[Sly Fox]

We all have family come into town for various reasons. Or some of us may actually visit the school for DLP or alumni reasons. So what I am looking for is where you suggest to your family to stay when visiting the mountain.

Quality of lodging, value and proximity all come into play. I am open to hotels, motels and bed & Breakfasts. I am trying to list typical pricing to factor into judgement based on numbers from TripAdvisor.

[jcmanson]

The new Hilton Garden Inn, haven't stayed there but they're all nice.

The Extended Stay right across from Lahaye sucks.

[ATrain]

Hilton Garden Inn is nice...or at least the one in Fredericksburg is.

[JDUB]

My parents always stay at the Sleep Inn. I think they have a LU discount there. They have never paid $100 for a room there before. The only time they stay somewhere different is if they come on a busy weekend like CFAW or Homecoming, then they will stay in Altavista so they don't have to deal with all the people and it is much cheaper. I don't know where in Altavista they stay, but I have been impressed with the Sleep Inn. It is pretty nice for the price you pay

[Sly Fox]

Cast some ballots, my friends.

I believe Altavista has some rather nice B&Bs.

[Rocketfan]

HGI - im biased cause im employed there. But i have stayed at a few of the other places in town and HGI in the nicest. I voted 'other"

[bigsmooth]

i went with the wingate. very nice and very close to LU. Im sure the hilton garden inn will soon be at the top of the list.

[Cider Jim]

Cider's pop-up camper has AC and sleeps 6 in a wooded backyard bordered by a creek near Forest.

[rogers3]

And do you rent that pop-up? What we need is a FF co-op for campers, boats, ... pools...

[badger74]

I hated the weak showers at Sleep Inn. And I hate weak showers so much that I have taken my own illegal full flow showerhead with me on trips and changed out the showerhead in the hotel if I plan on a longer stay! Hilton Garden will be a nice addition.

[JDUB]

wow, i've never heard of someone hating the water pressure so much they carry a showerhead with them. thats pretty hard core

[Sly Fox]

Its not as uncommon for us frequent travellers as you might think. Same goes for lousy WIFI signals.

Whenever I am in town I stay at the Sumner Suites. Not the old chain that was sold off years ago but one of the two houses where I now have family in town. But I admit the pop-up camper sounds most excellent.

[JDUB]

what do you do for wifi? bring a wireless router?

[jcmanson]

Where have you been? Nearly all chain hotels have free wifi offered in the rooms.

[Sly Fox]

what do you do for wifi? bring a wireless router?

I tether off my Blackberry. Most of my colleagues use aircards.

And you would be surprised how few major upscale hotels offer free WIFI. Its just like the mini-fridge to them ... a way to squeeze a few more dollars out of customers.

[jcmanson]

I travel about 20-25 weeks out of the year and 90% of the hotels I stay at have free wifi. We generally stay at Marriotts or Hamptons.

[JDUB]

every hotel i've been to in the last 2 years has had wifi. even super 8

[SuperJon]

I haven't been to a hotel since 9th grade.

[Sly Fox]

In the last month I have stayed at Marriotts, Crowne Plazas, Hyatts and an independent resort and it has been 50-50 on free WIFI. Everyone has the service but the higher end places charge for it.

The Hamptons and Courtyards tend to be much better in regard to offering free WIFI. But even then the signals can be poor depending on where your room is located in the complex. That's why I generally tether.

[Cider Jim]

Super, when you do these footbll road trips, do you sleep in your car?

[SuperJon]

Super, when you do these footbll road trips, do you sleep in your car?

Nope. I stay with friends or at home. Let's see:

Coastal - friend's house
Towson - day trip
VMI - day trip
G-W - day trip
CSU - friend's apartment in Spartanburg
Elon - home
Wake - home
W&M - day trip

[bigsmooth]

JDUB...what the heck were you doing in a super 8???

[Rocketfan]

JDUB...what the heck were you doing in a super 8???

If he answers truthfully, you will have to lock this thread......but maybe thats the reason you asked who knows...

[badger74]

Seinfeld built an entire episode on "low flow" showheads. I'm not the only one who likes a good strong shower.

[JDUB]

JDUB...what the heck were you doing in a super 8???

i was on vacation and we had a cabin in the mountains with no wifi, so I went into town and parked in the super 8 parking lot because my computer picked up there wifi