Race hotel WWYD

[Susie]

I'm doing IM Timberman 70.3 in August, and need to book a hotel fast.  The two listed on the race website (a Marriott and Holiday Inn Express) are both already fully booked that weekend, so I'm exploring on kayak.com.

I found:

a Rodeway Inn, $90/night, 10.4 miles from the park where the race starts


a Super 8, $199/night, 13.5 miles from the park.
  

Both of the above have 2 stars out of 5 on kayak.com.  There's also a small, independent B&B, also 2 stars ($170/16.5 miles), which could be fine, but could also be... not fine.  I would also feel more weird about being up & making noise at 4am in an old B&B--although on a race weekend everyone is probably there for the same reason.

Among the less than ideal options, WDYT?

[kams]

Gosh, that's an expensive super8.

I don't know what the vacation rental market is there, but would you consider checking out VRBO for a house? Especially if you know others going that might want to share?

Otherwise, I'd probably be nervous about making too much noise in the middle of the nights at a B&B, but also worried about hearing others when I'm already stressed about getting enough sleep.

[Susie]

From people who have done this race before, I've heard about some camping options, but not really about houses like people do in Lake Placid for Ironman.

I like camping, but the night before a 70.3 I want a real mattress, KWIM?

[clseale]

If they're all rated evenly (did you read reviews?), I'd choose cheapest & closest option. Why in the hell is the Super 8 $199 a night?

[labbie]

I'd go for the Rodeway Inn- and agree it's weird about Super 8 being $$.
Good point about the B&B, I'd be too nervous about others keeping ME awake- same fear in hotel, but less likely I guess.

[gt7301b]

Is the B&B on tripadvisor? I'd be inclined to go that route, cause I love B&Bs and I'm sure it will be booked with racers. Otherwise I'd pick the Roadway Inn for 1/2 the price.

[Susie]

Apr 8, 2014 14:26:28 GMT -5 clseale said:

If they're all rated evenly (did you read reviews?), I'd choose cheapest & closest option. Why in the hell is the Super 8 $199 a night?

I'm guessing only because there's an IM-branded race w/in 15 miles that weekend.  

I just tried it though and it does not seem that they have availability anyway.  !#@$

ETA:  Um, yeah.  The same Super 8 is as low as $57.88 (after tax!) with AAA discount this weekend.  Holy 400% race weekend markup, Batman!

[Susie]

Thanks for indulging me, y'all. I booked a room at the Rodeway - I have until a couple days before to cancel if anything better comes along, but at least now I have a place to stay.

[kams]

I wouldn't camp either.

I sent a msg a few minutes ago to a girlfriend of mine who raced it last year - she camped. Not for me.

[andrealynn]

I camped the night before the Bolder Boulder once and I thought I was going to die. I can't imagine doing that the night before a tri. I'm glad you found a place!