Re: [85attendees] Safety around hotel Hilton area (was: Initial Atlanta experiences)

[Alexandru Petrescu <[e-mail]>]

Let me echo on this.

I had a walk around the Hilton area last evening.

The area is not safe.  I got contacted twice by walkers that seemed to
me as homeless with more or less intention to cheat or whatever.  One
wanted to sell me a car, pretending he's not crazy, the other asked for
money.

I also noticed uniformed officers (police? private? fire?) at various
corners sitting and watching.

Take care,

Alex

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Le 05/11/2012 12:21, Suhaidi Hassan a écrit :
> When I arrived Peachtree Ctr Stn on Friday night around 9.00pm, I
> chose to walk on street to Hilton. After the first block, I was
> "followed" by a panhandler who "accompanied" me to Hilton. "A little
> bit scary" - as you stated. But I safely arrived at Hilton and he
> politely asked $2 for his "service". :)
>
> Suhaidi
>
> On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Samantha Sau Man Lo
> <[e-mail]> wrote:
>> I never have good experience with the taxis in Atlanta.
>>
>> The only problem with MARTA is at night, if you need to walk from
>> the station to the hotel, it will be a little bit "scary." I
>> suggest people to walk in groups in downtown at night.
>>
>> -- Samantha
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 3:11 PM, Melinda Shore
>> <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 11/4/2012 11:06 AM, Ted Lemon wrote:
>>>> On Nov 4, 2012, at 2:53 PM, Nagesh Javali
>>>> <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>>>> Fastest taxi ride from airport, almost as fast as plane; and
>>>>> taxi driver was rude...
>>>> For those who have not yet arrived, a MARTA weekly pass is
>>>> about $25. Signage in the airport is terrible; on the Delta
>>>> side of baggage claim, walk in the direction of higher numbered
>>>> baggage claim carts and look toward the middle of the building,
>>>> and you will see the train station.   Unless you brought a ton
>>>> of baggage, the walk from the MARTA station (Peachtree) to the
>>>> hotel is easy.
>>>
>>> For those taking a taxi, the experience seems to be highly
>>> dependent on what time of day you arrive.  I arrived at rush hour
>>> on Friday and the trip from the airport was hellish.  MARTA's
>>> going to run at roughly the same speed during rush hour as any
>>> other time, although it may be a lot more crowded.
>>>
>>> Melinda
>>>
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