Showing posts with label long-term parking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label long-term parking. Show all posts

Monday, December 29, 2008

Good experience with ABC

We picked up our car last night from ABC airport parking and we were very satisfied with the experience. It cost us $82 for the week, using a coupon we found on longtermparking.com. When we dropped off the car, a shuttle took us directly to the airport. When we arrived back at the airport, we called ABC to notify them of our arrival. We had to walk down one level from baggage claim and outside to a pick-up point. A van came by within a few minutes and took us back to the lot, where our car was waiting for us at the entrance, which meant we didn’t have to carry the luggage far.

We’d had to leave our keys, but the car was in good condition. Due to the ease of use, the convenience, the competitive price and the polite staff, we’ll be using them again.

Friday, December 19, 2008

Saving money on airport parking

After I saw the last charge from our stay at the economy airport parking lot ($15 a day adds up quickly) I decided to spend more time looking into the options for our next trip.

We considered public transport – but with a baby, bags, a late return flight and snowy, sleety weather, it’s possible, but not easy.

Then I looked into the shuttle buses. They are fairly convenient, but the price for two adults makes them less of a good deal than when a single person is traveling.

A taxi is easy, but the priciest of the options.

Finally, I googled “cheapest long term parking” and the airport. I found this cool site where several options near my airport were listed, as well as coupons with the best deals. These cost about 1/3 less than the airport economy parking.

I then googled the cheapeast options. The cheapest choice near Newark was EZ Way parking, but I found some pretty horrible reports from customers. On to the next ones: ABC Parking (which will cost $10.50/day including taxes) and AirPark (costs a bit more than ABC). Both came up pretty good after a Google search.

So we’ll try ABC Parking this time, which offers a free shuttle to the airport. The total cost of driving and parking in this lot will be cheaper than taking a taxi or the shuttle. While it’s less environmentally friendly than using public transport, it’s more convenient and we’re not at risk of being left out in the snow if our flight is delayed and public transport is slowed down.

This is one of those times when I want to say yay for internet research!