Long term (1 month) parking at an airport hotel
Nov 4, 2016, 7:59 pm
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Long term (1 month) parking at an airport hotel
Has anybody ever negotiated a parking-only rate at an airport hotel?
I'll be gone for an amount of time that would rack up an exorbitant airport parking bill, even in the economy lots. Let's assume taxi/Uber is not an option. I found a website called Airport Parking Reservations that allows booking only a parking space at airport hotels -- but the selection of hotels is thin, and I presume I could get a better rate by contacting hotels directly. Anyone have tips? How safe is it to leave a car parked in a hotel lot for one month straight?
I'll be gone for an amount of time that would rack up an exorbitant airport parking bill, even in the economy lots. Let's assume taxi/Uber is not an option. I found a website called Airport Parking Reservations that allows booking only a parking space at airport hotels -- but the selection of hotels is thin, and I presume I could get a better rate by contacting hotels directly. Anyone have tips? How safe is it to leave a car parked in a hotel lot for one month straight?
Nov 4, 2016, 8:52 pm
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one-way rental car from near work/home to the airport on departure, and similar from the airport to that same location on return -- learned about this when working at Edwards AFB; company rate with Avis (Lancaster CA to/from BUR/LAX, approx 90 miles) was around $30 -- have regularly done similar trips to/from BWI/DCA/IAD when living in the far western suburbs of DC
Nov 4, 2016, 9:08 pm
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I did this when I was commuting. The negotiated rate was significantly less than the airport rate, and while I never left my truck for a month straight, I would leave it for two weeks pretty regularly. I found the best rate, and the places most willing to discuss were not necessarily the hotels I would stay in. Rather, they were non chain hotels under local control. I never worried about the truck but the area around this airport was pretty respectable. I'm not sure I would do it in all cities.
Nov 4, 2016, 11:08 pm
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Has anybody ever negotiated a parking-only rate at an airport hotel?
I'll be gone for an amount of time that would rack up an exorbitant airport parking bill, even in the economy lots. Let's assume taxi/Uber is not an option. I found a website called Airport Parking Reservations that allows booking only a parking space at airport hotels -- but the selection of hotels is thin, and I presume I could get a better rate by contacting hotels directly. Anyone have tips? How safe is it to leave a car parked in a hotel lot for one month straight?
I'll be gone for an amount of time that would rack up an exorbitant airport parking bill, even in the economy lots. Let's assume taxi/Uber is not an option. I found a website called Airport Parking Reservations that allows booking only a parking space at airport hotels -- but the selection of hotels is thin, and I presume I could get a better rate by contacting hotels directly. Anyone have tips? How safe is it to leave a car parked in a hotel lot for one month straight?
I'd usually talk it over with the manager and depending on occupancy it was almost never a problem. Last time I did this was in Shanghai near Pudong but have done it in EWR and SFO as well.
Nov 5, 2016, 8:52 am
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Or use a car service or airport shuttle? These would surely be much cheaper than a month's parking.
I fly out of LAX frequently and my rule of thumb is 2 weeks or more, use a car service or one-way rentals, 1-2 weeks depends on need for car and/or arrival time.
I fly out of LAX frequently and my rule of thumb is 2 weeks or more, use a car service or one-way rentals, 1-2 weeks depends on need for car and/or arrival time.
Nov 5, 2016, 9:01 am
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I was also thinking to contact the hotels directly as that might result in a better rate and more options.
Nov 7, 2016, 12:12 pm
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The OP indicates that sort of thing isn't an option. Not everyone lives in a metropolitan area. When you live in a rural area, an hour or even two away from the airport (as I used to), there is no viable car service, taxi, uber, and sometimes not even a local rental car place that isn't some distance away, too. Unless you have a very helpful friend or relative willing to drive 2+ hours roundtrip to drop you off and then again to pick you up, your only choice is to leave your car at or near the airport, unfortunately.
I was also thinking to contact the hotels directly as that might result in a better rate and more options.
I was also thinking to contact the hotels directly as that might result in a better rate and more options.
I would think you'd be better off negotiating with an airport-adjacent private parking lot than with a hotel, but I have never actually tried this.