Championship Event 2004 - Rate your hotels!!

[aaronbr28040]

Name of your hotel and Location (Atlanta, Suburb??)
Quality Inn (One of those Choice Hotel Branches), It was in Atlanta not far from Georgia Dome

Price per room: If known.
dont know, pretty cheap+threw in an extra room for free

Ammenities: Details - Internet Access (charged for or free?), Breakfast?
Free Continental Breakfast, Internet access in the "business center" if you asked the manager for the password. No 802.11x

Suprise Charges: If any.
None that I know of

Transportation to and from the Georgia Dome - Bus route, MARTA system, walk?
Walked to Georgia Dome every day, Nice in the morning (all of the homeless are asleep and you can sneak past them) but at night an abundance of homeless were out right around our hotel and would follow you bumming money

Relative closeness to food, and restaurants?
There were a few restraunts close, walking distance to CNN Center and Underground (sorta)

Any additional Comments?
It had stairwells but they couldnt be used to go up. The only way to go up was the elevator which ended up being pretty crowded.

Would you reccomend this hotel for FIRST teams next year?
If you want a cheap basic hotel here it is.

Would you stay at the same hotel Next year?
I would if my team decided to but I'd rather pimp it at the Omni where there are more FIRST'ers

And just for fun, What floor did you stay on?
7th

[Pin Man]

Name of your hotel and Location: Hilton, about a mile away from the comp in the heart of Atlanta

Price per room: over $200 for 4 students I don't really know...

Ammenities: Internet? don't know I think 10 bucks for 3 days... It had a drug store with things for cheap money, Kinko's was there, Starbucks with great prices, sandwhich shop for cheap money, room service was HUGE and cheap plus it was 24/7...

Suprise Charges: If you opened the glass door containing junk food and took something you were charged or if you took a drink from the fridge...

Transportation to and from the Georgia Dome - we took like 4 vans and a mini bus...

Relative closeness to food, and restaurants? We went to special places for food... Wensday-airport, thursday-Mary Mac's (engineer's surprise was to take us there), friday-Atlanta Ballgame, saturday-team social, sunday-airport... didn't really need other restaurants but they had a lot close by if thats what you what to know...

Any additional Comments? the place was SICK!!! Basketball court, 1 tennis court and track, on floor 4, 2 Tennis courts and pool on floor 3... It had 2 glass elevators inside looking the whole hotel, and 2 on the outside looking over the city, and 4 regular ones on the inside... the place was gorgeous!!! Small enough so you could hang out with other teams but big enough for a lot of people...

Would you reccomend this hotel for FIRST teams next year? DEFINITLY!!!

Would you stay at the same hotel Next year? WE BETTER!!! hhahaha

And just for fun, What floor did you stay on? 8 of like 24...

[Kit Gerhart]

Name of your hotel and Location (Atlanta, Suburb??)
Omni

Price per room: If known.
Don't know

Ammenities: Details - Internet Access (charged for or free?), Breakfast?
No breakfast included, but food court nearby.

Suprise Charges: If any.
None that I know of.

Transportation to and from the Georgia Dome - Bus route, MARTA system, walk?
A short walk to competition site.

Relative closeness to food, and restaurants?
Food court downstairs. "Atlanta underground" a 15 minute walk away, but the walk was a bit scary at night.

Any additional Comments?
They should try harder to keep all members of a team together on the same floor and same tower, but otherwise, it was good.

Would you reccomend this hotel for FIRST teams next year?
Yes. The location was great.

Would you stay at the same hotel Next year?
Yes

And just for fun, What floor did you stay on?
9th., in the north tower.
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[Mark McLeod]

Name of your hotel and Location: Westin Peachtree Plaza

Price per room: $139 + $20 tax = $159/night
We had 3 mentors in my room, so split the cost 3 ways.
I slept on a roll-away bed that was very firm & comfortable. Good view of the Ghostbusters bldg and the sunrise over Stone Mountain (yes I have a video).

