Coming in fir the Red Sox in June

staying at the Holiday-Inn ATLANTA CAPITOL CONFERENCE CTR . Chose since it is just a half mile from Turner field. What else is within walking distance - mind you, I have a 3 year old, 20 month old and a 3 month old!

Coming in fir the Red Sox in June

I would advise you to read about this hotel in the hotel reviews and on this forum. It wouldn%26#39;t be a hotel I would select. Yes, it%26#39;s in walking distance of the field. However, other than around game time, this is a seedy area, and there will be nothing else around. You will not be within walking distance of any restaurants or other attractions. I would be a bit apprehensive about even walking to and from the car each night. Do yourself a favor and stay in midtown or downtown, and just take MARTA or drive to the game.

Coming in fir the Red Sox in June

agree with jatl, nothing nearby -- not a great neighborhood to be in when there is not a game being played. If you dont want to pay downtown prices, go to the ';perimeter'; area (I-285 and ashford dunwoody on the north end of town)and take MARTA to the game.

Thanks for the heads up guys!

what about the Centennial park area ( by the Aquarium )

That would be a fine area to stay. It is a bit dead at night, but there is enough to make do. It%26#39;s not like you%26#39;ll be looking for nightlife with 3 kids in tow. If you want more dining options, though, look in midtown.

The Centennial Olympic Park area is great for being within walking distance of the Aquarium, the ImagineIt! Children%26#39;s Museum, CNN Center, etc. There are several family-friendly hotels there, and it%26#39;s a relatively safe area with good access to public transportation.

My problems with it as a base for going to a Braves game is that it%26#39;s too far to walk, but to take MARTA you%26#39;d still have to walk about half of the total distance. The Braves Shuttle buses run from the plaza outside the old location of the Coca-Cola Museum at the east end of Underground Atlanta. To get there from the rail platforms at Five Points station you have to go up the escalators to the station entrance, down the stairs into Underground Atlanta, and through the entire length of Underground Atlanta complex (about 1/4 mile total distance). It%26#39;s about a 3/5 mile walk from the Aquarium (and thus from the closest hotels to it) to either the Omni/CNN Center/GWCC or Peachtree Center rail stations, or about 1 mile from the hotels to the Braves Shuttle pick-up point.

I%26#39;ll also say that the Shuttles tend to be very crowded (especially after games) and that if you%26#39;re expecting to use one or more strollers it%26#39;s going to be a logistical nightmare getting on and off the buses, through the stations and Underground Atlanta, etc. Honestly, I%26#39;d be tempted to drive if I were staying anywhere but the Holiday Inn -- I%26#39;ve never been unable to get a spot in one of the stadium lots, and while you%26#39;ll sit in your car for a while getting out of the lot after the game, it%26#39;ll be much less stressful than wrangling three very young children onto and off of the buses and through the stations, in the dark, in unfamiliar surroundings.

The other problems are that the hotels closest to the Aquarium tend to charge higher rates than those in other parts of the city, and you%26#39;ll typically pay quite a bit to park there as well if you have a car.

If you think you%26#39;d be interested in staying elsewhere in the area, let us know what other attractions or activities you%26#39;re interested in, what type of accommodations appeal to you, etc., and we%26#39;ll offer more suggestions.

You guys have been very helpful - o, and we are not taking the kids to the game - they will have someone sitting with them either at the hotel, or at a friends house.

If the kids will be otherwise occupied, then taking MARTA to the game, whether you stay in the Centennial Olympic Park area or in Midtown, Buckhead, or the Perimeter Mall area, will work reasonably well.