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Old May 3rd, 2009, 09:08 PM posted to rec.travel.air
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Default Cheap parking close to Sheraton Inner Harbor, Baltimore?

Anyone aware of cheap parking within walking distance (like maybe 6
blocks or so) of Sheraton Inner Harbor in Baltimore? (Just want to dump
a rental car there for 3 full days while at a meeting.)

[Or, is anyone aware of any better solution for 3 day stay coming from
the West Coast? Flying SFO-BWI appears to be a hassle compared to
flying SFO-IAD and taking ground transportation; but any ground
transportation options from IAD to downtown Baltimore all appear to be
either about as costly as a rental car, or a lot less convenient.]
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Old May 3rd, 2009, 11:52 PM posted to rec.travel.air
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Default Cheap parking close to Sheraton Inner Harbor, Baltimore?

fallsway park & ride. $4.50 all day its afenced in parking lot.

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Old May 4th, 2009, 01:00 AM posted to rec.travel.air
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Default Cheap parking close to Sheraton Inner Harbor, Baltimore?

Anyone aware of cheap parking within walking distance (like maybe 6
blocks or so) of Sheraton Inner Harbor in Baltimore? (Just want to dump
a rental car there for 3 full days while at a meeting.)

[Or, is anyone aware of any better solution for 3 day stay coming from
the West Coast?


Hertz, Avis, and Budget all have offices within a few blocks of your hotel.
How about giving the car back when you get there, then rent another one
when you leave? It doesn't look like there's a drop charge from IAD to
Baltimore.

R's,
John
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Old May 4th, 2009, 04:52 AM posted to rec.travel.air
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Default Cheap parking close to Sheraton Inner Harbor, Baltimore?

On Sun, 03 May 2009 13:08:43 -0700, AES wrote:

Anyone aware of cheap parking within walking distance (like maybe 6
blocks or so) of Sheraton Inner Harbor in Baltimore? (Just want to dump
a rental car there for 3 full days while at a meeting.)

[Or, is anyone aware of any better solution for 3 day stay coming from
the West Coast? Flying SFO-BWI appears to be a hassle compared to
flying SFO-IAD and taking ground transportation; but any ground
transportation options from IAD to downtown Baltimore all appear to be
either about as costly as a rental car, or a lot less convenient.]


United has a nonstop flight from SFO-BWI.

I'm not sure but I don't think you will find cheap parking in that
area. I'm not aware of any. It's the middle of the downtown area and
the residential areas have very strict parking restrictions for
non-residents.

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Old May 4th, 2009, 10:06 AM posted to rec.travel.air
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Default Cheap parking close to Sheraton Inner Harbor, Baltimore?

AES wrote:

[Or, is anyone aware of any better solution for 3 day stay coming from
the West Coast? Flying SFO-BWI appears to be a hassle compared to
flying SFO-IAD and taking ground transportation; but any ground
transportation options from IAD to downtown Baltimore all appear to be
either about as costly as a rental car, or a lot less convenient.]


The MARC light rail from BWI goes from concourse E at the airport to the
Camden MARC station which is very close to that hotel.

IAD seems to be the worst airport to use if you wanted to use public
transportation (been there, done that). First you have to take the
Washington Flyer bus ($10) to the Metro, then go to Union Station, then
take MARC (weekdays only) to Baltimore.
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Old May 4th, 2009, 02:53 PM posted to rec.travel.air
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Default Cheap parking close to Sheraton Inner Harbor, Baltimore?

Response from the OP:

1) Thanks much for replies to date.

2) Google search brings up numerous public parking garages in the
Inner Harbor area (a dozen or two within 3 or 4 blocks of Harborside).

Anyone know what their rates might be for a 24-hour overnight stay?
(Haven't found this info on the web yet.)

3) Does the Fallsway Park & Ride setup still exist?
(Wikipedia and other online sources describe it as having
existed in the early 1990s, then being cancelled)

If still alive, does it have one-shot transit connection
to Harborside/Sheraton Inner Harbor vicinity?

And does this function (both ways) into the evening?
Maybe until midnight? At reasonable intervals?

Thanks again.
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Old May 4th, 2009, 03:00 PM posted to rec.travel.air
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Default Cheap parking close to Sheraton Inner Harbor, Baltimore?

In article ,
SMS wrote:

IAD seems to be the worst airport to use if you wanted to use public
transportation (been there, done that). First you have to take the
Washington Flyer bus ($10) to the Metro, then go to Union Station, then
take MARC (weekdays only) to Baltimore.


Also did that once myself.

And SuperShuttle website says $90 for a single passenger on their
door-to-door service, IAD to Baltimore.

.. . . and is fuzzy about how the rate drops with multiple passengers,

.. . . and is also fuzzy about whether they'll deliver you to an Inner
Harbor hotel, or just to BWI
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Old May 4th, 2009, 03:46 PM posted to rec.travel.air
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Default Cheap parking close to Sheraton Inner Harbor, Baltimore?

AES wrote:
In article ,
SMS wrote:

IAD seems to be the worst airport to use if you wanted to use public
transportation (been there, done that). First you have to take the
Washington Flyer bus ($10) to the Metro, then go to Union Station, then
take MARC (weekdays only) to Baltimore.


Also did that once myself.

And SuperShuttle website says $90 for a single passenger on their
door-to-door service, IAD to Baltimore.

. . . and is fuzzy about how the rate drops with multiple passengers,

. . . and is also fuzzy about whether they'll deliver you to an Inner
Harbor hotel, or just to BWI


Why do you want to go to IAD versus BWI since at BWI you can just take
the light rail to your hotel?

Last time I went from SFO to that area BWI was the cheapest airport for
flights, plus they had the cheapest rental cars. Now BWI seems to be a
tad more expensive since Virgin America and Air Tran are competing at
IAD, so BWI is about $30 more.
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Old May 4th, 2009, 07:57 PM posted to rec.travel.air
AES
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Default Cheap parking close to Sheraton Inner Harbor, Baltimore?

In article ,
SMS wrote:


Why do you want to go to IAD versus BWI since at BWI you can just take
the light rail to your hotel?

Last time I went from SFO to that area BWI was the cheapest airport for
flights, plus they had the cheapest rental cars. Now BWI seems to be a
tad more expensive since Virgin America and Air Tran are competing at
IAD, so BWI is about $30 more.


In general there are many more nonstops from SFA (San Francisco area) to
IAD than to BWI; and all the one-stops SFA - BWI are several hours
longer total flight time, plus the hassle of the connection. (Nonstops
BWI back to SFA are especially scarce).

By contrast, United (which is my primary FF carrier) has multiple daily
nonstops both ways SFO - IAD, thus giving me more scheduling choice,
plus backup options in case one of these flights gets cancelled or
delayed.
 




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