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March 09, 2006
Getting to the Hotel
Those of you new to the conference might be wondering how you get from the airport to the hotel. Thankfully, the hotel is only a few minutes away from the airport; if you have a window seat on the plane, you might be able to see the distinctive yellow building from the end of the runway.
If you want to take a cab to the hotel, it should only cost about five dollars. There's also a free hotel shuttle, which might take a little longer (sometimes it's very prompt, sometimes not so much).
When you're in the baggage claims area of the airport terminals, turn your back on the carousel and you'll see a bank of phones, with numbered ads for hotels, rent-a-car places, and cab companies. The phones also list the hotel names on a little plaque next to the phone, if you don't feel like looking at all the ads to find the right number for our hotel. You're looking for the Wyndham Fort Lauderdale Airport Hotel; once you have the number, pick up the phone and dial, and you'll be connected to the hotel desk.
Ask for the shuttle, and you'll be connected to the guy outside the hotel who handles the shuttle vans. You'll be asked what terminal you're in (or what airline you've arrived on) and will then be given directions for leaving the terminal and finding the shuttle stand (they have signposts with 'hotel' on them). Then you can watch cars, cabs, and various vans whiz on by while you wait for the Wyndham van to pick you up.
The drive to the hotel is only a few minutes long, and the shuttle is air-conditioned. You might not think you'll appreciate that at this moment, but a few minutes outside the airport terminal and you definitely will.
Posted by ChrissieMains at March 9, 2006 11:12 PM