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Shuttle advice needed.

So we are likely having between 80-100 people (with a BP of about 20 including us.) so there are between 60-80 guests to be shuttled.

The ceremony is in Georgetown at a church on P and 31st, so it's tucked up in the neighborhood parts and not supre easily accessible - and there's NO parking at all.

We figured our best bet is to shuttle guests from the hotel (Key Bridge Marriott) to the ceremony and then to the reception - Ft. Myer, since there they'd have hassles if non-military.

My problem comes in because we're not sure what kind and how many shuttles to get. I don't really want to spend a TON of money on shuttles and two seems like the best option, but they all seem to have a 3-hour minimum and we don't need them that long.

Also, it was suggested to me that we get the largest shuttle available, but I don't think a coach bus is going to be able to get through Georgetown very well.

Suggestions? Is one mini-bus enough? Do we really need two? Has anyone found somewhere that doesn't have a hour minimum so we could get two? We'll also need one at the end of the night to shuttle people back so we would need at least one for 3+ hours.

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Re: Shuttle advice needed.

  • edited December 2011
    Our planner is working on this now for us.  Similar situation with number of people, locations, etc.

    I will see if I can find some information out from her this week and get back to you.
  • edited December 2011
    I think minibus would work- you could do several trips.  It is not far from GT to Ft. Myer. A big bus will definately have problems on those GT side side streets.   Good luck!  I am a Ft. Myer bride too.  You may want to see if the hotel has a shuttle.  Either way with a shuttle or a big bus it will take a while to get everyone on base. 
  • edited December 2011
    snydera-
    Would love to hear what your planner has to say.
    We are in the same situation as well!

    Thanks!!
  • tracy_ktracy_k member
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    edited December 2011
    We were looking into a shuttle, and I found a transportation company that offers 14-person mini-coaches on demand, more like a taxi service. You can arrange it in advance, but you pay per trip ... no 3-hour minimum booking, no paying by the hour for the bus to sit outside your venue until the reception is over.

    http://www.vanandlimo.com/

    I calculated the cost, it would have been 50% cheaper to use this service vs a more traditional car service.Ultimately, we decided to go with a hotel that offers a free shuttle, so we don't need it, but I hope this helps!!
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