Who is doing shuttles for guests??

Hi - Is anyone providing shuttle services for guests to & from a local hotel?? I am concerned about people not having a good time if they need to be a designated driver. Also thought it would be convenient for out of town guests. But, it's a pain to organize (coordinating pickup from hotel, to church, to reception and back). The hotel where I have blocked off rooms does not offer free shuttle service. Just curious who is doing this and who is not bothering. Thanks

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My reception hall has a deal with the Holiday Inn Express to provide shuttle service for OOT guests staying there...we are definitely taking advantage of it!

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I would like to provide a shuttle service, My Reception is 1/2 hour away from the Hotel that I blocked. I've been calling around to get a price it's just so expensive

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We are still deciding the price quote was aprox $840.00 for a 28 person shuttle they told us we have to keep the shuttle all day. I am still looking around but that is the going rate so far

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I have hired 2 limos on a hourly rate for 9 hours to do everything from take the bridal party where we need to go , get my guests from the hotel to the reception and take all our guests back to the hotel after the reception

1,150 for 9 hours, 2 limos

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I am also looking for a shuttle service. Does anyone know of a shuttle that picks up and drops off.

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How many OOT guests are you guys having?

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i'm not doing it. it's an added expense that i've never had at all the weddings i've been to. if it was free, i'd go for it, but i can't justify an extra $1000.

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Did anyone check with their reception halls to see if they have an arrangement with a local hotel? As my post above says, I know Holiday Inn Express does it with Thatched Cottage, so maybe that or other Holiday Inns do it with other catering halls. It's worth checking into to save the $$

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We are only having a handful of OOT guests staying at the hotel (many are staying with relatives, etc) - and most are my aunts/uncles who realy do not drink - so if I got a shuttle it would be for like 6 people, not worth the $$$$.

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Posted by SuzBride

We are only having a handful of OOT guests staying at the hotel (many are staying with relatives, etc) - and most are my aunts/uncles who realy do not drink - so if I got a shuttle it would be for like 6 people, not worth the $$$$.

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I think I'll be having around 25-35 out of town guests, + my immediate family is from Westchester and will be staying overnight in the hotel....So will my fiance and I.

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I was going to suggest having other family or friends doing you a favor and take them to/from the wedding. If there was only a few. That is what I am doing. There are only like 3 OOT guests.

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I don't think we will be getting them although I haven't even looked into it or anything. We shouldn't have too many OOT guests.

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the hotel where i blocked my rooms offers a shuttle service, but they charge for it. they do continuous pick up and drop off.

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we are going to look into it...we have a lot of out of towners...

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We had a shuttle to/from the hotel to our ceremony/reception (both were at Glen Island). We just put a card in with our OOT bags letting people know when the shuttle would pick them up and when it would bring them back.

If you have a church and then reception, maybe you could just have the shuttle leave from the hotel - if it's close to the church. People can run back after the ceremony, freshen up,and get the bus to your reception.

ETA: we had 2 pick-up times at the hotel (an early one for family/friends who needed to be in pictures and a later one for regular guests) and 2 departure times - one right after the cake cutting and one for the real end of the night.

Message edited 1/15/2006 10:05:17 PM.

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I am using a shuttle bus thourgh Dynasty Limo, to transport the guest from the hotel to the hall and then back.

I think it is only costing me $400 for 3 hours.

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I am going to look into this eventually- but I am also going to look into group discounts with a car rental place.

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im doing a shittle with elite transportation
its approx 700 for 28 person shuttle
from the hotel to the reception and back.
my church is 45 minutes from the reception so im not providing any transportation for that

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Yes, we got a bus. $800 for a 55 passenger bus. They will take the guests from the hotel to the reception and back. I think it is worth it. This way my guests can enjoy themselves at my reception and I don't have to worry about anyone driving after drinking. That is JMO.

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we're probably going to do it. most of my bridal party and a lot of family & friends are from out of town. our reception hall is about 1/2 hour from the hotel & church, and we want everyone to be able to relax and enjoy the wedding. i don't want to worry about someone having too much to drink and have to drive back to the hotel and get a $300 ticket, or worse yet, get in an accident, so to us, we can justify the expense. we haven't booked it yet, but we have a quote of about $840 for a 25-30 person shuttle (forget the particulars, i'd have to look it up)

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The hotel that I have rooms blocked with offers a free shuttle to all guests. Thank God. FH's family and friends are heavy drinkers. This makes me feel alot better!!

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My hall coordinates with the Windgate Hotel in Garden City...FREE shuttle service if you book yor rooms there. We are going to take advantage of that, defintiely! Since there are so many halls in the Garden City, Westbury, etc. vicinity perhaps the Wingate does that for other halls???