Hawaii, 4/2006
Travel & Accommodations
Accommodations
Reservations should be made at the Atlanta Marriott Norcross (not the Courtyard) for a rate of $69 per night, listed under the Hoffman/Acheson wedding. This rate will be valid until approximately September 12th. Please call the following number 800 228-9290 and do NOT reserve over the Internet. That said, details on the hotel can be located here: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/atlcp-atlanta-marriott-norcross/
Columbus Day Weekend
Don't forget: it's Columbus day weekend, so you may wish to make it a long weekend.
Car rental vs. Public transport
As a visitor, you will likely chose to rent a car, providing greater flexibility while traveling through suburbia and greater Atlanta. However, it is not entirely necessary. Should you wish, you can easily take the local train system (MARTA) from the airport to the Doraville station. Once you have arrived at the station, you can reach the hotel (770 263-8558) and arrange for the shuttle to pick you up and take you to the hotel. (Please don't call before you arrive, as there is no parking at the station.) You may also use the shuttle on the night of the hotel to the event. Local taxi service can be arranged as well.
From Downtown Atlanta to the WEDDING
Plan for an hour which will allow for driving time and for the van ride
to the meadow.
Take I-85 north to I-285 West ( Chattanooga ). Go west approximately 2.5
miles. Take the northbound exit for Peachtree Industrial. (Hwy. 141) Go
north approximately 3 miles. Exit at Jimmy Carter. Go left (under 141)
onto Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter becomes Holcomb Bridge Rd. Go
approximately 2 miles to traffic light at Spalding. Landmarks are Shell,
Chevron. Turn right onto Spalding. Turn Left at second traffic light
onto Frank Neely. Go one mile to dead end. Turn left onto Rachel Ridge .
Right at first street , Big House Road . At dead end jog to left and
immediately right into parking lot of the Neely Farm Club House. Vans
will meet you and drive you to the meadow.
From the Atlanta Marriott Norcross to the WEDDING
Plan for half an hour which will allow for driving time and for the van
ride to the meadow.
Leaving hotel parking lot turn right. At the traffic light cross
Peachtree Parkway (Hwy. 141) which becomes Jay Bird Alley. (About half
mile down at the stop sign is Peachtree Elementary where Rebecca went to
school.) Dead end in one mile at traffic light. Turn left onto Spalding.
Go ˝ mile and turn right at traffic light onto Frank Neely Rd. (If you
miss the turn you’ll come to major intersection at Holcomb Bridge .) Go
one mile to dead end. Turn left onto Rachel Ridge . Right at first
street , Big House Road . At dead end jog to left and immediately right
into parking lot of the Neely Farm Club House. Vans will meet you and
drive you to the meadow.
Save the date: October 6, 2007 in Norcross, GA