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  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    any updates?

    I think the consensus is that the Holiday Inn near the venue is not a very good place to stay except that it is within walking distance and the only thing around there and Eric (Evil Closet Monkey) is working on a group rate.

    Near the airport are Hiltons and Mariotts, Sheratons, etc. so I assume they are OK. Never stayed there.
    DAL-7/5/98,10/17/00,6/9/03,11/15/13
    BOS-9/28/04,9/29/04,6/28/08,6/30/08, 9/5/16, 9/7/16, 9/2/18
    MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
    PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
    CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
    HTFD-6/27/08
    ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
    KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
    Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
    PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
    OKC-11/16/13
    SEA-12/6/13
    TUL-10/8/14
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,281
    working on a group rate at the Holiday Inn (STADIUM).... if you don't care about the tourist thing, parking is free, plus you can walk to shows.....

    Sweet! 8-)
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    Flagg wrote:
    any updates?

    I think the consensus is that the Holiday Inn near the venue is not a very good place to stay except that it is within walking distance and the only thing around there and Eric (Evil Closet Monkey) is working on a group rate.

    Near the airport are Hiltons and Mariotts, Sheratons, etc. so I assume they are OK. Never stayed there.

    The airport area is like a ten minute drive max from the venue. Airport is like exit 13 on 95 and the venue is like exit 18. And once you get off of 95, you are literally right next to the parking lot to the venue.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • Near the airport are Hiltons and Mariotts, Sheratons, etc. so I assume they are OK. Never stayed there.
    i think that is were i am going to stay, the ones close to the venue seem to be overpriced at best
    the airport is only 3-5 miles, im cabbing it
  • luvisatower
    luvisatower Posts: 1,078
    working on a group rate at the Holiday Inn (STADIUM).... if you don't care about the tourist thing, parking is free, plus you can walk to shows.....
    can one get to the touristy places from this hotel using public transportation?
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  • Flagg
    Flagg Posts: 5,856
    Haven't decided where to stay yet. Depends on if there is a Halloween show or not.

    Not making the rookie mistake of booking everything now only to have the show not happen or be on a different day. Been there and done that.
    DAL-7/5/98,10/17/00,6/9/03,11/15/13
    BOS-9/28/04,9/29/04,6/28/08,6/30/08, 9/5/16, 9/7/16, 9/2/18
    MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
    PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
    CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
    HTFD-6/27/08
    ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
    KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
    Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
    PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
    OKC-11/16/13
    SEA-12/6/13
    TUL-10/8/14
  • Solat13
    Solat13 Posts: 6,996
    working on a group rate at the Holiday Inn (STADIUM).... if you don't care about the tourist thing, parking is free, plus you can walk to shows.....
    can one get to the touristy places from this hotel using public transportation?

    Yeah, just walk a couple blocks to the Broad Street line of the Subway to take you to Center City and City Hall. From there you could either walk ten blocks to "Olde City" or transfer to the Market Street line to get to Independence Hall, Constitution Center, Liberty Bell, etc.
    - Busted down the pretext
    - 8/28/98
    - 9/2/00
    - 4/28/03, 5/3/03, 7/3/03, 7/5/03, 7/6/03, 7/9/03, 7/11/03, 7/12/03, 7/14/03
    - 9/28/04, 9/29/04, 10/1/04, 10/2/04
    - 9/11/05, 9/12/05, 9/13/05, 9/30/05, 10/1/05, 10/3/05
    - 5/12/06, 5/13/06, 5/27/06, 5/28/06, 5/30/06, 6/1/06, 6/3/06, 6/23/06, 7/22/06, 7/23/06, 12/2/06, 12/9/06
    - 8/2/07, 8/5/07
    - 6/19/08, 6/20/08, 6/22/08, 6/24/08, 6/25/08, 6/27/08, 6/28/08, 6/30/08, 7/1/08
    - 8/23/09, 8/24/09, 9/21/09, 9/22/09, 10/27/09, 10/28/09, 10/30/09, 10/31/09
    - 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10, 5/21/10, 10/23/10, 10/24/10
    - 9/11/11, 9/12/11
    - 10/18/13, 10/21/13, 10/22/13, 11/30/13, 12/4/13
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,527
    working on a group rate at the Holiday Inn (STADIUM).... if you don't care about the tourist thing, parking is free, plus you can walk to shows.....
    can one get to the touristy places from this hotel using public transportation?

