Where to stay when not camping?

[DonaCatalina]

Any recomendations? Anyone hotelling it?

[rengypsy]

our website shoud have hotels which are offering faire discounts soon.

hotels all around...giddings, elgin, bastrop...all 15 miles or less away.

[dbaldock]

In one of the other threads about Sherwood Forest Faire, I posted this link for Merlin the Elder:

It's a Google Maps link showing Motels & Hotels in the area -

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Hotels+OR+Motels&sll=30.340287,-97.23587&sspn=0.422524,0.617294&ie=UTF8&rq=1&ev=p&split=1&radius=22.09&hq=Hotels+OR+Motels&hnear=&ll=30.266777,-97.173386&spn=0.408016,0.617294&z=11


Take Care,
David Baldock

[Merlin the Elder]

Once we're sure of making the trip, we're planning to book in Bastrop, preferably the Hampton Inn, with Holiday Inn Express as an alternate.

edit... The site is showing Elgin's HIExpress with a little bit of a discount.  Anyone who's hotel camping have any preferences?

[Queen Bonnie]

 I live in Elgin. It is only 20 minutes from faire.The Holiday Inn is nice I hear.

[Lady Kett]

Merlin - I was looking at hotels this weekend and agree HI Express in Elgin is looking promising compared to Bastrop this year. Still pondering here...

[Merlin the Elder]

Well, we'll still be partying together at faire!  I went ahead and booked us in Bastrop because the stay gets me closer to some free weekends at Hampton/Hilton, and with the **shudder** AARP discount, price was close enough for me.

[dbaldock]

Well, we'll still be partying together at faire!  I went ahead and booked us in Bastrop because the stay gets me closer to some free weekends at Hampton/Hilton, and with the **shudder** AARP discount, price was close enough for me.

So, what is the discount when you're more than 500 years old?         

[Merlin the Elder]

Well, we'll still be partying together at faire!  I went ahead and booked us in Bastrop because the stay gets me closer to some free weekends at Hampton/Hilton, and with the **shudder** AARP discount, price was close enough for me.

So, what is the discount when you're more than 500 years old?         

I promised the hotelier that I wouldn't turn him into warthog, and he promised he wouldn't throw a bucket of water on my niece, the Wicked Witch of the West, and $98 a night.

[DonaCatalina]

Okie dokie- We are booked at the Hampton Inn in Bastrop for 2/18-2/21.
On priceline we got a better deal than what was offered for Sherwood patrons at the other hotels.
We have bought tickets for Sat & Sun.
We will see all you wonderful people soon.

[Don_Juan_deCordoba]

We called the Best Western listed on Sherwood's website because I have a gold club card with them. But they claimed to have no knowledge of the Sherwood patron special rate.

[Mead Swilling Lech]

While not as convenient for us as it is our great Queen, we are only about 45 minutes from faire.  It is such a treat after the 3 hour trip it takes to get to TRF!

[dfloyd888]

I live in Elgin. It is only 20 minutes from faire.The Holiday Inn is nice I hear.

If I have to hotel it, I use that Holiday Inn Express by the McDonald's in Elgin.  It is about $100 a night before taxes, but of a known good quality.  I'm sure there are other, more inexpensive places, though.  I might start looking around, especially in Giddings.

[DonaCatalina]

I tink Laid Robert and Lady Kett will also be at the Hampton in Bastrop.
Maybe we can make a party of it on Friday night.

[Merlin the Elder]

Sounds like a winner to me!