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 2008-09-08 12:51 PM |
Extreme Veteran  477  |  Subject: IMMOO HotelsSo, all you experienced IMMOO'ers...what are the good hotels. Price, location, etc. Thanks. |
| 2008-09-08 1:11 PM in reply to: #1658331 |
| Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels We stayed at the Clarion Suites in '07 and will be staying there again in '09. It is not downtown, but don't let this fool you, because the location is right next to the shuttle buses at the Alliant Energy Center, so you can take the shuttle in on race morning. Suites had kitchenettes, which came in very handy. There were a few other hotels in the area that would be worth looking into as well. |
| 2008-09-08 2:42 PM in reply to: #1658331 |
 over a barrier | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels Got a room at the Best Western right on the capital square at 8:15 while standing inline...by 8:30 the hotel was booked. https://www.mmxreservations.com/madison/reservations/Step1.asp?Event... has the listings... visitmadison.com is the home page |
| 2008-09-08 8:13 PM in reply to: #1658331 |
Extreme Veteran 477 | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels Thanks for your replies. Is there no Official Race Hotel. It doesn't seem that anything is real close to race site. Is there a place that is more popular for any reason. Location is key. |
| 2008-09-08 8:45 PM in reply to: #1658331 |
Member 48 Westland, MI | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels I was not able to get a room downtown last September but by early August rooms opened up at Double Tree and Best Western Inn at the Park. We stayed at the Best Western which is very convenient to the race site and State Street and is a bit cheaper than Double Tree. I would recommend it. |
| 2008-09-08 9:03 PM in reply to: #1658331 |
Extreme Veteran 477 | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels Yeah, both of those are sold out right now. Maybe I'll just get a place a little farther out and keep my eyes open next summer when cancelations happen. |
| 2008-09-09 8:55 AM in reply to: #1658331 |
| 18 | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels Downtown hotels: Hilton -- right next door Edgewater -- downtown but on the other side of the Capital -- short walk Inn on the Park -- just up the street Concourse -- short walk Close by: Sheraton -- on bike path to the transition area Cheaper: look by the I90 / US151 interchange -- there are a number of hotels out there. Short drive to downtown http://www.imwi2009.blogspot.com http://www.teambrazo.blogspot.com |
| 2008-09-09 3:30 PM in reply to: #1658331 |
Elite 3491  In The Peleton | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels Anyone else find the official hotel reservation system sucks? I just tried reserving rooms, put all my info in, didn't get a confirmation page. Haven't gotten an e-mail in the ten minutes since. Going to keep watching the e-mail and if I don't get anything soon going to try to reserve again. |
| 2008-09-09 3:45 PM in reply to: #1662026 |
| over a barrier | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels PeterAK - 2008-09-09 3:30 PM Anyone else find the official hotel reservation system sucks? I just tried reserving rooms, put all my info in, didn't get a confirmation page. Haven't gotten an e-mail in the ten minutes since. Going to keep watching the e-mail and if I don't get anything soon going to try to reserve again. I was on the laptop while waiting in line reserving rooms....I still haven't gotten a confirmation email. Not sure what to expect.... |
| 2008-09-09 3:47 PM in reply to: #1662026 |
| Regular 99 TwinCities, MN | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels I said the same thing. I sent them an email and here is the response I got: Hi Michael, I can confirm you have 2 rooms reserved at the Residence Inn. However, due to the high volume of reservations being made yesterday, it may take up to several weeks or so before the hotels have a chance to enter the reservations into their system and assign confirmation numbers. I apologize for this inconvenience. Please let me know if you have any further questions. Thanks! |
| 2008-09-09 4:06 PM in reply to: #1658331 |
| over a barrier | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels THANKS! That is good to know....I can stop breathing into a paper bag now  |
| 2008-09-09 5:24 PM in reply to: #1658331 |
Extreme Veteran 484 McHenry, IL | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels I've stayed at several of the closer hotels through the years... I stayed at the Hilton (host hotel) a couple times. Quite nice, and as close as you can get. One thing I didn't like was it's a pain to get all your stuff in and out. Not enough elevators for all us IM geeks with all our stuff. In particular, I found that getting out of there on Monday morning is a royal pain. But, it's close enough that on race morning, you can go down to transition, turn in your SN bags, get body marked, check on your bike, all that stuff, and then go back to your room to chill out for awhile until heading to the swim start. Your own bathroom on race morning :-) I stayed at the Best Western in 2002. Also very close. It was okay, but not as nice as I would have expected for the price. I recall parking was a pain...although parking is kind of a pain anywhere in Madison. I don't think I'd stay there again given the other very nice alternatives nearby. I stayed at the Doubletree a couple times, and really liked it. It's about a 15 min. walk to the capital...maybe 20 min. to the Terrace at a leisurely walking pace. Very nice, but with the family in tow, something a smidge closer is better for me. This year I stayed at the Concourse for the first time. It's just one block off the capital square, directly opposite side of the square from the Monona Terrace, a leisurely ~10 minute walk to the Terrace. I thought it was very nice, and I recommend it. Close to the race site, and close to the many shops and restaurants on State Street. Very convenient for the family before the race, and during the run portion of the race, too. I booked two rooms there again for next year. |
| 2008-09-09 5:47 PM in reply to: #1658728 |
Member 271 Ontario | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels I'll see you at the Best Western then. It's going to be great being so close! 2.5 blocks to the finish line! 8845 hours until swim start!!! K |
| 2008-09-10 6:19 AM in reply to: #1658331 |
Extreme Veteran 477 | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels I went ahead a grabbed a room at the Howard Johnson. I know...it didn't sound great to me at first either, but I think HOJO's has stepped it up a bit with their newer hotels. I did a search for reviews and it seems good. All the real close hotels seem to be full. HOJO's is a little over four miles from race site and close by the Alliant Energy Center that DMW mentioned has the shuttle for race morning. The site says it is new and has a big indoor pool and game room...great for my boys (will be 9 and 10). Plus it was only $99. I'm still planning to keep my eye open next Aug to see if anything real close opens but at least I have something. Has anyone stayed there or close by that can share anything? Thanks. |
| 2008-09-10 7:34 AM in reply to: #1663290 |
Expert 1002 Wind Lake WI | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels We stayed at the Clarion this year and it worked great. They had a nice breakfast and happy hour and the shuttle was just across the parking lot. |
| 2008-09-10 8:27 AM in reply to: #1662402 |
| over a barrier | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels katherinel - 2008-09-09 5:47 PM I'll see you at the Best Western then. It's going to be great being so close! 2.5 blocks to the finish line! 8845 hours until swim start!!! K I'm at the Best Western again...great location, stayed there in 2007 as well. |
| 2008-09-10 2:31 PM in reply to: #1658331 |
Master 2808 , Minnesota | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels |
| 2008-09-10 2:33 PM in reply to: #1658331 |
Master 1553 Elm Grove | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels I got a room at the Clarion as well for Thursday thru Monday. |
| 2008-09-10 3:16 PM in reply to: #1658331 |
Master 2202 Canton, Michigan | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels Anyone ever camp for Immoo? The wife and I are planning on volunteering and found a Dane County Campground (Lake Farm Park) that's 5 miles from the Terrace, and appears to have a rail trail of some sorts that we can cruise into Madison via mountain bikes. |
| 2008-09-10 3:52 PM in reply to: #1658331 |
Elite 2863 | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels AmericInn about 10 minutes from the Monona Terrace. |
| 2008-09-10 4:34 PM in reply to: #1658331 |
Pro 3906 St Charles, IL | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels Got a suite at the Clarion. Want to see if a room opens up at the Concourse or Best Western as it gets closer to race day next year though. |
| 2008-09-10 9:40 PM in reply to: #1658331 |
Elite 3491 In The Peleton | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels I think I'm booked at the AmericInn again. Stayed there last year, and like Mike said it's close by and quiet. I'm just freaking out a bit not having confirmation. |
| 2008-09-11 10:44 AM in reply to: #1658331 |
Extreme Veteran 536 Wauwatosa, WI | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels I think we're going to be at the Clarion as well... Sandi got the room, and I think that's where she said it is... |
| 2008-09-11 10:49 AM in reply to: #1667274 |
Iron Donkey 38643 , Wisconsin | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels travisvb24 - 2008-09-11 10:44 AM I think we're going to be at the Clarion as well... Sandi got the room, and I think that's where she said it is... I was thinking you and Sandi could have stayed at my place and saved some moolah. |
| 2008-09-14 12:24 PM in reply to: #1658331 |
Expert 968 Wellington, North Island | Subject: RE: IMMOO Hotels Last year it took a few weeks to get my confirmation. I would suggest thought that you don't trust the reservation system through the Ironman website for a confirmation or a cancellation. I made reservations at two different places and then cancelled one five weeks prior to the race. The Ironman reservation system sent me a confirmation of the cancellation but never bothered to let the hotel know. The hotel (Candlewood Suites) authorized the charges to my account race weekend as a result. Fortunately for me Candlewood Suites' customer service is phenomenal and the guy I spoke to spent about two hours on Friday night of race weekend when they were slammed working with me to get the money back to me ASAP. It was amazing. I can't say enough about how good they were. I also think I was probably lucky. They very well could have refused to do that and claimed I never let them know. Regardless of what sort of confirmations you get from the reservations system, I would call and confirm it all with the hotel directly. |
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