I really like the Parking Spot frequent parker program. You get one free parking stay (regardless of length) after ten stays. It works great for me because I make lots of one- and two-night trips, then can use the free one for a longer parking stay. I've found there service to be great, too. (IAH and HOU are my home bases.)

Well, if using Terminal 1, ParkOne means you've got a 3 to 4 minute walk (no wait time!) from a typical space to the right of where you pull in off of Century, and the same going back. That's probably less than the walk to the entrance to terminal 1 from the far gates!

I don't know anything about The Parking Spot, but with most private lot shuttles at many (if not all) hours you have to call from the terminal to get the shuttle to come to you, then of course the shuttle has to meander the loop. (Or with the public lot shuttles, you never know long your wait for the right one is going to be, how overcrowded it will be, and again it has to meander the loop.) Being able to simply walk to your car in 4 minutes is an unbelievable joy compared to all that (tho 4 minutes obviously only applies from terminal 1).

On rates, if you're a Rapid Reward member you get a 20% discount, or the coupons give you 1 day off with a minimum 3 day park, and in some cases (a 3-day trip) this works out VERY competitive with other lots much further away.

Plus I've never encountered a "sold out" at ParkOne, even on Thanskgiving, whereas I've had unpredicable problems on peak days at many other places, and nearly missed planes simply because the first lot I tried didn't have spaces available.

Also, I want to pay with Diners Club, and mighty few parking places other than ParkOne seem to accept that.

Finally, my car is under the sun if I leave it at home too, and it's under the sun all day at work normally, so I don't see much difference. And since I save $$$$ (or is that $$$$$?) by always buying used cars, it's not SO big a deal to have the car get a little dirtier. (And in my experience the grime is actually less at Park One than in city lot B for whatever reason.)

Are there any frequent parker lots in PHL? I usually park at SmartPark but they don't offer any frequent parking programs (that I know of).

ParknFly has now opened at FLL and it seems to be the best service of this type that I have ever seen. It is in a really easy to access location at the end of I-595 and I now have used it twice, both times returning about midnight, and both times a van was around to pick me up within five minutes of my arrival. Also, each time a van was at my car to take me over before I finished getting my bag out of the trunk.
There are free day coupons around on the web and the usual AAA and senior discounts are available.

I've used The Parking Spot at LAX numerous times since my last post. I haven't ever had a capacity problem, even over Thanksgiving -- plenty of rooftop (i.e. cheapest) parking available in their Sepulveda lot. The vans are spacious & plentiful, and I've never had to wait more than 5 minutes for a pickup at LAX, or 2 minutes for a ride to LAX. It's a tremendous improvement over lots B & C. I haven't used Park One in a while, so I can't really say how the Parking Spot compares to Park One.

[This message has been edited by SS255 (edited Mar 24, 2004).]

The charges are now US$8.00 per day and US$12.00 per day for covered parking, and have been for a while.

The Internet web site is Pre-Flight Parking for additional information.