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Post by Basket1lady on Apr 13, 2016 14:51:31 GMT
If you live 1 1/2 hours away and the hotel is an hour away, why not just return home? I wouldn't spend $350 to save a half hour of driving. But I would probably spend $650 to have a little vacation and save myself a long drive after an event.
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Post by freecharlie on Apr 13, 2016 22:58:25 GMT
If you live 1 1/2 hours away and the hotel is an hour away, why not just return home? I wouldn't spend $350 to save a half hour of driving. But I would probably spend $650 to have a little vacation and save myself a long drive after an event. sorry, I was unclear. We live 1.5 miles from denver and often go to sporting events, concerts, plays..., so 1 hour doesn't seem like too much in comparison. The event we would like to go to is in another state. We would drive instead of fly there so we would have our car. Dh and I keep going back and forth.
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Post by Crazyhare on Apr 14, 2016 0:31:50 GMT
If this event is the reason hotels are selling out, I don't believe your hour commute will only be an hour. I would stay at the closer hotel. I don't do well sitting in traffic.
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Post by anonrefugee on Apr 14, 2016 1:30:31 GMT
Is the event all day, plus evening? Would there be something different you'd like to do around the distant hotel? Just because an event is three days, doesn't mean I need to see all of it, especially if other interesting sites exist. On the other hand, Crazyhare makes a good point- there's a good reason nearby hotels are selling out and charging higher prices.
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Post by anaterra on Apr 14, 2016 1:50:59 GMT
We did baseball all star week one summer... we stayed near n paid a looottttt more for our room... but we didn't wanna drive or worry about parking...
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Post by AussieMeg on Apr 14, 2016 2:28:11 GMT
For the sake of less than $300, I would stay at the closer hotel.
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Post by 950nancy on Apr 14, 2016 2:51:43 GMT
If it is Denver traffic, I'd cancel the trip. Oy! Unless I am driving at six in the morning, there is always traffic.
I would definitely pick the closer hotel for the convenience. Perhaps a cab to the event from the hotel might cost the same as parking?
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Post by StephDRebel on Apr 14, 2016 3:21:02 GMT
Closer. No question
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Post by valleyview on Apr 14, 2016 3:26:01 GMT
What about food/dining? You may want to factor that into the travel time. If you're stuck in traffic, it may be hard to find food options.
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Post by grammadee on Apr 14, 2016 3:29:05 GMT
At any special event, you don't spend a lot of time at your hotel. But that being said, it seems Choice #1 is VERY expensive, and not a really great one.
I don't mind driving to and from an event, so I would take the better hotel at the cheaper rate. Thinking it would be one trip per day? But the time you are not at the event, that hotel sounds like it would be a better place to hang out, eat, relax...
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Post by my3freaks on Apr 14, 2016 4:27:54 GMT
I'd go with the closer one. If it's a big event, selling out hotels in the area, there's probably going to be traffic adding to your travel time. That hour drive could turn into a 2 hour drive. It would really suck to be sitting at a dead stop on the highway cursing yourself for not booking the other hotel.
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Post by smartypants71 on Apr 14, 2016 13:32:18 GMT
We are in that exact same situation for Formula One in Montreal this year. We went ahead and booked closer and are dropping the extra cash. It was important for us to be within walking distance to most of the events.
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Post by my3freaks on Apr 14, 2016 17:17:17 GMT
We are in that exact same situation for Formula One in Montreal this year. We went ahead and booked closer and are dropping the extra cash. It was important for us to be within walking distance to most of the events. I want to go to a race a COTA! My husband is a huge F1 fan, and has gotten the rest of us into over the years. Who do you follow? I'm die hard Kimi Raikkonen, followed by Sebastian Vettel, so I love that they're teammates now. I Can'T stand Lewis Hamilton. Worlds whiniest douche, LOL Our dog's name is Senna.
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Post by Chips on Apr 14, 2016 17:21:34 GMT
I'd keep searching for a place closer to the event. Have you tried VRBO link or Airbnb link
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Post by smartypants71 on Apr 14, 2016 18:03:04 GMT
We are in that exact same situation for Formula One in Montreal this year. We went ahead and booked closer and are dropping the extra cash. It was important for us to be within walking distance to most of the events. I want to go to a race a COTA! My husband is a huge F1 fan, and has gotten the rest of us into over the years. Who do you follow? I'm die hard Kimi Raikkonen, followed by Sebastian Vettel, so I love that they're teammates now. I Can'T stand Lewis Hamilton. Worlds whiniest douche, LOL Our dog's name is Senna. You should get to COTA sooner than later. F1 was up in the air until only about a month ago thanks to our lovely governor cutting funding to the event in order to bring WWE to the state. WTH!!! We were just going to watch in Mexico City instead, but they decided to keep the Austin race, so we are going to that. It's a beautiful track! I was cheering for Mark Webber, but he's left F1 and driving a GT3 car, so now I just root for whoever SO is LOL!
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Post by The Great Carpezio on Apr 14, 2016 20:37:11 GMT
For me, I have to say it really depends on the event and if I am doing anything else.
If I am going only for the event(s) near the hotel and they are all day things, and I am not staying in the hotel for much of my time, I would begrudgingly spend the money to be near for a trip with a specific purpose.
If I was going for the event(S) and want to explore the rest of the area and/or the events were only for a couple of hours a day, I might drive. A nice room and facilities to look forward to is somewhat important to me when I travel for vacations.
So, is it a vacation or a trip/event?
Vacation? Drive, take your time, see other things and enjoy a nice room.
A specific event/trip with one purpose only? Stay nearby to simplify and make the most of your time.
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Post by elaine on Apr 14, 2016 20:51:24 GMT
It all depends on the city. In the Metro DC area, the interstates are all incredibly clogged and going on streets is often faster.
If I were spending money on tickets, I would want to be as close to the event as possible.
I spent $$ on club level seats for my son and me to see a Redskins preseason night game this past August. We live about 45-60 minutes away via highway/interstate driving. We left our house at 5:00 so that we would have plenty of time to get to the game and get dinner there before kickoff at 7:30. There was an accident on the interstate - 495 - and it took us 4.5 hours to get there. We finally got there at 9:30 and were only able to see the last quarter. It sucked big time.
Stay close.
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Post by laureljean on Apr 14, 2016 22:37:01 GMT
I would read the reviews on #1 and decide if any of the complaints would be troublesome to me. Sometimes complain about things that either don't apply to my situation or about things that aren't a big deal to me. That would affect the rating, but not necessarily what my experience would be.
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