Ammenities: Internet Access $15/day from room, there was no cost Wi-Fi available in some areas like the lobby. Large Fitness Center, open air pool, observation deck & rotating restaurant/bar at top of hotel highest bldg. in Atlanta.

Surprise Charges: None

Transportation to and from the Georgia Dome - We walked ~15 minutes through Centennial Park and the CNN bldg.
MARTA station 1/2 block from hotel. We used this to get from/to the airport($1.75).
Those of us without the THS meal tickets ate breakfast in the CNN food court.

Relative closeness to food, and restaurants? Lots of nearby restaurants. Hard Rock, Hooters, McDonalds across the street. Italian and steak places a block away. Starbucks in lobby.

Any additional Comments? You could take the stairs starting from the 8th floor, escalators from there to the lobby. I have a video of the kids running to the 33rd floor.
Because it's a single large tower the elevators had definite rush hours mostly due to all the FIRST teams. Elevators are great places to meet other teams though.

Would you recommend this hotel for FIRST teams next year? Yes, it's nicely situated. You can find cheaper accommodations if your budget is constrained.

Would you stay at the same hotel Next year? Yes.

And just for fun, What floor did you stay on? Students/teachers on 33rd, mentors/parents on 39th.

[Melissa Nute]

Name of your hotel and Location (Atlanta, Suburb??)
Hyatt Peachtree
Price per room: If known.
it was 275 per person for the trip but that was the FIRST package
Ammenities: Details - Internet Access (charged for or free?), Breakfast?
free wireless internet
Suprise Charges: If any.
none
Transportation to and from the Georgia Dome - Bus route, MARTA system, walk?
We used MARTA but sometimes we walked also...either was well
Relative closeness to food, and restaurants?
Food right there
Any additional Comments?
I personally loved this hotel, plus it was close enough and connected to the Marriot; plus all the hotel tag
Would you reccomend this hotel for FIRST teams next year?
yes
Would you stay at the same hotel Next year?
yes
And just for fun, What floor did you stay on?
11th along with team 269...i was in room 1112

[Joe Ross]

Name of your hotel and Location (Atlanta, Suburb??)

Sheraton Downtown

Price per room: If known.

$89

Ammenities: Details - Internet Access (charged for or free?), Breakfast?

Internet - $10 a night (2 free computers in the lobby, 2 in the business center)

Suprise Charges: If any.

The principal was told that because his room was so messy, he wasn't allowed to stay at that hotel again *

Transportation to and from the Georgia Dome - Bus route, MARTA system, walk?

we bought passes for the MARTA, although we could have walked (10 blocks or so)

Relative closeness to food, and restaurants?

Peachtree Center was 2 blocks away, Underground was about 5. We walked to both. Deli in the hotel was open 24/7.

Any additional Comments?

Our pool and hot tub worked, unlike some other area hotels

Would you reccomend this hotel for FIRST teams next year?

yes

Would you stay at the same hotel Next year?

yes

And just for fun, What floor did you stay on?

10


* This was after he told several of the students that there was a $500 charge for clogging the pool's filtration system

[opnickc]

Name of your hotel and Location
Marriot Marquis, downtown

Price per room: If known.
I don't know.

Ammenities: Details - Internet Access (charged for or free?), Breakfast?
Pool, and the fact that the entire 50 floor building was open in the middle. That was cool beyond all reason. I think there was internet for $10 a day.

Suprise Charges: If any.
I don't think there were any.

Transportation to and from the Georgia Dome - We walked

Relative closeness to food, and restaurants?
You could walk just about anywhere.

Any additional Comments?
How the inside of the hotel is totally open was great. You can talk to people on other floors near you, or test the parachute action figures from the robodawgs. One night, at about 11:30, some FIRSTers shout "HEEEEY!" like they always do, so the entire hotel was filled with people shouting "Heey!" back. The manager must've hated us. Plus there were at least 10 of those parachute guys the robodawgs gave out that got thrown from the top at some point. Those were cool.



