Getting around
Getting Here & Getting Around
The Georgia Center is located at 1197 South Lumpkin Street, Athens, Georgia. We are on campus, at the corner of Lumpkin and Carlton Streets. The hotel front door faces Carlton Street, diagonally across from UGA’s Stegeman Coliseum.
Shuttle Service
Leave the driving to us. The Georgia Center provides complimentary shuttle service to our hotel guests. Our two vans run from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. daily. Prior reservations are required. Our staff will be happy to take you anywhere on campus. When you’re ready to come back home, they are also just a call away.
Campus transport
Your room key serves as your key to campus. With it, you can ride any of the university buses. With a stop just across Sanford Street, frequent service, and live bus tracking via the UGA app, UGA Campus Transit offers an excellent, free way to get around campus without worrying about parking, especially during the day, when buses typically arrive every 5-10 minutes. Please be aware that bus schedules change when classes are not in session.
Complimentary bikes
Want to ride around campus at your own pace? our cruise bicycles and matching UGA helmets are available to hotel guests at the concierge desk for checkout. Enjoy riding around campus or Athens at your own pace at no extra cost to you.
Campus map
Discover all the locations on the University of Georgia’s campus by using an interactive map.
ACC transit
Three of Athens Transit’s fare-free municipal bus routes pass the Georgia Center.
Route 9, which serves Macon Highway; Route 12, which serves the Riverbend student housing district; and Route 26, which serves the rest of College Station Road. These routes also provide access to downtown Athens and run hourly.
Airport Transportation
Scheduled commercial shuttle service, private cars, and rental cars provide options between Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and the Georgia Center. Flying into Ben Epps? Call us, we’ll pick you up!
Shuttle Service
Groome Transportation: 706-612-1155
Athens Town Car: 706-255-9643
Bulldog Limousine: 678-661-0675
Southeastern Stages: 706-549-2255
Local Rental Companies
Avis: 706-543-3904
Budget: 706-353-0600
Enterprise: 706-546-8067
Hertz: 706-543-5984
Guest parking
The most convenient campus parking is the University’s South Campus Parking Deck, adjacent to the Georgia Center. The garage is open 24 hours a day. If you are staying at the Georgia Center you may unload your car at the front circle (Carlton Street). The Concierge desk has luggage carts and will be happy to assist you with your bags. Feel free to leave your car in the circle while you check in, but please move it to the parking deck thereafter so that others may make use of this easy access.
Rates:
Daily fees are $4.50 for the first hour
$7.50 for the first two hours
$1.50 each additional hour
$15 maximum for each 24-hour period
Special Rates are in effect for UGA home football games and other special event.
Parking is subject to availability and standard rules may vary during special events; please call ahead. For additional parking options and up-to-date deck pricing, please visit the Transportation & Parking Services Visitor Information website.
There is a charging station located inside the South Campus Parking Deck for electric vehicles.
Guests may have parking fees charged to their hotel room. Alert the front desk upon your arrival and they will give you a special parking voucher that will allow you in-and-out access for the duration of your visit. Please note that vehicles over seven feet tall cannot fit in the parking deck, but arrangements can be made after arrival to secure parking in an outdoor lot. Likewise, motorcycles and scooters may not park inside the deck, but may utilize designated spaces near its entrance.