"The GOAT Black City" The Official: ATL Discussion Thread

[AVXL]

Basically, @semicko82 don't stay downtown lol. Downtown is WACK. Midtown and West Midtown are better and livelier and you'll be closer to all the places where you will want to be. Check out the Interlock Hotel. It's in West Midtown. Has a dope bar called Draw bar and there's a lot of restaurants and shyt to do around it. Also somebody up top mentioned Buckhead which will also be lively. Aint nothing downtown but homeless people. Downtown Atlanta is not a hub like other cities. It's kinda weird how ATL is hella active pretty much everywhere except downtown lol.

I mean downtown ain’t all bad, you can have a lot of fun in & around the city. There’s the super touristy shyt all around Centennial Park District (Centiennial Park, College Football HOF, World of Coke, a bunch of restaurants and bars going towards West Midtown off of Marietta St), if you’re headed north on Peachtree in the heart of downtown you’ve got bars, restaurants and shyt to get into.

I’d say Ponce City Market in Old 4th Ward is a fun place to hang out as well, especially on the rooftop where it’s like an amusement park with rides, games, restaurants, great views of the city

Inman Park (not too far away from PCM) is also a great place to grab a drink, go to some nice restaurants

Those areas aren’t in the heart of downtown but are very close and things you can do around downtown that are unique to the rest of the city

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

Basically, @semicko82 don't stay downtown lol. Downtown is WACK. Midtown and West Midtown are better and livelier and you'll be closer to all the places where you will want to be. Check out the Interlock Hotel. It's in West Midtown. Has a dope bar called Draw bar and there's a lot of restaurants and shyt to do around it. Also somebody up top mentioned Buckhead which will also be lively. Aint nothing downtown but homeless people. Downtown Atlanta is not a hub like other cities. It's kinda weird how ATL is hella active pretty much everywhere except downtown lol.

Honestly, the best thing about downtown is, I can do anything I want down there, I know everyone down there, I run my building, and I’m cool with hella business owners. But that shyt is low key hood out there even though it’s the middle of downtown. Don’t no tourist got no business on the underground side by the 5 points Marta station. Nothing but dope over there. Then on the other end of peachtree, it’s a lot of homeless and lil nikkas hanging out. It’s not dangerous but not safe if that makes sense. Even I don’t be down there like that cause it be a way too much going on. I’m used to it though, but it be too much for some people.

The other side by the stadium and centennial park much safer but nothing really going on down there. On the peachtree side, you can at least be in the mix with a lot of women and shyt just outside. It’s always a different crowd out there dude to them hotels being conference hotels.

The best thing about downtown for a tourist is it’s centrally located but definitely midtown/buckhead more safe and more what people be looking for.

 

[semicko82]

Basically, @semicko82 don't stay downtown lol. Downtown is WACK. Midtown and West Midtown are better and livelier and you'll be closer to all the places where you will want to be. Check out the Interlock Hotel. It's in West Midtown. Has a dope bar called Draw bar and there's a lot of restaurants and shyt to do around it. Also somebody up top mentioned Buckhead which will also be lively. Aint nothing downtown but homeless people. Downtown Atlanta is not a hub like other cities. It's kinda weird how ATL is hella active pretty much everywhere except downtown lol.

Shyt I'm glad I read this before I booked my room. I gotta look for some Midtown spots now

 

[MajesticLion]

Well, this should be fun.

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The MICHELIN Guide Heats up Atlanta​

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[Motife43]

This lineup is legit. Might just cop some tickets to flip lol

 

[The ADD]

Too many good boutique hotels in Midtown now to stay at the convention dinosaurs like the Marquis and Hyatt.

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

Too many good boutique hotels in Midtown now to stay at the convention dinosaurs like the Marquis and Hyatt.

Not necessarily. It depend on what you doing and where you trying to be. I will shyt on downtown myself and I have in this thread. But that’s my hood, so I’m about to get in defense mode in a second

Straight up, if you soft and scary, keep your ass all the way from downtown. It’s downtown so it’s still safe but if you a really scary individual, take your ass to midtown/buckhead. And regarding the hotels, sometimes people literally just sleep in the hotel. Sometimes people parlay and spend more time in the hotel. So yeah, if you wanna be centrally located and around some stuff, and gonna be outside the whole time you here, then nothing wrong with staying at those hotels. Those hotels are constantly filled up for a reason. You still smack dab in the middle of the city.

Midtown and buckhead gonna be above downtown as far as desired spots for most people from the city of Atlanta. But there is some sort of weird hatred for downtown from people here. I don’t give a fukk what them folks talking about. You in the middle of the city with everything around you.

 

[The ADD]

Not necessarily. It depend on what you doing and where you trying to be. I will shyt on downtown myself and I have in this thread. But that’s my hood, so I’m about to get in defense mode in a second

Straight up, if you soft and scary, keep your ass all the way from downtown. It’s downtown so it’s still safe but if you a really scary individual, take your ass to midtown/buckhead. And regarding the hotels, sometimes people literally just sleep in the hotel. Sometimes people parlay and spend more time in the hotel. So yeah, if you wanna be centrally located and around some stuff, and gonna be outside the whole time you here, then nothing wrong with staying at those hotels. Those hotels are constantly filled up for a reason. You still smack dab in the middle of the city.

Midtown and buckhead gonna be above downtown as far as desired spots for most people from the city of Atlanta. But there is some sort of weird hatred for downtown from people here. I don’t give a fukk what them folks talking about. You in the middle of the city with everything around you.

