If you are booking this hotel, make sure you book the EAST
one as there are two Best Westerns at Atlanta Airport.
For those of you not familiar with this location, if you look at Google Maps, its located at the North East side of Atlanta Airport not far off the I-75. If you also look at Google maps, its not far from the end of Runway 26R, which is the runway the GA, Fedex, UPS tend to use if they are landing in a Westerly direction. If they are landing towards the west as they were for all my stay, you can read off the nearest two runways arrivals and departures with a good powered and clear telescope but I could imagine when the temperature goes up, it may be different. For the users of SBS or similar equipment, it is easy to keep a track of what is going on. I will say at an early stage, the weather for the two nights I was there was clear and sunny, I cannot comment on what the views would be if they were landing/departing towards the East and the weather was a bit gloomy or raining. There were also some overflights that were tracking on SBS which seemed to track right over the top of the hotel, so if its clear, you may pick up a few extras if you collect OTT's.
The rooms, I stayed in room 916 ... Looking around the corridors, Rooms 916, 917, 901 and 902 would give the same good out towards arrivals (or departures). Looking at the hotel, similar room numbers on the 10th, 8th, 7th and maybe the 6th or even 5th floor would give the similar views. My room had a small metal bar to prevent the door to the small balcony being opened, but a previous occupant or someone else had also handily 'broken' this so it came away and access on to the balcony was possible. Its not a huge balcony and you cannot sit outside on a chair like the Renaissance. Another tip here, I had previously e-mail the manager in advance and requested a room looking towards the airport, I had an almost immediate reply saying I had a room blocked, the e-mail address is info@bwatlairport.com and the lady who replied was Delaine, who's name appears on Tripadvisor. The room consisted of a King Size bed and a sofabed, there was also a fridge in the room to keep refreshments nice, cold and accessible. Its also a big enough room for two or three folk to stick around watching the action without it being too cramped. Its also free parking overnight, free breakfast and there is a free courtesy bus from the airport.
Local amenities, there is an onsite restaurant/bar called Delaines Place, there is an IHOP attached to the same building, next door is a McDonalds, a few minutes past there is a petrol station selling all sorts of things including beers, wine, soft drinks, snacks etc and a short distance on from there is a Wendy's. All are in walking distance. There are some other restaurants along Central Avenue past the Wendy's but this might need a car drive.
Access to the I-75 is very easy and its only a few minutes drive to the GA area of Atlanta airport.
Downsides - Other than possible inclement weather and using the Easterly runways. There is a railroad track outside the front of the hotel, but I did not hear any trains during the night, only about three freight trains during the day, its close to the I-75 and the occasional siren can be heard during the night plus you can hear some aircraft ... But we wouldn't be there if that was a problem.
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