RE: Re: Getting To/From Cedar Rapids Airport?

[Guest guest]

Can't you bring your own booster seat?

And car rental should be about $20-$25/day if not less. I'm pretty

sure my dh just got a minivan in San Diego for about $21/d. Like

this morning. Go to something like travelocity or expedia and look

there for the real rates. I think he rented from Fox this time. He

rents from the cheapest that he can get at or very near the

airport. Also, take a compact or something like that... and when

you get there there's a pretty good chance they're out and will have

to upgrade you anyway. Or they'll offer the upgrade just because

Collin is cute.

And good lord... tip the driver?? uhhh... maybe a couple of

bucks. It's his job, he gets paid to shuttle people places. no way

would I tip more than $2. Aren't you spending enough to get Collin

seen there? Let someone else tip him for the same ride, he'll make

enough money. Sorry but... I am not sure I see the reason for tip

in the first place. ESPECIALLY if they charge you $35 to drive to

the RMH. Right... THAT's an appropriate charge for people going to

the RMH...

Rent a car. Save your $35 and $2 tip and give yourself some freedom

while you're there. You can get pretty cheap rentals and you'll have

a lot more fun I think.

Kori

At 11:55 AM 3/13/2006, you wrote:

>I went online and did the free quotes from the 4 different rental car

>companies that the airline had, I'll try calling over instead and

>see if I get a better rate. Thanks for the tip. I was doing it

>based on the cheapest car they had and 1 booster seat.

>

>Michele

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> > > For those of you who flew into the CID (Cedar Rapids Airport),

>how did

> > > you get to/from the Airport to your hotel or RMH? Did you rent a

>car

> > > or use a shuttle, etc? I know there is a shuttle we can take

>from the

> > > airport to the RMH, but I still haven't figured out how we will

>get

> > > back to the airport on the day we go home (from our hotel), but I

> > > don't know if I really want to rent a car for 4 days, it's about

>$200

> > > which seems way to much to me for 4 days. $200 seems like such a

> > > waste of money on a car I'd rather spend that on summer cloths

>for the

> > > family, etc or on things for the new baby coming soon..... I'd

>love

> > > to hear what you did!!!!

> > >

> > > Michele

> > > Collin's story at

> > > http://www.geocities.com/chele323232

> > >

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[Guest guest]

It's 25 miles - We did $10 but the RMH said that may have been a little higher

than normal (??? We had no idea either)

Re: Getting To/From Cedar Rapids Airport?

What's a good tip amount for the driver? I never take shuttles or

anything, I have no clue...I know it's not too far of a drive right?

It will just be me and Collin. Do you think like $5 or more like

$10? I don't have the slightest clue ever!!!!! LOL!!!

Michele

[Guest guest]

Hmmmm . . . we were the only ones . . . but there were supposed to be others

that did not show up. But, the man at RMH said that they have an agreement to

not charge - and he sends a thank you card once a quarter to the owner - he told

us to ask them directly about it if they tried to charge us . . . I don't know

if I would be bold enough to do that, though! :-) Also, when you rent a car,

you have to park about a mile from the RMH to park free or pay a $20 refundable

deposit and $20 for the week for parking (just for your info to add in while

thinking of costs...).

Re: Getting To/From Cedar Rapids Airport?

Thanks ,

I just called over to the Shuttle. He seemed like I was bothering

him LOL! I'll take your advice and just wait till I get there, he

said they take reservations up to a month in advance, but when I

tried making them he seemed like he didn't want to do it. I figure I

must have caught him on a bad day or during lunch time or something.

He said it will be free as long as there are other paying people in

the shuttle, but if it's just me and Collin they charge $35.00 for a

ride to the RMH. But that is still much less then renting a car.

Thanks Again!!!

Michele

> >

> > For those of you who flew into the CID (Cedar Rapids Airport),

how

> did

> > you get to/from the Airport to your hotel or RMH? Did you rent a

> car

> > or use a shuttle, etc? I know there is a shuttle we can take

from

> the

> > airport to the RMH, but I still haven't figured out how we will

> get

> > back to the airport on the day we go home (from our hotel), but I

> > don't know if I really want to rent a car for 4 days, it's about

> $200

> > which seems way to much to me for 4 days. $200 seems like such a

> > waste of money on a car I'd rather spend that on summer cloths

for

> the

> > family, etc or on things for the new baby coming soon..... I'd

> love

> > to hear what you did!!!!

> >

> > Michele

> > Collin's story at

> > http://www.geocities.com/chele323232

> >

>

[Guest guest]

OMG - are you serious? That's not right... a mile or $20? Are we

talking about Iowa City here or Los Angeles?

sorry but that kinda bugs me.

Kori

At 12:22 PM 3/13/2006, you wrote:

>Hmmmm . . . we were the only ones . . . but there were supposed to

>be others that did not show up. But, the man at RMH said that they

>have an agreement to not charge - and he sends a thank you card once

>a quarter to the owner - he told us to ask them directly about it if

>they tried to charge us . . . I don't know if I would be bold enough

>to do that, though! :-) Also, when you rent a car, you have to

>park about a mile from the RMH to park free or pay a $20 refundable

>deposit and $20 for the week for parking (just for your info to add

>in while thinking of costs...).

