thanks everyone. I think I'm going to go the downtown hotel route. I found a website that estimated cab fare from the Arts Center to Peachtree Center at around $9.00, so even it it was double that it would still make financial sense.

 

[freakchylde]

I don't know if you have a zip car membership, but if you do, they have stations at all the downtown MARTA stations, as well as some parking decks scattered around town.

 

[Bear]

last year everywhere I took a cab was $10.00 flate rate or $12.00 with two people? Or was I just a tool that got took

Bear

 

[broegaard]

Thanks everyone. I think I'm going to go the downtown hotel route. I found a website that estimated cab fare from the Arts Center to Peachtree Center at around $9.00, so even it it was double that it would still make financial sense.

I am taking the same path(downtown).... We can share the cab

which hotel you reserved?

 

[nailz]

IMO, if you're going to save a couple hundred dollars on a hotel in Downtown, do it! You can still take MARTA from the airport to your hotel. I would budget around $40 for 2 cab rides back to the hotel on Fri and Sat night.

Or just party at the Artmore til dawn.

 

[No Username]

(Puts on jogging shoes this year)
It is .9 miles from the Hilton to the Venue...gonna make that my workout every day!.

 

[SF Metal Man]

last year everywhere I took a cab was $10.00 flate rate or $12.00 with two people? Or was I just a tool that got took

Bear

I took a close look at Checker Cab's website last night and it does mention a flat $10 rate for "business to business" within the midtown/downtown area.