Stuttgart Marriott Hotel Sindelfingen [Master Thread]
Jul 20, 2017, 6:57 am
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I am headed to Stuttgart first week August for a meeting at Mercedes at their Affalterbach factory.
I land in Stuttgart after 6pm. Just wondering if I should just stay a night at one of the many airport hotels nearby or pick up the car rental and drive to Singelfingen and stay the night there and then be ready to drive on to Affalterbach by 8.00am for my 9.00am meeting.
What do you suggest?
I land in Stuttgart after 6pm. Just wondering if I should just stay a night at one of the many airport hotels nearby or pick up the car rental and drive to Singelfingen and stay the night there and then be ready to drive on to Affalterbach by 8.00am for my 9.00am meeting.
What do you suggest?
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Jul 20, 2017, 9:18 am
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@sharon - the Marriott is actually pretty far from Stuttgart city centre. It's pretty close to Mercedes (short drive) and a lot of big shops including IKEA. We parked on the street 1 street down the hotel and avoided parking charge.
Jul 20, 2017, 5:46 pm
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@sharon - the Marriott is actually pretty far from Stuttgart city centre. It's pretty close to Mercedes (short drive) and a lot of big shops including IKEA. We parked on the street 1 street down the hotel and avoided parking charge.
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Jul 20, 2017, 6:45 pm
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Is traffic bad in the mornings in Stuttgart?
We pick up a car rental from the airport at 8.30am-9.00am then drive to Affalterbach for an 10.30am meeting at the Merc factory.
We head to Munich after the meeting (after lunch) for a dinner-meeting in the city center at the Aloft Munich.
We pick up a car rental from the airport at 8.30am-9.00am then drive to Affalterbach for an 10.30am meeting at the Merc factory.
We head to Munich after the meeting (after lunch) for a dinner-meeting in the city center at the Aloft Munich.
Jul 21, 2017, 2:30 am
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I land in Stuttgart after 6pm. Just wondering if I should just stay a night at one of the many airport hotels nearby or pick up the car rental and drive to Singelfingen and stay the night there and then be ready to drive on to Affalterbach by 8.00am for my 9.00am meeting.
What do you suggest?
I was in Stuttgart yesterday - the road network is a disaster right now. Took me 2 1/2 hours to get out of the city in rush hour. (construction everywhere). I'd recommend that you stay as close as possible to Affalterbach - irrespective of hotel chain.
Jul 21, 2017, 4:07 am
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Word of warning.
I was in Stuttgart yesterday - the road network is a disaster right now. Took me 2 1/2 hours to get out of the city in rush hour. (construction everywhere). I'd recommend that you stay as close as possible to Affalterbach - irrespective of hotel chain.
I was in Stuttgart yesterday - the road network is a disaster right now. Took me 2 1/2 hours to get out of the city in rush hour. (construction everywhere). I'd recommend that you stay as close as possible to Affalterbach - irrespective of hotel chain.
From the airport, you def. have to pass through the city to get towards Affalterbach, correct?
Would leaving the hotel at 6.00am and trying to beat the morning rush make any difference and just hanging around at a town or cafe nearby Affalterbach till 10.30am help?
Or just not a good idea?
Jul 21, 2017, 4:26 am
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Just saying but Affalterbach is on the other side of Stuttgart. From Sindelfingen you should think about roundabout one hour to drive if there is no rushhour...
Affalterbach is next to Winnenden if this helps.
Affalterbach is next to Winnenden if this helps.
Jul 21, 2017, 4:33 am
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Also it's prime holiday season now and all the autobahn traffic is dreadful, so if you are driving from Stuttgart to Munich, try to drive off peak hours. You might need to drill through country road to avoid traffic. Base on where you want to be I wouldn't suggest the Marriott at all.
Jul 21, 2017, 8:50 am
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Also it's prime holiday season now and all the autobahn traffic is dreadful, so if you are driving from Stuttgart to Munich, try to drive off peak hours. You might need to drill through country road to avoid traffic. Base on where you want to be I wouldn't suggest the Marriott at all.
We leave Affalterbach at about 1.30pm and head straight for Munich with the goal of reaching the airport at Munich by 3.30pm-4.00pm at the latest.
Hoping to be able to keep a comfortable 120km per hour on the highway...if the traffic isn't as bad as you say it is....
Jul 21, 2017, 6:40 pm
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Never been on the auto-bahn during summer months when traffic is heavy..was not expecting this.
We leave Affalterbach at about 1.30pm and head straight for Munich with the goal of reaching the airport at Munich by 3.30pm-4.00pm at the latest.
Hoping to be able to keep a comfortable 120km per hour on the highway...if the traffic isn't as bad as you say it is....
We leave Affalterbach at about 1.30pm and head straight for Munich with the goal of reaching the airport at Munich by 3.30pm-4.00pm at the latest.
Hoping to be able to keep a comfortable 120km per hour on the highway...if the traffic isn't as bad as you say it is....
Good luck!!!
Jul 21, 2017, 8:32 pm
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Would anyone have recommendations by the way for a good car rental out of Stuttgart airport that rent small car's for a decent price?
I prefer to avoid hertz or avis (over priced and never give the car I book every single time I use them in Europe)>
Jul 22, 2017, 7:42 am
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Danke. Okey...fingers crossed it's not so bad.
Would anyone have recommendations by the way for a good car rental out of Stuttgart airport that rent small car's for a decent price?
I prefer to avoid hertz or avis (over priced and never give the car I book every single time I use them in Europe)>
Would anyone have recommendations by the way for a good car rental out of Stuttgart airport that rent small car's for a decent price?
I prefer to avoid hertz or avis (over priced and never give the car I book every single time I use them in Europe)>
Cheers.
Jul 22, 2017, 8:12 am
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Danke. Okey...fingers crossed it's not so bad.
Would anyone have recommendations by the way for a good car rental out of Stuttgart airport that rent small car's for a decent price?
I prefer to avoid hertz or avis (over priced and never give the car I book every single time I use them in Europe)>
Would anyone have recommendations by the way for a good car rental out of Stuttgart airport that rent small car's for a decent price?
I prefer to avoid hertz or avis (over priced and never give the car I book every single time I use them in Europe)>
Jul 22, 2017, 8:40 am
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Have you looked at Sixt? They are huge in Germany who also partner of mydriver (like Uber but with nice cars only). Also if you are driving in Southern Germany, rent a powerful car (like a BMW 1 series with high HP) - that will give you a great experience when you can drive without speed limits.
Cheers.
Jul 22, 2017, 4:29 pm
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