    Yeah, use the Subway - Broad Street Line.
  • luvisatower
    luvisatower Posts: 1,078
    thanks soalt13 and Jearlpam0925.
    i'm in, i think, for the group rate then as long as i can still get to the toursity place :D
    will double check with my +1 and let ya know for certain ECM.
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  • The Champ
    The Champ Posts: 4,063
    working on a group rate at the Holiday Inn (STADIUM).... if you don't care about the tourist thing, parking is free, plus you can walk to shows.....

    Fuck, I booked this hotel when the date was announced..maybe we can get some kind of pre-game situation going at the hotel bar..
    'I want to hurry home to you
    put on a slow, dumb show for you
    and crack you up
    so you can put a blue ribbon on my brain
    god I'm very, very frightening
    and I'll overdo it'
  • i just did the priceline name your price
    got the residence inn philly airport for $60 a night plus taxes , free parking
    aloft was the other one i was looking at but the reviews were half and half
  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    are there any places around the spectrum to grab a drink before the show? or is the immediate area just venues and parking lots?
  • weekapaug19
    weekapaug19 Posts: 2,293
    working on a group rate at the Holiday Inn (STADIUM).... if you don't care about the tourist thing, parking is free, plus you can walk to shows.....

    any updates on this?
  • ECM
    ECM Posts: 1,687
    working on a group rate at the Holiday Inn (STADIUM).... if you don't care about the tourist thing, parking is free, plus you can walk to shows.....

    any updates on this?

    Waiting to see if any other shows get announced before it finalized....
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  • weekapaug19
    weekapaug19 Posts: 2,293
    working on a group rate at the Holiday Inn (STADIUM).... if you don't care about the tourist thing, parking is free, plus you can walk to shows.....

    any updates on this?

    Waiting to see if any other shows get announced before it finalized....

    nice...thanks
  • Vedder_Girl77
    Vedder_Girl77 Posts: 4,341
    working on a group rate at the Holiday Inn (STADIUM).... if you don't care about the tourist thing, parking is free, plus you can walk to shows.....

    Please keep me posted! :)
    8/29/00, 7/3/03, 5/24/06,6/28/08 & 6/30/08, 10/9/09,10/28/09, 10/30/09 & 10/31/09, 5/15/10, 5/17/10, 5/18/10, 5/20/10 & 5/21/10, 10/23/10 & 10/24/10, 9/3/11, 9/4/11, 9/11/11, 9/12/11, 9/23/11, 9/22/12, 9/30/12, 7/16/13, 7/19/13
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,281
    working on a group rate at the Holiday Inn (STADIUM).... if you don't care about the tourist thing, parking is free, plus you can walk to shows.....

    Please keep me posted! :)

    And me posted, too! :)
  • DPrival78
    DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,263
    is there a hotel bar at the holiday inn?

    maybe all of us who are staying downtown and taking the train down can stop off there pregame.
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
  • Jearlpam0925
    Jearlpam0925 Deep South Philly Posts: 17,527
    DPrival78 wrote:
    is there a hotel bar at the holiday inn?

    maybe all of us who are staying downtown and taking the train down can stop off there pregame.

    Benny the Bum's.

    But there's McFadden's and Chickie's & Pete's as well.
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 97,281
    DPrival78 wrote:
    is there a hotel bar at the holiday inn?

    maybe all of us who are staying downtown and taking the train down can stop off there pregame.

    Benny the Bum's.

    But there's McFadden's and Chickie's & Pete's as well.

    :shock: