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Practicalities
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Erie has frequent Greyhound
bus
connections to Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Buffalo; the station is at 5759 Peach St, some three miles out of downtown, and is served by local bus #9 to Mill Creek Mall. The
CVB
, downtown at 109 Boston Store Place (Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm; tel 814/454-7191 or 1-800/524-3743,
), is the place to go for information.
Accommodation
is often twice as expensive in the summer as in the off-season. The centrally located
Holiday Inn
downtown, 18 W 18th St (tel 814/456-2961 or 1-800/832-9101; $75-100), provides the usual amenities but the elegant
Boothby Inn
B&B at 311 W 6th St (tel 814/456-1888 or 1-866/266-8429; $100-130) makes for a far more pleasant stay. Out by Presque Isle,
El Patio
, 2950 W 8th St (tel 814/838-9772; $75-100), is one of numerous motels lining Peninsula Drive and offers very good long-stay rates off-season. The
Sara Coyne Campground
, 50 Peninsula Drive (tel 814/833-4560), is just before the entrance to Presque Isle, the best location of the various
campsites
in the Erie area. Nearby at 35 Peninsula Drive the friendly
Joe Root's Grill
(tel 814/836-7668) serves up hearty portions; downtown try the
Marketplace Grill
, 319 State St (tel 814/455-7272), for steaks and a filling pizza and pasta lunchtime buffet, or the cheap Chinese
Happy Garden
, 418 State St (tel 814/452-4488). Other useful information
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