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Title: St. George Marathon lodging
Post by: Shauna on May 18, 2008, 08:49:10 pm
Hi everyone,
My husband and I will be visiting St. George for the first time to run the marathon.  I have looked on hotels.com, and the only hotels posted were the Coronado Inn at $175 a night and Days Inn.  There were several others posted in Hurricane that were cheaper.  Would Hurricane be a convenient place to stay.  We are willing to pay a bit more for convenience.  Can anyone recommend a clean, comfortable, convenient place to stay that is not outrageously priced?  I imagine that hotel rooms will fill up fast.

Thanks,
Shauna


Title: Re: St. George Marathon lodging
Post by: James Winzenz on May 19, 2008, 11:31:37 am
MichelleL has mentioned that the Fairfield Inn still has availability at $175/night with a shuttle to the start (but you have to call a specific person, and may have to reserve for 2 nights).  Also, a bit of info on the Coronado Inn and Suites - we have stayed there multiple times, they are not bad at all, and they are just about 5 blocks from the bus point.  You can literally walk to the busing location from there.  If you call them up, the rate is actually $149/night for a king suite, and $129/night for 2 nights.  The checkout time is a bit harsh - 10:00, and they weren't especially accomodating last year on late checkout, so we had to rush back and check out quickly.


Title: Re: St. George Marathon lodging
Post by: Josse on May 19, 2008, 12:43:18 pm
Everything is going to outragously priced during the marathon.  Hurricane is not to bad of a drive probably about 20 mins.  I have stayed in Hurricane before it wasan't bad.


Title: Re: St. George Marathon lodging
Post by: Jon Allen on May 19, 2008, 12:51:50 pm
What are the cheapest hotels in Hurricane that are still decent quality-wise?


Title: Re: St. George Marathon lodging
Post by: Sasha Pachev on May 19, 2008, 03:01:09 pm
The Find-A-Friend-You-Can-Stay-With hotel. That is the one I plan on using.


Title: Re: St. George Marathon lodging
Post by: Jon Allen on May 19, 2008, 03:07:35 pm
Yes, but 2 kids age 2 and under can keep anyone up at night, including a kind house host who is running the next day.  I don't want that to happen.


Title: Re: St. George Marathon lodging
Post by: James Winzenz on May 26, 2008, 12:18:21 pm
Looks like we have found a place to stay with one of the locals - if anyone would like our Travelodge reservation, please let me know - otherwise I am going to cancel it.  The rate was 104.99/night for a king bed, or something like that - maybe 109.99/night.  We only had a 1 night reservation.


Title: Re: St. George Marathon lodging
Post by: Jon Allen on May 26, 2008, 04:37:26 pm
I might want it- will let you know.