> Re: Getting To/From Cedar Rapids Airport?

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> Thanks ,

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> I just called over to the Shuttle. He seemed like I was bothering

> him LOL! I'll take your advice and just wait till I get there, he

> said they take reservations up to a month in advance, but when I

> tried making them he seemed like he didn't want to do it. I figure I

> must have caught him on a bad day or during lunch time or something.

> He said it will be free as long as there are other paying people in

> the shuttle, but if it's just me and Collin they charge $35.00 for a

> ride to the RMH. But that is still much less then renting a car.

> Thanks Again!!!

>

> Michele

>

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> > >

> > > For those of you who flew into the CID (Cedar Rapids Airport),

> how

> > did

> > > you get to/from the Airport to your hotel or RMH? Did you rent a

> > car

> > > or use a shuttle, etc? I know there is a shuttle we can take

> from

> > the

> > > airport to the RMH, but I still haven't figured out how we will

> > get

> > > back to the airport on the day we go home (from our hotel), but I

> > > don't know if I really want to rent a car for 4 days, it's about

> > $200

> > > which seems way to much to me for 4 days. $200 seems like such a

> > > waste of money on a car I'd rather spend that on summer cloths

> for

> > the

> > > family, etc or on things for the new baby coming soon..... I'd

> > love

> > > to hear what you did!!!!

> > >

> > > Michele

> > > Collin's story at

> > > http://www.geocities.com/chele323232

> > >

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[Guest guest]

The deposit is for the parking pass itself - I guess so someone doesn't decide

to take it home with them for a souvenir! :-) You get it from the RMH - they

said through the University was much higher!

Re: Getting To/From Cedar Rapids

> > Airport?

> > >

> > >

> > > Thanks ,

> > >

> > > I just called over to the Shuttle. He seemed like I was bothering

> > > him LOL! I'll take your advice and just wait till I get there, he

> > > said they take reservations up to a month in advance, but when I

> > > tried making them he seemed like he didn't want to do it. I figure I

> > > must have caught him on a bad day or during lunch time or something.

> > > He said it will be free as long as there are other paying people in

> > > the shuttle, but if it's just me and Collin they charge $35.00 for a

> > > ride to the RMH. But that is still much less then renting a car.

> > > Thanks Again!!!

> > >

> > > Michele

> > >

> > >

> > > > >

> > > > > For those of you who flew into the CID (Cedar Rapids Airport),

> > > how

> > > > did

> > > > > you get to/from the Airport to your hotel or RMH? Did you rent a

> > > > car

> > > > > or use a shuttle, etc? I know there is a shuttle we can take

> > > from

> > > > the

> > > > > airport to the RMH, but I still haven't figured out how we will

> > > > get

> > > > > back to the airport on the day we go home (from our hotel), but I

> > > > > don't know if I really want to rent a car for 4 days, it's about

> > > > $200

> > > > > which seems way to much to me for 4 days. $200 seems like such a

> > > > > waste of money on a car I'd rather spend that on summer cloths

> > > for

> > > > the

> > > > > family, etc or on things for the new baby coming soon..... I'd

> > > > love

> > > > > to hear what you did!!!!

> > > > >

> > > > > Michele

> > > > > Collin's story at

> > > > > http://www.geocities.com/chele323232

> > > > >

> > > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

ok, check off airport rental companies. Most of them have a shuttle

bus you can take.

that's wrong... They're screwing with you. It DOES NOT cost that

much for a car rental!! I am SURE about this cost and dh is renting

in some pretty big locations (LA, SF, Chicago, etc.) because his

company pitches a fit if he spends more than $25/day for a car.

try travelocity or expedia. Really, most rental outfits do have a

shuttle from the airport if they're not on site. Busses run every

15-20 min from what I remember. I've rented off site many times and

used these shuttles. Pretty easy even with multiple kids in tow.

Kori

At 01:51 PM 3/13/2006, you wrote:

>Hi ,

>

>I just called in person to all 4 companies that rent cars from the

>airport (Hertz, Avis, National & Enterprise). They gave me quotes of

>$232, $205 and $222 for a 4 day rental (arrive Wed return on Sun) for

>the cheapest car they have and said there isn't any type of medical

>discounts or anything they could give me that it was the best deal

>that they had. I told each company that we wouldn't be driving much,

>basically to the RMH or Hospital and back to the airport but they said

>they still couldn't do anything.

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>Michele

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[Guest guest]

,

There really isn't much free parking in Iowa City. You should see the

town during football or basketball games!!!! People will park in

business lots in Coralville (those on " the strip " / 2nd St. and walk to

Carver Hawkeye Arena or Kinnick Stadium (which is right across from the

hospital). It amazed me when the hospital started (a couple years ago)

to validate the tickets from the parking garages right around the

hospital for patients during the week.

