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Anonymous wrote:Was there a week ago and again yesterday. Garage 2 seemed close to full from what I could observe both times. I guess the market will bear the increase, unfortunately.

don't think that applies here

There are substitutes that people can switch to, including private parking. Of course it's not a perfect market, but it's not a complete monopoly either. There is an upper limit at which point no one would pay the proposed price - only question is how much.

Looks like many hotel.options for 8-10 a day. That is what we will do.

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Anonymous wrote:This is what you are concerned about? Don't fly if you can't afford to pay for parking. It's about $30/day at DCA.

DCA is also an easy Metro ride from the city. I've never paid to park there.

You pay for metro and the time you waste on metro, no? Time is money.

Time stuck in traffic is also money.

Metro is a few bucks and most times faster than driving not only because of the traffic but also because it takes you right to terminal. No need to park car, hop on shuttle to terminal which is another 15-20 minutes on top of your trip.

not needed for terminal/g1/most of g2. it's for econ lots.

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Anonymous wrote:This is what you are concerned about? Don't fly if you can't afford to pay for parking. It's about $30/day at DCA.

DCA is also an easy Metro ride from the city. I've never paid to park there.

You pay for metro and the time you waste on metro, no? Time is money.

Time stuck in traffic is also money.

Metro is a few bucks and most times faster than driving not only because of the traffic but also because it takes you right to terminal. No need to park car, hop on shuttle to terminal which is another 15-20 minutes on top of your trip.

Anonymous wrote:Metro goes to IAD now. I’m heading there in am and spouse is dropping me off at the metro that is 8 minutes from our house.

Easy, no traffic to deal with.

If on vacation as a family, just uber to closest metro if you live near one.

From downtown DC metro is a great option. From Maryland it’s not so great.

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Anonymous wrote:This is what you are concerned about? Don't fly if you can't afford to pay for parking. It's about $30/day at DCA.

DCA is also an easy Metro ride from the city. I've never paid to park there.

You pay for metro and the time you waste on metro, no? Time is money.

Time stuck in traffic is also money.

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Anonymous wrote:Was there a week ago and again yesterday. Garage 2 seemed close to full from what I could observe both times. I guess the market will bear the increase, unfortunately.

don't think that applies here

There are substitutes that people can switch to, including private parking. Of course it's not a perfect market, but it's not a complete monopoly either. There is an upper limit at which point no one would pay the proposed price - only question is how much.

Anonymous wrote:Was there a week ago and again yesterday. Garage 2 seemed close to full from what I could observe both times. I guess the market will bear the increase, unfortunately.

don't think that applies here

Was there a week ago and again yesterday. Garage 2 seemed close to full from what I could observe both times. I guess the market will bear the increase, unfortunately.

You can often park at area hotels and catch the hotel shuttle for much less

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Anonymous wrote:This is what you are concerned about? Don't fly if you can't afford to pay for parking. It's about $30/day at DCA.

The same could be said about price hikes for anything at any amount.

It’s called inflation. To most of us on DCUM it’s a non issue. K shaped economy.

Metro goes to IAD now. I’m heading there in am and spouse is dropping me off at the metro that is 8 minutes from our house.

Easy, no traffic to deal with.

If on vacation as a family, just uber to closest metro if you live near one.

Yeah doing this right after adding “premium” parking is just extra annoying

They also added reserved parking to the daily lot at IAD. So there is valet, reserved, and everything else. It's like Disney World. The last two weeks I've had to park so far away the lanes dont even have numbers. Probably better off parking in Garage 2. First world problems but everything here is just so hard and expensive.

Have also never gotten a discount for advanced reservation in economy.

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Anonymous wrote:woah Economy jumped from $14 to $20! a 42% hike!!! rip off them poors the most!!! well done MWAA!

If you reserve in advance it looks like it’s $15 a day.

(The other rates are discounted as well if you reserve. Usually if you start a reservation in the evening lot they offer you a discounted upgrade to the cheaper garages also.)

not true. can't insert screenshot but it's $20 on the reservation page.

Economy Parking
Free shuttle
10 to 15 mins
Our best value for official airport parking
Free shuttle service (every 10-15 minutes) to and from the terminal provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Guaranteed entry with your reservation - IF SIGNS SAY "FULL", IT DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU!
Reserved 49 times today!

$20.00

It’s $15 if you book further in advance. For example, starting on Monday. Not sure if the lack of discount is because of the holiday weekend or because they want you to book 4-5 days in advance for the discount.

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Anonymous wrote:And they just raised recently too. The last time I used the garage had to park on the roof and was majorly pissed. I hope the discount tricks still work.

what discount tricks?

Not tricks, just the coupons and clicking for economy and getting the offer for a cheaper rate in the garages.

As far as booking ahead, it's always been relatively cheaper to book ahead. This isn't new if they're maintaining that.

neither is true anymore after the rate hikes