Originally Posted by
gmad
Thank you for the hotel suggestions, I will def check them out. We just need a place for a quick bit to eat and a place to sleep.
Do you know if the sky train goes directly to the international concourse from these hotels?
To answer your questions:
1. No - your bags will not be held overnight since it's over 12 hrs. Ask for your bags to be checked to ATL only at checkin in GRR to be sure you get them back
2. Go for the Marriott which is on the skytrain (first stop). To get to the train, exit the terminal to the right of the baggage claim (near the MARTA station)
3. The area surrounding the airport is *very* questionable in the evening hours. Eat at the airport (recommend 1 flew south terminal E) and enjoy an evening at the Marriott
In the morning you should be able to check-in on the domestic side since you are flying DL. In which case you just ride the train back to the domestic terminal and walk in near the MARTA and all the way down the concourse to the checkin stations.
If the checkin agent gives you grief about being at the wrong terminal, just ask nicely to have the bag checked in and tell them you'll ride the terminal train to E/F (some caribbean flights actually leave from the main terminal anyway).
If they won't check you in on the domestic side, you'll have to ride the bus to the international terminal. The bus pickup point is out in front of the sky train station.
That's the easiest way I think.