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Old Jan 20, 2024 | 6:04 pm
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Hotel shuttle with oversized luggage

Looking for some experience here. I’ve never travelled with oversized luggage when I didn’t have a rental car. On my next few trips I will have overnight stop overs where I need to pickup my luggage and take it to the hotel before continuing.
My next trip I will have my skiis with me, and then the following trip I’ll have my road bike in its hard case.
How accommodating are hotel shuttles for items like this? My next trip the overnight will be at DFW and usually I would go to a Marriott, but if shuttle is an issue I can book the regency at the airport.

Thanks for any input!
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Old Jan 20, 2024 | 7:22 pm
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you’ll probably get more accurate info if you contact the property directly
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Old Jan 22, 2024 | 7:32 am
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This will be property dependent... depending on the type of shuttle vehicle they use.... you need to reach out to each property to see whether they can handle your items. Many shuttle vehicles I have been on would be hard pressed to handle skiis and a bike.... especially if there were many other passengers with items.
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Old Jan 22, 2024 | 8:40 am
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Never had an issue with a snowboard bag on a parking or hotel shuttle but a bike case would be a different story. Check with the hotel.
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Old Jan 23, 2024 | 1:30 pm
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Originally Posted by jrl767
you’ll probably get more accurate info if you contact the property directly
Only sensible approach.
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Old Jan 26, 2024 | 11:35 am
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Check with the hotel directly. Would it fit in an Uber/Lyft XL (SUV or minivan) in the worst case scenario?

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