Maybe I'll post about free parking for the next symposium if people are

interested

wrote:

> I don't know about anyone else but I was rather surprised that there's

> not much in the way of free parking in lil ol Iowa City. We luckily

> stayed at a hotel that validated our parking but if we had parked to

> go to the pedestrian mall and not been staying at the hotel it was

> like $1/hr.

> paid $4 to park at U of I during the clubfoot races (probably

> mostly because he didn't know where to go and just parked in the first

> garage he saw).

>

> allison

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I think you can get great deals on car rentals through Priceline. I did a

quick search on Priceline and this is what I found:

$29/day compact...$31/economy....$35/midsize....$39/standard or full size

with Alamo.

Also with Hertz you could get a car for one week from $193 (economy) to $244

(full size). You could even get a premium car or SUV for $249 for a week so

$200 for 4 days does seem a bit high. (I did a search based on keeping it

for one week).

Good luck,

Halley

Original Message-----

From: nosurgery4clubfoot

[mailto:nosurgery4clubfoot ] On Behalf Of

Sent: March 14, 2006 1:35 PM

To: nosurgery4clubfoot

Subject: Re: Getting To/From Cedar Rapids Airport?

Michele,

It says right on their website:

Here is how you can return your vehicle After Hours:

PLEASE LOCK CAR DOORS AND THEN PLACE KEYS IN THE KEY DROP BOX. THE

RENTER'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR VEHICLE CONDITION ENDS ONCE AN

ENTERPRISE-RENT-A-CAR EMPLOYEE INSPECTS THE RENTAL VEHICLE THE NEXT

BUSINESS DAY. * KEY DROP BOX IS LOCATED IN THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING.

You should just book it through the website. They told me that

usually you get the best rates when booking online anyway.

>

> I tried that, I told him I could do that, I would just take the free

> shuttle to the RMH and rent it from there, but he said there is no way

> I can return the car on a Sunday. I'll have to call back again and

> try talking to someone else, maybe I just spoke to someone there that

> didn't know what they were talking about. I'll call again later on

> today, because the prices were much better at that location.

>

> Michele

>

[Guest guest]

Im not sure if anyone has told you, but the RMH has a van that they take the

people around in. Even if it isnt their regular route. They took us to the store

and stuff while we were there.

Christee

Mother of...

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[Guest guest]

Michele,

I have 2 backless boosters here at home that we aren't using. If you'd

like to borrow one for Collin, let me know.

michele_and_collin wrote:

> Thanks for all of your help. I think I have it all worked out now.

> We are flying out of Philadelphia to MN, then MN to Cedar Rapids, IA.

> I rented through the Iowa City location that mentioned(not in

> the airport, airport charges more then double).

>

> So I will arrive at airport, take the free shuttle to RMH, then

> someone from Enterprise will come pick me and Collin up at the RMH and

> bring us to the Iowa City Enterprise to Rent the car on Wed. Then on

> Sunday I will drive the car back to Enterprise (and leave keys in the

> drop box, like you said , the guy I talked to today said it was

> fine, the other guy had no clue what he was talking about the other

> day). I rented online though and saved 20% vs. what they could do

> over the phone for me. Then call yellow cab taxi to get a ride from

> Enterprise to RMH which should be under $10 (It's only a little over

> 2 miles), then take the free Shuttle from RMH back to Airport. Right

> now they estimate $76 vs. over $200 the airport wanted for the same

> economy car. I may still have to rent the booster seat for Collin

> though.

>

> I don't know how I'll be at the airport carrying a booster seat,

> suit case, backpack (to keep him entertained during the 2 flights),

> umbrella stroller and Collin and I'll be 36 weeks pregnant then! Last

> time I didn't bring a stroller and it was so hard for him to keep up

> with me rushing around the airport (we actually missed 1 flight

> because the security there sucked and took forever in philadelphia),

> so even though he is 4.5 I'm doing it this time for in the airport.

>

> We are staying at the RMH Wed March 29th until Friday March 31st.

> Then sometime on Friday after Collin's appoinment we are switching

> over to the Comfort Suites by the mall so we can swim Friday night and

> all day Saturday. It will be so much easier to wake up and just goto

> the airport Sunday morning from a hotel vs. having to clean the whole

> room at the RMH then rush to the airport. Friday I'll be able to take

> my time and clean up there.

>

> It will be nice for Collin to get to swim with me and have some

> special fun time alone with me before the baby comes, the hotel has a

> water slide and a patient rate...of course more then the RMH but I

> think it will be worth it in the long run!!! I don't know if he will

> want to do it, but I'm sure he'll at least give it a try. And we will

> be right across the street from the mall (he loves the playground in

> there and carousol!!!) He keeps asking how long we will be gone, last

> time I told him 3 days and it was 18 days, so he is having some trust

> issues with me over it, but I promised him this time we were going

> home April 2nd!!!!

>

> Michele