Friday, February 5, 2010

Stay, park & fly at LAX and Burbank airports

If you're outbound from Los Angeles (LAX) or the Burbank airport, consider a park-and-fly option at an airport hotel. Certainly better than taking an early morning shuttle or trying to find a parking space at long term parking (though the days of the airport parking lots completely filling up on holiday weekends are a quaint memory of more robust economic times).

At LAX, the newly renovated 405-room Holiday Inn (free Wi-Fi and a McDonald's out the front door) has two parking packages. Book a room for $99 plus tax and park for seven nights or book one night at $109 and park for 14. There's a 24-hour shuttle to the airport on standby. Airport parking lots range from $12 to $30 so there is some savings and a convenience factor to consider; I would propose that an early morning flight is a deal breaker.

The super-stylish Sheraton Gateway-- interiors are by designer Kelly Wearstler--has three, seven and 14-day parking packages from ($143/night plus tax). Parking package rates here a higher but the rooms are larger than most with the best decor of any airport hotel and a Starbucks on site.

The Marriott Airport Burbank has a seven night parking package that starts at $169/night. A shuttle is available to the airport but the terminal is so close, and if traffic is backed up, it's probably quicker to walk.

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