Today, the great industrial port of
CLEVELAND
- for so long the butt of jokes after the heavily polluted Cuyahoga River caught fire in the early 1970s - is no longer the "Mistake on the Lake." Although the path back from acute recession (another 1970s legacy) is by no means complete on a citywide basis, the downtown area is now a hub of energy. Cleveland boasts a sensitive and fond restoration of the Lake Erie/Cuyahoga River waterfront, a superb constellation of museums, glittering city center malls and new downtown super-stadiums. Add to that the recent arrival of several major corporate headquarters and classy hotels - and, of course, the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- and there's an unmistakeable buzz about the place.
Arrival And Information : Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
(tel 216/265-6030) is ten miles southwest of downtown. The twenty-minute
taxi
ride into town costs around $20, but the Regional Transit Authority (RTA; tel 216/621-9500, )
train
is only $1.50 and takes just ten minutes longer. Greyhound arrives at 1465 Chester Ave, at the back of Playhouse Square, and the Amtrak station is on the lakefront at 200 Cleveland Memorial Shoreway NE. More Cleveland information...
DOWNTOWN / CLEVELAND The Hyatt Regency Cleveland at the Arcade is within the Business district only 20 minutes from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
3 MILES FROM AIRPORT / CLEVELAND The Cleveland Airport Marriot is a first-class hotel, located three miles from the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
Call toll free..
US and Canada: 1-800-780-5733
Europe: 00-800-11-20-11-40
Use discount code: 89865
