re: UGA to LSU on October 13

Posted by Dire Wolf

bawcomville

Member since Sep 2008

40817 posts

Posted on 1/16/18 at 9:48 am to deeprig9

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1.5 hours with no traffic, I imagine gameday would be a nightmare. What about driving up the night before, where is a good place to stay, walking distance to stadium with the lowest murder factor?

if you have a few other UGA fans coming, id look into a airBNb in 70808

You’ll be able to uber to the game and on the way back(you have to walk off of campus to get out of counter flow). If one of you isn’t drinking, go early in the morning park your car at one of the frat parking lots behind the church. Then uber back to your place. You’ll have a free spot with a quick exit after a short walk.

Posted by Dead End

Baton Rouge

Member since Aug 2013

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Posted on 1/16/18 at 9:48 am to Evil Little Thing

You would NOT fit in...

Posted by ellishughtiger

70118

Member since Jul 2004

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Posted on 1/16/18 at 9:49 am to deeprig9

Stay in nola and bus in the morning of. BR is terrible, don’t let anyone on this board convince you otherwise. UGA alumni association probably has a charter bus arranged coming in from Nola the morning of the game.

Posted by deeprig9

Unincorporated Ozora

Member since Sep 2012

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Posted on 1/16/18 at 9:51 am to Lithium

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(Hilton and Indigo are only 2 I' know of that I'd stay in

We have Indigo in downtown Athens too, very nice places. For the LSU game in Athens in 2013, the Indigo was 700/night for their cheapest room and that was six months in advance. Probably not gonna do that.

Posted by Jor Jor The Dinosaur

Chicago, IL

Member since Nov 2014

7581 posts

Posted on 1/16/18 at 9:53 am to deeprig9

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GenX

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Plan my trip for me please.

Millenial

Posted by Barbellthor

Columbia

Member since Aug 2015

11587 posts

Posted on 1/16/18 at 9:56 am to deeprig9

Wrong board, but...

Enjoy the trip, and it should be fun. Tailgating will be good regardless. And check out the Chimes on Highland. Also, don’t expect to get out of there with any reasonable quickness—BR is notorious on the traffic.

Also try the Pasttime under I-10 downtown.

Posted by Dire Wolf

bawcomville

Member since Sep 2008

40817 posts

Posted on 1/16/18 at 9:59 am to Barbellthor

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Tailgating will be good regardless.

UGA always brings a good crowd. Will be blizzard with all the east coast yuppies partying all night

Posted by bluestem75

Dallas, TX

Member since Oct 2007

5281 posts

Posted on 1/16/18 at 10:05 am to Dire Wolf

Sheesh. I've never seen so many people trash BTR on here. There are plenty of decent hotels along I-10 @ Siegen and Bluebonnet (Courtyard, Holiday Inn Express, Hyatt Place). Good restaurants, too. Mike Andersons is fantastic. Perkins Rowe has a great atmosphere, too.

I always fly in to NOLA and stay Thurs nite there. Drive up to BTR Fri afternoon and stay along I-10 Fri and Sat. Head back to NOLA to fly out Sun.

Book your hotel in BTR now.

This post was edited on 1/16/18 at 10:06 am

Posted by Evil Little Thing

Member since Jul 2013

11638 posts

Posted on 1/16/18 at 10:07 am to Dead End

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You would NOT fit in...

Dammit! Way to crush my dreams

Posted by Dire Wolf

bawcomville

Member since Sep 2008

40817 posts

Posted on 1/16/18 at 10:08 am to bluestem75

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Sheesh

The vino is going to be popping

Posted by uway

Member since Sep 2004

33109 posts

Posted on 1/16/18 at 10:15 am to deeprig9

Lol he looks like a UGA fan

Posted by OweO

Plaquemine, La

Member since Sep 2009

122534 posts

Posted on 1/16/18 at 10:19 am to deeprig9

There are a few decent places to eat at downtown, but the night before.. If you are looking for a good place to eat, go to Ruffino's. It's on the other side of Baton Rouge, but it's good.

Posted by lsupride87

Member since Dec 2007

112598 posts

Posted on 1/16/18 at 10:20 am to NYCAuburn

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Stay in NO and just come up for gameday.

Terrible awful horrific suggestion if you want to actually get an LSU feel

Stay in downtown BR.

Friday night, go to Chimes for dinner right off of campus. Expect a wait, but they have over 50 beers on tap and play the lsu fight songs throughout the night so it is a cool atmosphere.

After that, go out to 3rd street in downtown BR since you are older.

Saturday morning, wake up early and go eat breakfast at Louies on campus.

Then, walk around and tailgate and mingle with the locals.

This post was edited on 1/16/18 at 10:22 am

Posted by OweO

Plaquemine, La

Member since Sep 2009

122534 posts

Posted on 1/16/18 at 10:23 am to deeprig9

You can stay at the Hampton Inn, which is downtown, which is about 2 or 3 miles away from campus. His is the link to Hampton Inn and information for the shuttle bus. You can take the bus and not have to worry about parking.

Hampton Inn

Game Day Shuttle