spring training baseball in florida?
I was curious on a good place i could stay to see the detroit tigers in lakeland. I would like to be in the middle of at 4 ball parks if possible. I am from detroit so obviously i want to see a few tigers games. I would probablly be spending about 7-10 days in florida
does anyone have any ideas where I can stay thats near a few baseball parks? I stayed in tampa last yr. I stayed at the days inn on melbourne blvd and the hotel and area was really rough.
i am a die hard baseball fan Im just looking for a place to stay thats not over expensive and near a few ball parks
thanks
nick
any ideas?
Plus, I will be turning 23 in feb and i understand car rental companies charge people under 25 through the roof. are there any companies or a cheap way to rent a car? I’l be flying out of detroit to tampa
It’s been a few years since I’ve been to the Grapefruit League, but we used to go every year back in the 90’s. There used to be a few reasonably priced motels in the Baseball City area (which probably isn’t called that anymore) at the intersection of I-4 and and US-27. It’s where the Royals held camp until a few years ago before moving to Arizona. It is a short drive from there to Kissimmee (Astros), Disney (Braves), and Lakeland. It’s not far from Winter Haven either, but the Indians have moved out for next spring. The next closest would be a bit further, probably Tampa (Yankees).
There is a Hampton Inn, Quality Inn, and Best Western in that area.
Lakeland is a nice little town and you might be best off staying there, if you’re going to see more than one game there anyway. It wouldn’t be too far to Tampa, Kissimmee, or Disney from there either. I haven’t stayed there, but I recall there being several decent hotels.
Another option might be the Brandon/Tampa East area. It would be a bit more of a drive to Lakeland, but within a reasonable drive to Tampa, Bradenton (Pirates), and even Sarasota (Reds), Clearwater (Phillies) and Dunedin (Blue Jays), plus all there is in Tampa itself.
Enjoy! Nothing like going to spring training in March. I miss it so!
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Comment from Ryan
Time: September 15, 2008, 9:47 pm
Im from Clearwater (Spring training of the phillies) We are about 30 min from tampa and an hour and a half from lakeland. Its pretty nice pretty much smack dab in the middle of everything.
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Comment from Kent K
Time: September 19, 2008, 2:33 pm
It’s been a few years since I’ve been to the Grapefruit League, but we used to go every year back in the 90’s. There used to be a few reasonably priced motels in the Baseball City area (which probably isn’t called that anymore) at the intersection of I-4 and and US-27. It’s where the Royals held camp until a few years ago before moving to Arizona. It is a short drive from there to Kissimmee (Astros), Disney (Braves), and Lakeland. It’s not far from Winter Haven either, but the Indians have moved out for next spring. The next closest would be a bit further, probably Tampa (Yankees).
There is a Hampton Inn, Quality Inn, and Best Western in that area.
Lakeland is a nice little town and you might be best off staying there, if you’re going to see more than one game there anyway. It wouldn’t be too far to Tampa, Kissimmee, or Disney from there either. I haven’t stayed there, but I recall there being several decent hotels.
Another option might be the Brandon/Tampa East area. It would be a bit more of a drive to Lakeland, but within a reasonable drive to Tampa, Bradenton (Pirates), and even Sarasota (Reds), Clearwater (Phillies) and Dunedin (Blue Jays), plus all there is in Tampa itself.
Enjoy! Nothing like going to spring training in March. I miss it so!
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Comment from Elizabeth G
Time: September 15, 2008, 9:34 pm
Port St Lucie Florida is the spring training home of the Mets.
It is only about 45 minutes north of the Abacoa area, which is the spring training home of some team, 3hrs from Tampa…1hr south of Melbourne.
PSL doesn’t charge too much for rooms, it is a smallish town. The holiday inn off of us1 is where all the baseball players stay, but there are many hotels already built or being built in the st lucie west area.
Jensen Beach, Stuart, Ft. Pierce are all bout 20 minutes from the psl park and also have decently priced hotels.
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