If you’re flying in to the Birmingham International Airport, travel is less than 10 minutes to all of our events in the heart of Birmingham’s City Center and our host hotel, the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel.  If you are staying at The Sheraton Birmingham, they provide shuttle service to and from the airport.  There is also taxi service available at the airport.  Click here for a link to city bus routes. The Sheraton Birmingham provides special race weekend rates and is conveniently located within walking distance of the expo, the start/finish line area and the post race party. These events are all located in and around our weekend race headquarters at the Boutwell Auditorium near Linn Park and the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center complex. To learn more about our host property or to make reservations, contact them at www.sheraton.com or call 1-800-325-3535. In order to secure the special rate, you must ask for the Mercedes-Benz Marathon Weekend package. This rate will only be offered until January 27, 2010 or until they are booked so make your reservations early. Visit the Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau at www.BirminghamAl.org for additional lodging, restaurant and attraction information.

Car rentals provided by Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Please visit their website at www.enterprise.com to schedule your rental.

Sheraton Birmingham is the Host Hotel for the 2010 Mercedes Marathon and is within walking distance to the Expo/Start/Finish and Post Race Party.

Mercedes Marathon Accommodations Request for Runners

Provided by the Greater Birmingham Lodging Association

1. Best Western Carlton Suites
Offering excellent rate; late check-out; full breakfast buffet; manager’s reception in the evening

2. Birmingham Marriott
Offering late check-out; morning coffee & juice

3. Candlewood Suites
Offering late check-out

4. Comfort Inn (Homewood)
Offering $79 discounted rate; early morning coffee & juice; breakfast buffet at 6am; 4 pm late check-out (must specify Mercedes Marathon for late check-out)

5. Hampton Inn I-65/Lakeshore
Offering coffee, juice, water & light breakfast; 1pm check-out

6. Hampton Inn & Suites (East in Irondale)
Offering pasta dinner on Sat. night; early morning breakfast, late check-out; shuttle to/from race and airport

7. Holiday Inn Express (East in Irondale)
Offering pasta dinner on Sat. night; early morning breakfast, late check-out; shuttle to/from race and airport

8. Howard Johnson Inn
Offering $52+tax discounted rate; 2pm check-out
Call direct to 205-942-0919

9. Hyatt Place Birmingham/Downtown
Offering late check-out, coffee & OJ, airport transportation from 9am – 9pm; transportation to race after 6:15am; discounted group rate – must reference Mercedes Marathon Group

10. Medical Center Inn
Offering $59.00 discounted rate; early morning coffee & juice; shuttle to race ONLY; late check-out

11. The Hotel Highland
Offering 6am breakfast

12. The Redmont Hotel (downtown)
Offering a $79.00 discounted rate; coffee, OJ & fruit in lobby bar; 1pm checkout; shuttle service from/to airport

13. Residence Inn Downtown@UAB
Offering juice; late checkout

Guests may log onto www.inbirmingham.org , website of the Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau for contact info, directions, etc. for the properties listed above.

Guests are asked to inform reservation agents they are participating in the Mercedes Marathon to receive these special accommodations.