It’s not about being scary or hatred. I’ve been in Atlanta longer than most in this thread and spent more time in those hotels than most in this thread.

If ultimately you are going to spend most of your time going to spots not near those downtown hotels why stay there….

Most of the spots people are suggesting have hotel options close to those areas.

 

[AVXL]

Too many good boutique hotels in Midtown now to stay at the convention dinosaurs like the Marquis and Hyatt.

Yea no way I’m telling anyone to do the basic hotels like the Marquis and Hyatt’s. If that’s what your budget is and you just need a place to stay I get it, but if you are open to exploring and want to explore some unique spots in Atlanta don’t do the standard hotels you can find anywhere

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

It’s not about being scary or hatred. I’m been in Atlanta longer than most in this thread and spent more time in those hotels than most in this thread.

If ultimately you are going to spend most of your time going to spots not near those downtown hotels why stay there….

No one knows what breh is doing in particular. He literally asked for spots downtown Atlanta, so one could assume he gonna be in that area. If he was gonna be in midtown, I would suggest he stay there. If he was gonna be in buckhead, I suggest he stay there. If you do stay downtown and go to those areas, they are close by.

I’m not from here, and since I’ve been here I’ve noticed locals really thumb their nose up at downtown. shyt is silly as hell to me. Ain’t nothing like living in the middle of the city. The fact that it’s not buckhead or midtown is highlighted too much. It’s downtown. All downtowns in major cities have rough parts and it’s definitely a lot to be desired, but nikka it’s still downtown Atlanta.

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

Yea no way I’m telling anyone to do the basic hotels like the Marquis and Hyatt’s. If that’s what your budget is and you just need a place to stay I get it, but if you are open to exploring and want to explore some unique spots in Atlanta don’t do the standard hotels you can find anywhere

He literally asked for hotels downtown. You nikkas starting to do the most. I answered the exact questions buddy asked.

 

[The ADD]

No one knows what breh is doing in particular. He literally asked for spots downtown Atlanta, so one could assume he gonna be in that area. If he was gonna be in midtown, I would suggest he stay there. If he was gonna be in buckhead, I suggest he stay there. If you do stay downtown and go to those areas, they are close by.

I’m not from here, and since I’ve been here I’ve noticed locals really thumb their nose up at downtown. shyt is silly as hell to me. Ain’t nothing like living in the middle of the city. The fact that it’s not buckhead or midtown is highlighted too much. It’s downtown. All downtowns in major cities have rough parts and it’s definitely a lot to be desired, but nikka it’s still downtown Atlanta.

It’s pretty obvious he doesn’t know the area and things to do and generally assumed that Downtown is where he should go. As the replies developed most of the spots were not in that area. If he ultimately is going to do most of his activity in Midtown and other places what is the point of staying in Marquis or Hyatt?

Those hotels are convention properties. That’s why they are connected by the sky bridge system.

 

[Double Burger With Cheese]

It’s pretty obvious he doesn’t know the area and things to do and generally assumed that Downtown is where he should go. As the replies developed most of the spots were not in that area. If he ultimately is going to do most of his activity in Midtown and other places what is the point of staying in Marquis or Hyatt?

Those hotels are convention properties. That’s why they are connected by the sky bridge system.

Hey like I said, he literally asked for spots downtown and I told him. That’s a fact. And em within that, I even piggy backed off another posters post and gave all the negatives about downtown and pros and cons.

Those hotels are not convention properties. That sky bridge connected serves many purposes and is irrelevant as hell to the conversation for real. Those hotels are the main hotels downtown and often hold convention and convention guest because Atlanta is a convention city. Every hotel is gonna have convention guest downtown cause it’s always conventions goin on. Those are just the main hotels where the conventions are actually held.

And that is actually one of the cool things about downtown. It’s is constant gonna be a new group of people/vibe because of the different convention. You will see nothing but bad ass women walking around and find out it’s a hair conversation or some shyt going on. Might see a bunch a professionals cause one of them type conventions going on. For example, Dragon Con coming up in a few weeks. And if you into all that need/anime type shyt then downtown will be taken over by that crowd. People dressing up and all kind of shyt. Right now you got Americas Mart convention which bring a lot of people but it’s not a fun crowd like dragon con.

 

[The ADD]

Hey like I said, he literally asked for spots downtown and I told him. That’s a fact. And em within that, I even piggy backed off another posters post and gave all the negatives about downtown and pros and cons.

Those hotels are not convention properties. That sky bridge connected serves many purposes and is irrelevant as hell to the conversation for real. Those hotels are the main hotels downtown and often hold convention and convention guest because Atlanta is a convention city. Every hotel is gonna have convention guest downtown cause it’s always conventions goin on. Those are just the main hotels where the conventions are actually held.

And that is actually one of the cool things about downtown. It’s is constant gonna be a new group of people/vibe because of the different convention. You will see nothing but bad ass women walking around and find out it’s a hair conversation or some shyt going on. Might see a bunch a professionals cause one of them type conventions going on. For example, Dragon Con coming up in a few weeks. And if you into all that need/anime type shyt then downtown will be taken over by that crowd. People dressing up and all kind of shyt. Right now you got Americas Mart convention which bring a lot of people but it’s not a fun crowd like dragon con.

Gotcha

 

[RaspberryFitted]

This lineup is legit. Might just cop some tickets to flip lol

10x better than last year’s lineup