Comin to visit!

by delorean80 on Mar 11, 2008 3:03 PM EDT Comment 12 comments

Attn: PIRATES FANS! I'm going to be visiting your beautiful ballpark in August with some of my buddies to see my Chicago Cubs but we have never been to the area. I was hoping for a little bit of help from those of you that know the area well. I'm looking for a hotel that is somewhat affordable and close to the ballpark. We're flying in from Chicago on Aug 26 and going to the game that night. The following day we're driving out to PA for a Phillies game. Any help would be appreciated!!! Thanks in advance!

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I don't know either area well

But Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are both in PA.

by azibuck on Mar 11, 2008 3:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

right

my bad...We're hitting up a couple different ballparks so I'm copying a pasting so save myself some time...sorry for the confusion. I'm not really an idiot ;)

by delorean80 on Mar 11, 2008 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hotels

You can get good cheap ones if you're comfortable using Hotwire. When we stay for a weekend series (3-4 times a year) we check Hotwire first and usually get the Holiday Inn Greentree (shuttle to the airport - about 10-15 minutes from the park) for $50 or so. The William Penn shots up sometimes downtown - usually around $70 and it's possible to walk to the park.
If you've got time, hit the Church Brew Works - a renovated church that makes it's own beer. Can get directions on the Web.

by TPenaRules on Mar 11, 2008 8:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I second

the Church Brew Works recommendation. In fact I ate there last night!

Not too sure about hotels though. Never stayed in hotels since I have lived here.

You're a Pirates fan?

by thegetupkids on Mar 11, 2008 9:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Good recommendation

Tho for out-of-towners, finding the Church might not be easy. I was going to recommend Fat Head's or the Primanti's in the Strip.

Isn't there a hotel right next to the ballpark now?

by bucdaddy on Mar 12, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Places I've stayed

I've stayed at a bunch of places whenever my parents would visit me in college. The Holiday Inn Express in the Southside will run about $130-150 a night and is right next to Pittsburgh's street of bars. It's about 1.5 miles from PNC Park. There is what used to be a Ramada that was nice, but it has since changed into a DoubleTree so it is probably more expensive now, but it is right on the free downtown subway. The Omni was about $225 a night 3 years ago and is next to the current DoubleTree former Ramada. Much like Chicago, Pittsburgh has GoogleStreetView that you can check out.

by EndlessMike on Mar 12, 2008 11:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Springhill Suites

I forgot about this one but I think that is like $200 and is right across the street from PNC park

by EndlessMike on Mar 13, 2008 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not sayin', just sayin'

I'm sure this says more about me than you EndlessMike, but if I pay $200/night or more for a hotel, I better be getting the Springhill Spitzer Suite.

by azibuck on Mar 13, 2008 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Hah!

Actually, I just paid roughly $240 a night for accommodations in Manhattan (W 79th Street, between Broadway and Amsterdam) for much of a weekend, though I'd suppose that's pretty damn cheap for where and when it was. (Got a discount rate while my daughter auditioned at grad schools).

by bucdaddy on Mar 13, 2008 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs