Official Barb Con countdown....

[NancyIL]

John, I think staying near Macedonia on Sunday night would be a better plan than driving 90 minutes back to Sandusky. The farewell breakfast (do I detect a pattern here? ) would sweeten the deal even more!

 

[perfectmatch300]

Farewell breakfast sounds good to me, John!

We're still planning to do the Cedar Point part of our trip backwards from everyone else, though. We will be coming in to Macedonia on Sat. night, staying in the area till Wed. to do 6 Flags WoA, then moving on to CP for Thurs & Fri.
I was able to get in to CP online reservations online last night, but haven't booked yet because I wanted to tell Barry what I'd found first. I will be going back there later this evening to book our room there. They have the times that reservations will be down for daily maintenence listed at the bottom of the reservations page.
John, will the Ohio DISers we met last year be coming to this years meet?

 

[NancyIL]

John, Expedia isn't turning up any hotels in Macedonia, Ohio! Would you mind telling us the name of the cities where we might find accommodations near you? Thanks.

 

[perfectmatch300]

NancyIl, & anyone else who might be interested - Cedar Point online booking!
I just booked The Breakers Hotel for $75.00 a night! I got a non-smoking room with a queen bed. I'm sure it's not their best room, but it's a great price, and we're right there at the park!
Of course we're going later in the week after the meet at John's, so I don't know how much difference it makes being a non-holiday time period. We will be there Wed, Thurs, & FRi nights.

 

[NancyIL]

Thanks for the info, Nancy! The Breakers has a $75 rate for Memorial Day weekend, too - for the same room with 1 queen bed! These rooms are in the old section of the hotel. But having worked at CP for 3 summers in the mid-70's and lived in the Breakers - I'm sure the hotel part will be just fine!

The Breakers Express averages $64/night with 2 queen beds. If I wanted to share with someone, the Express would be better. But the Breakers at CP has an indoor pool and would be very convenient to the park. Hmmm.....

 

[perfectmatch300]

Well, NancyIL, looks like you & I are the ones who really like booking rooms!
I just hope there's not too many stairs to the room at Breakers! ;earseek: My suitcase is pretty big! Guess that's what porters are for!

BTW, we also bought CP season passes, as we will be spending several days there at CP, then using them again when we go to Dorney Park after the meet at Barb's. Works out cheaper that way.
We have a Vegas trip planned for the fall - wonder if we can manage to swing over & use them at Knotts Berry Farm as well?

As for hotels near John's, try Aurora, Solon, Twinsburg, Streetsboro. Those are a few of the nearby towns that I remember. 6 Flags WoA is in Aurora. We stayed in a fairly new Microtel in Streetsboro last year when we were there for John's first meet & 6 Flags, & it worked out OK. DO NOT, I repear DO NOT book the Econolodge in Warrensville Hts. across from the race track! It was HORRIBLE!

 

[NancyIL]

Thanks, Nancy! I learned my lesson about Econolodges at another Ohio location!!!

 

[Towncrier]

Regarding hotel rooms. There are at least 3 motel chains in Macedonia if memory serves me. I'm surprised that they don't show up. I know that one of them is a Knight's Inn. Nancy has pretty well stated where to stay around Macedonia. Twinsburg and Hudson are closest. Solon and Aurora are a bit further away. Downtown Cleveland is only a 20 minute drive from our house so you can go really upscale if you want to stay there and visit the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or the Great Lakes Science Center. I'll try to find out the names of the other motels here in Macedonia.

As far as other Ohio DISers showing up, I think that you can count on most of those that were here in 2001 to return next year. Perhaps we'll even pick up a few more than were here last time.

If you have any more questions, feel free to PM me or post here. With the holidays rapidly approaching, DIS time is a little more sparse, so don't fret if I don't answer right away.

 

[NancyIL]

I just made a reservation at the Holiday Inn Express, Streetsboro for $61 (Priority Club rate). There is a Baymont Inn & Suites in Macedonia that looks very nice, but it was $89.10 (AAA). The hotels that are closest to John's house are kind of pricey.

 

[Towncrier]

Streetsboro is a 17 minute (11.5 mile) drive from our house. It's located on the Ohio Turnpike and also has access to I-480. For all of those who have not made motel ressies, all the motels in Macedonia are less than 10 years old and all look very nice from the outside.

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[NancyIL]

I just got the Baymont Inn & Suites in Macedonia for May 26th through PRICELINE!!!! It's a 2* hotel, and my bid was for $29! (I thought the $5 bonus money available through the link at www.biddingfortravel.com had been added, but it didn't show up on my confirmation - oh well.) The lowest rate I saw online was $89.10.

I was wrong...Expedia DOES list hotels in Macedonia: Baymont Inn & Suites; Country Inn & Suites; Travelodge; and Knights Inn.

 

[perfectmatch300]

WooHoo, NancyIL! Good priceline bid!
I think I'll try going that route myself later on when I have more time. We're on our way out shortly to Barry's office Christmas party & I don't want to get started on something I don't have time to finish. That rate would help a lot since we will be there for 4 nights.

 

[NancyIL]

Nancy, when using Priceline be aware that my $29 bid was BEFORE tax and the $5.95 Priceline fee. Remember that once your bid has been accepted, you have already spent the money, and there are no refunds!

 

[Barb]

As Nancy said, I have to wait until after Christmas. I just don't have the time to sit at the computer right now. But, those hotels and the rates sound great. As soon as I can get Bill to sit for a minute, we'll make the plans. Now as long as the weather holds for us, we'll be there. That's one of the biggest drawbacks of flying private, weather is a determining factor. (I hate that) It's changed our plans more than a few times.

 

[Towncrier]

I hear ye Barb.

On the one and only extend trip that I made in a Cessna 182, we were forced to fly back in bad weather. It was the only time that I saw true fear in my boss. We flew through a line of thunderstorms and there was lightning all around us. I guess that I was too dumb to know just how much trouble we could have been in. I'll keep my fingers crossed for good weather in May. (That's a long time to keep my fingers crossed)

 

[Brisully]

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Have fun everyone!!!!!