Atlanta Travel

[slickguy2007]

Nah... don't worry about getting a bus or anything it isn't necessary. We stayed at the Marriot Marquee last time and we walked everyday. We thought it was pretty cool too because we got to walk through the city area and then through a park. If you want a convenient place to stay I recommend the Omni. Can't wait to see everyone at Atlanta again.


GO TEAM 1403!!!!!

[J Flex 188]

the only reason team 188 and west hill used a bus is because we took the 18 hour bus ride down there in the first place

it seemed much easier just to walk everywhere =). though at the times we did use marta, it was great.

[Tuba4]

If you are flying into Atlanta, a multi day MARTA pass is the very best deal for travel. Last year we used our MARTA passes to get from the airport to the hotel as well as traveling back and forth to the competition site. We spent less than $200 for a MARTA pass for all team members and mentors versus renting two vans at a cost of over $300 each for Wed through Sun.

Even if you are staying at the Omni right at the Dome, I would wager a multi day MARTA pass would still be cheaper than the airport shuttle, $7 vs probably $12 to $15 each?!?

[Erin Rapacki]

Travelling in and around Atlanta was very cheap and very easy. The hotels that FIRST offers in their packages are typically all under a 20 minute walk from the Georgia Dome. I had a Segway with me last year, I highly recommend it!! The MARTA was easy to find and travel to and from the airport with, so no shuttle bus was particularly necessary (unless it's included with your hotel accomodations, then go for it!)

Atlanta was fun.



erin

[Steve W]

Originally Posted by Erin Rapacki

I had a Segway with me last year, I highly recommend it!!

erin

That's a great recommendation and I think I will take you up on it. I'm glad that I am the first person to ask for your Segway. It was nice to trial last year but to use yours for the whole Championship would be great. Thanks again!!!!!

[David V]

Having a vehicle parked in Atlanta at night isn't a good idea. My team always brings an RV for various reasons. Unfortunately, it got broken into last year. To tell the truth, Atlanta's crime rate is very high. Like everyone said, MARTA is a good choice, but there are definitely parts of Atlanta you don't want to be in at night. Just get a hotel somewhere near the dome, and even if it's not within walking distance, you can use MARTA, and it's far safer than somewhere farther out.

[Gamer930]

We flew into Atlanta got the $7 pass for 4 days of unlimited trips. We all hopped onto the MARTA. It was approx 25 minute ride from the airport to the Peachtree station which was just outside the hotel. We stayed at the Westin Peachtree (I think that is the correct name).
Being one that really felt lazy the first morning of competition I did take the MARTA. We had to go one stop west then get on another train and go one stop south, if I remember correctly.
I was really awake after the competition so we decided to do the 6-8 block walk back. We determined it was a lot quicker to walk then to get on and off trains.
On Sunday we took the MARTA back to airport and flew home

If you are flying into Atlanta get the MARTA 4-5 day pass. It is worth the $7.
If you are not flying into Atlanta it may be nice to get couple of passes so that people can go around town quicker and get supplies or materials to fix robots

*My 2 cents worth*

[Carol]

MOE is taking a bus to Atlanta for the first time. After 12 hours or so, even DVDs and IPods are boring. We are looking for group activities, games, etc., to entertain the troops (about 50 people, mixed students and adults.) There was a thread last year on this topic:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...18&postcount=1

Has any team found some new, exciting ideas we could try? Particularly for the last couple of hours before we arrive, when everyone is awake and antsy to get off that bus!

[santosh]

We are getting dropped off by parents of our club.

A fun thing to do is play poker.

[KTorak]

My dad got a rental car for us to travel from the airport and around town. Walking from The Omin to the Georgia Dome. Rest of the team who is flying (8 of us or so) is having people who are driving down pick them up.

[Ali Ahmed]

Since the Embassy Suites are so close to the Georgia Dome, we walk. We use the MARTA a lot too.