Subject: RE: Ironman Hawaii hotel suggestions?? If you want a good location for the race then I would strongly recommentd the King Kam, which is the host hotel, or across the street at the Kona Seaside. Neither are very nice, think early 80's, but you are in the heart of the action. We stayed at the Seaside and we were 30 yards from the swim start and finish. It is also located on the hot corner, so you get to see the cyclists a few times and the runners a few times (hot corner even has its own announcer so you can figure out who is riding/running by ). I don't remember seeing anything overly nice that is close to the start/trans/finish area, but if you drive out a ways there are some nice places. Keep in mind that many roads are completely shut down starting the Thursday before the race, so driving back and forth to the finish area on race day may not be an option. Hope this helps.
TJ
Oh, and added bonus... I never had to stand in line for the port-a-potties because our room was so close!!! Edited by tjfry 2007-01-29 3:14 PM
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