Anyone Going to Baltimore?

[Brooklyn]

I might have a lead on some face value tickets, and a train ride would be abut $150RT. Weather looks like rain, but I am tempted to try and make my way there. Don't know much about B'more and wouldn't really want to hang there on a Saturday night alone, but curious if there is a contingent of Chiefs fans making plans.

[Rain Man]

I went to Baltimore for a child's birthday party a couple of years ago. We had good crab legs, saw an enormous garbage processing plant in town, went to a nice art museum, drove through a neighborhood that intimidated us, and met a child. (It was his first birthday - relative - and that was actually in suburban Maryland rather than Baltimore.)

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief

Thinking about it too, but Vegas is going to be the most expensive Superbowl ever. Crazy prices on lodging and tix. A lot of people want to go to be in Vegas for the festivities and to watch the game on the strip.

I saw the other day that a number of the strip hotels in Vegas have cranked up their fraudulent and unethical "resort fees" again. I think the article said that the average is now $37 per night. So whatever you pay for a hotel, at the end they present you with a surprise additional fee of $37 per night. On pure principle, I will not stay at a hotel that does that.

[Otter]

Originally Posted by TwistedChief

I'm going.

It'll be my second time there. Last time I took Amtrak from NYC Penn Station to Baltimore Penn Station and then got a ride from there to around the stadium (and I did the reverse that evening after the game). Wasn't too difficult.

This is what a Reddit poster said in response to someone's asking about coming from DC:

Penn Station would be a perfect set for a horror movie.

[TwistedChief]

Originally Posted by Brooklyn

that's good intel, thanks! The Accela is under 3 hours ride Penn to Penn. You did it all in one day with no hotel overnight? I need to work in the city Monday AM anyways so going back to NYC Penn is convenient if a do a hotel Sunday night, but they are surely not cheap and availability might be tough.

Seems that if i do a Sunday/Sunday train that skyrockets in price anyway so might as well take the long route and maybe get to check out the harbor a little.

Yeah, I made a day trip out of it, but it was a 1pm game and I got out of there quickly afterward (we won). Whereas here if the Chiefs win you’re probably going to want to stick around for the trophy presentation, etc.

[Eleazar]

[BigRedChief]

The DC Group is planning a tailgate.

[Red Dawg]

Originally Posted by MIAdragon

I avoid Beirut as much as possible.

Lol

[Refried]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I actually thought lodging was even worse for Phx last year. But I did book after the Chiefs won and Ive already be looking this year so prices may not have spiked yet. Vegas is a little more ready for big events than Phx so may have more capacity and in turn a little cheaper prices.

If you're paying $10k for the game ticket, does it really matter how much the room is?

[dlphg9]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I actually thought lodging was even worse for Phx last year. But I did book after the Chiefs won and Ive already be looking this year so prices may not have spiked yet. Vegas is a little more ready for big events than Phx so may have more capacity and in turn a little cheaper prices.

They are way more ready for big events, but Vegas is crowded like all the time, so I could see it being pretty difficult to get lodging, because people are going to want to make it an event even without tickets to the game. It's gonna be wild.

[stevieray]

Originally Posted by IowaHawkeyeChief

Thinking about it too, but Vegas is going to be the most expensive Superbowl ever. Crazy prices on lodging and tix. A lot of people want to go to be in Vegas for the festivities and to watch the game on the strip.

My wife's parents live in Vegas.

I'd have a ride to and from the game.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by stevieray

My wife's parents live in Vegas.

I'd have a ride to and from the game.

Hell ya, and a place to stay... Need to go then!

[MIAdragon]

Originally Posted by Otter

This!


Train then walk and cab if necessary.

I’d rather skip though Baghdad again than walk in Baltimore.

[dlphg9]

Spend bunch of money to go see the Chiefs win and then be murdered by a Baltimorian

Or save that money and live to see another SB championship

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by BWillie

I actually thought lodging was even worse for Phx last year. But I did book after the Chiefs won and Ive already be looking this year so prices may not have spiked yet. Vegas is a little more ready for big events than Phx so may have more capacity and in turn a little cheaper prices.

They said lodging is going to be crazy as every year Vegas is a destination for folks to go watch the SB and with the game being there this year, ever more so... I went to the one in Miami, and almost pulled the trigger last year, and regret I didn't, if we go, I will check it out but probably won't go. If I hadn't been to a SB where the Chiefs won already, I would pay anything though.

[BWillie]

Originally Posted by Refried

If you're paying $10k for the game ticket, does it really matter how much the room is?

Well, when you go for a week before it does a little.