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Motels recomendations around the Buffalo/Niagara airport
If the airline prices stay the same or continue in the way they seem to be right now, we may be flying out of the Buffalo/Niagara airport. We typically fly out of Detroit and stay at a hotel that offers free parking with a nights stay. It is a controlled, secured parking lot and I feel comfortable leaving my car there. I'm looking for some recommendations for a similar set up in the buffalo/Niagara area. I don't want to leave my car unattended in a hotel lot some where and worry about someone messing with it while we are away.
Can anyone help a girl out?
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Last edited by Disney Dream'n; 01-21-2013 at 07:30 AM..
Many of the hotels near the airport offer park and fly, however since we live 20 minutes from the airport we've never had the occasion to stay at any of them. Here's a link to the offerings. Buffalo Park and Fly Rates - Buffalo Airport Hotel Parking
Good luck.
My family has stayed in many of them, and has had a decent hotel room in all of them, and had no issues that way. The one tip I would give is to call before booking to see where the long term parking is kept, as the last stay in the Best Western just east of the hotel had the parking about a 5 minute drive away, though we have also done the Days and Quality Inns directly across the street from the Airport, both locations you park in the lot for the hotel and are good to leave it there for your trip.
Only hotel I can't recommend is the Millenium Hotel that is right beside the Mall south of the Airport's location. My wife and I almost stayed there for a night away from the kids shopping, but read some really nasty reviews and elected to forgo it...something to keep in mind.
If you've never flown from BUF, you will love it. Great little airport, really simple to get around, and with the travelling I do for work and pleasure thru the airport, have never had an issue.
Good luck!
Tim
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My family has stayed in many of them, and has had a decent hotel room in all of them, and had no issues that way. The one tip I would give is to call before booking to see where the long term parking is kept, as the last stay in the Best Western just east of the hotel had the parking about a 5 minute drive away, though we have also done the Days and Quality Inns directly across the street from the Airport, both locations you park in the lot for the hotel and are good to leave it there for your trip.
Good luck!
Tim
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Originally Posted by nmeeboer
We always fly out of Buffalo (drive from Burlington, Ontario) and like the Days Inn.
thanks for the recommendations folks. Are the lots that you park in for Days and Quality Inns gated and secure?? I don't mind driving over to the lot as long as they shuttle you to the actual airport from there.
No, the lots aren't gated...I think the security concerns around the Buffalo airport are a bit different than you might be used to in Detroit. Any time we have left our car we have never worried one bit about coming back to it in the same condition, and with the same contents, as when we left it. Also never had a problem with getting a shuttle to/from the airport to our car either. Funnily enough, we came back one trip and called the shuttle for one hotel, but were actually staying in another. Driver just laughed it off and said it happens all the time and took us over to our actual hotel and car
Tim
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