INDY HOTEL ADVICE: PLEASE RATE..

I always stay at Extended stay america 9370 waldermar rd . about 20-25 min. to track. $150.00 per king size bed & kitchen. tel.317-471-0700

 

Found a good deal at the Hilton in shadeland?? North side of town....16.26 miles form the track according ot Mapquest. Any locals comment on this side of town?

online they have a pre-pay net offer for $110 wed and $144 thurs/fri/sat night

I think most of us coming form NC/SC are staying there

 

Never been inside the Hotel, but it's located right across the street from Community North Hospital which is a nice area. It's RIGHT NEXT to Interstate 69 which will take you downtown in 10 minutes and also about 2 miles from I-465 which will take you anywhere around the city. My father was in a BAD car accident a couple months ago and I got to spend A LOT of time around the hospital there, so I know the area well. Also, there are many many places to eat and drink around the 82nd/86th Street areas.

 

The new Hilton (was an Omni until recently) in Castleton should be a safe bet. It's a bit of a ride to the track compared to other locations around town --- but if you're driving your pride and joy car and leaving it parked outside, I think you'll find the Castleton / Fishers / Carmel areas on the North East or North Central side of town probably the safest place to be.

I live about 15 minutes NE of where you're staying, and think you'll be in good shape in terms of safety and choice of eateries, etc.

 

Hi guys.
A hotel tip for NEXT year, 2006.
We are building Indy's new (and only) 5-star Conrad hotel in downtown. 243 rooms, 23 floors, parking on 2 floors. This is the 2nd Conrad in the states.
We are in the structural phase, and in fact have our topping out ceremony scheduled for Grand Prix week next month to raise brand awareness with the GP visitors, teams, etc... If you want to buy a luxury condo they are on the top floors too!
Look Conrad up on the net and book for 06, we're one block from the gathering on the circle at the glass Arts Garden.

For 05, if rooms are still avail. at the downtown Marriott, that's a good choice.

 

anything at keystone at the crossing isnt bad because you can hop on the highway directly rom the hotel almost and it is in a good neighbordhood and you can come to the big F1 party where i Work at Vapour lounge, 5 minutes down the road

 

ill be at the hilton garden in carmel on thurs fri sat--and then embasy suites north till wed

 

We stayed at a B&B. It was someone's house that they rented out the bed rooms for the weekend. The best part was they were near the track, [icked us up at the airport and drove us to the track is we asked. Look on the internet...there are many out there. There were 8 people there and the rate was far less then the hotels.

If you have to stay in a hotel I liked the Residence Inn downtown. Staff was very nice (I stayed their while working at Eli Lilly) and access to downtown area is easy.

 

Our route should take us on i-40 to knoxville, then 75 north into ky, then 64/71/65/70. Feel free to join up with us at any point. We should be leaving Asheville early Wed. Morning and it is 476 miles from asheville following the track pipes with our ear plugs 3 cars back hahaha

 

Anyone coming from the south should ditch I-65 north of Louisville and run up State Road 135 thru Nashville, In. Great drive and will break the interstate blues if you have a spare hour to get to Indy.

 

Columbia huh? ...cool! I visited relatives in Sumpter last fall, will probably go again soon. Didn't see any F-cars while I was there.

 

hes right, through nashville indiana is a fun curvy drive thru the forest for a good amount of time