Would you reccomend this hotel for FIRST teams next year?
Yes, it's a lot of fun to calculate the velocity of an object dropped off the 47th floor as it hits the ground. Plus, it would've been more fun with more teams. I think there were about 20, but you don't really meet up with them when you're in a 50 floor hotel.

Would you stay at the same hotel Next year?
Definantly.

And just for fun, What floor did you stay on?
30th and 31st. Sounds like a good combination, but one set of elevators went 18-30, another 31-something. So to quickly meet up with the other members of our team, we had to use the stairs. Oh well, took longer for mentors to get to you

[MisterX]

Name of your hotel and Location (Atlanta, Suburb??)
Sheraton

Price per room: If known.

We got the package

Ammenities: Details - Internet Access (charged for or free?), Breakfast?

2 free computers for interent in the lobby

Suprise Charges: If any.

Movies were surpirisingly cheap

Transportation to and from the Georgia Dome - Bus route, MARTA system, walk?

Not that bad a walk; it did the body good, ya got some fresh air and you pass Hooters

Relative closeness to food, and restaurants?

Peachtree Center maybe a 3-5 minute walk. CNN Center right by Georgia Congress center 10 or so minutes. Deli in the hotel 3rd floor. Publix (groceries) about 15

Any additional Comments?

LOOOOVED the jacuzzi, good view, nice weight room, and their was a drunk passed out on the 3rd floor one morning

Would you reccomend this hotel for FIRST teams next year?

yes, but I'd rather have you go to Omni or Embassy where it is already crowded

Would you stay at the same hotel Next year?

Sure, why not?

And just for fun, What floor did you stay on?

9th floor North Tower

[team222badbrad]

Championship Event 2004 - Rate your hotels!!

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Name of your hotel and Location: Mariott Marquis Atlanta

Price per room: Don't know the price we had to pay.
Online prices here:
https://marriott.com/reservation/rateListMenu.mi

Ammenities: Web TV $12 24 hours, Cable $10 24 hours. Did not eat at the hotel can't tell you about food.

Suprise Charges: If any. NONE!

Transportation to and from the Georgia Dome: 15 minute walk.

Relative closeness to food, and restaurants? Mall right next door closes at 6:00PM

Any additional Comments? Nice atrium. The hot tub was kinda yucky. Pool was nice. This hotel also has locker rooms, sauna, and steam room. It also has a nice weight room. Nice elevators too.

Would you reccomend this hotel for FIRST teams next year? YES

Would you stay at the same hotel Next year? YES

And just for fun, What floor did you stay on?
23

[OneAngryDaisy]

Enough people have commented about the Omni- I only have one or two things to add..


the CNN food court was amazing- when it was open. I often found myself hungry late in the night and all of the places were closed. As a matter of fact, on saturday after my cache of food was depleted I asked the concierge if there were any vending machines. None. so I ended up getting two $2.50 shirley temples from the bar, w00t...

other than that and the lack of things to do (really redunant since we were all pooped out) the omni was 1337.

[edit] It was particularly nice to wake up and simply walk downstairs to the pits.. [/edit]

[Crash852]

Name of your hotel and Location (Atlanta, Suburb??)

Super 8 Downtown Atlanta

Price per room: If known.

Not sure

Ammenities: Details - Internet Access (charged for or free?), Breakfast?

Free breakfast, but no internet. No pool, and apparently no roof access after 12.

Suprise Charges: If any.

Pay to call, even if local, but or else none.

Transportation to and from the Georgia Dome - Bus route, MARTA system, walk?

Walk

Relative closeness to food, and restaurants?

Close to hard rock cafe and hooters, which is closed to other restaurants. CNN center is about 15 minute walk away, so not too far.

Any additional Comments?

Bad hotel, walls were cracking, paint was peeling, there was a cockroach in one of the rooms, gangs were conguating in at the bottom of the hotel by midnight.

Would you reccomend this hotel for FIRST teams next year?

No

Would you stay at the same hotel Next year?

not if i can help it

And just for fun, What floor did you stay on?

9th floor