Fw: Ohio or indy?

[Dave Daniels]

To those planning on going on this ride, I just talked to Jennifer at the Williamstown Country Inn at the link below. They have three rooms available currently for that weekend(June 20,21 & 22). Two of the rooms have one queen size bed and one twin size bed. The third room has one queen size bed and two twin size beds. They actually have 5 rooms, but two of them are being rented on a long-term basis by some construction workers. It's looking like we will probably have the potential of maybe seven or eight people if all come. Those are:
Dave Beard
Dave Daniels
Pat Turley (a friend of Dave Beard's)
Matt from Indiana (maybe)
Jerry Clair
Paul Heim
Steve Northrop
Don French (no answer one way or the other yet)
So that would mean we'd have to have at least three to a room. (2 would have to sleep together in the queen size...yeah, makes me a bit queezy too). If we rented all three, it would be two in one room and three in the other two, that is if we have eight people. Anyway, you can work the math. F.Y.I. Dave Beard and I both snore. I'll be bringing my ear plugs. Hopefully, the maid won't throw them away this time. Grrrr. 
The rates work like this: $60 a night if it's two adults and a kid or two(the kids are free). It's $5 extra for each additional adult. So if we put 4 guys in that one room, it would be $70. $65 for three adults. You get my drift. Not bad actually.
The only thing she warned me of is that the road leading up to the place, that deadends into it, is gravel for the last 1/4 to 1/2 mile. She said other motorcyclists have had no problems with it. It's a slight upward slope. She said some motorcyclists have decided against it because they didn't want gravel to potentially scratch their bikes. Nobody ever dropped it. My feeling is if you go slow enough, it shouldn't be a problem. 
The rooms actually are a little bigger than normal hotel rooms. They also have a couch to sit on, a table to eat on, a small fridge and a large bathroom. 
The kicker is that, if we reserve the place, they require the first night upfront on credit card. If we cancel, we don't get the money back, but we get a credit that's good for a year. She said if we wanted to, she would tentatively pencil us in, then if somebody wanted to (Paul), they could come and check the place out, and see if it was what we wanted. Then pay the upfront fee.
So, I put the question to you all. Do we want to persue this and have more than two to a room? Or do we want to just find a regular motel/hotel in Marrietta? Obviously, if more want to join us, we'll have to forego this idea and shoot for something else. I'm not married to the idea, just so you know.
Give me your thoughts....
Dave Daniels


----- Forwarded Message ----
From: Dave Daniels <dwaynedaniels at sbcglobal.net>
To: James Keefover <jkeefover at swansonindustries.com>; gpzlist at micapeak.com
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 12:07:41 AM
Subject: RE: Ohio or indy?

I still think this would be very cool if it could work out.

James Keefover <jkeefover at swansonindustries.com> wrote:  
http://www.mariettaohio.org/wci

If you only needed five rooms, could book this whole place. Cheap,
motorcycle friendly.

James


-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Daniels [mailto:dwaynedaniels at sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 9:55 PM
To: David Beard
Cc: Kawasaki GPZ1100 discussion
Subject: Re: Ohio or indy?

Feel free to jump in here Paul or James...

David Beard wrote: I'd like to find some place
right in the area we'll be riding in so we 
can reserve rooms for more than one night and leave the baggage in the 
rooms while we're chasing Jerry around the backroads.

Dave Daniels wrote:
> Maybe some place around Marietta, but I don't know for sure where that 
> is. Columbus might be good, but it's not really close to where we'll 
> be riding.
>
> */David Beard /* wrote:
>
> Also, we're going to have to figure out a good place to reserve a few
> rooms.
>
> David Beard wrote:
> > I'm thinking the weekend of June 21,22 might be a good one.
> >
> > Dave B
> >
> > Dave Daniels wrote:
> >> I guess if people want to, I can do June, but not the last
> weekend of
> >> June. Family reunion.
> >>
> >> */David Beard /* wrote:
> >>
> >> I can probably make it any time from June till September.
> August has
> >> been fairly miserable the last couple of years, but then June
> can be
> >> pretty wet. I like dry curves better than wet ones (well...maybe I
> >> should qualify that). :-P
> >>
> >> Dave B
> >>
> >> The Masons wrote:
> >> > When is this fracas to take place?
> >> >
> >> > Jim
> >> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Daniels"
> >> >
> >> > To: "Jerry Clair" ; "Kawasaki GPZ1100
> >> > discussion"
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 5:54 PM
> >> > Subject: Re: Ohio or indy?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Yeah, I'm in! Indiana was great, but it would be nice to switch
> >> >> things up a bit. I'll miss the hunnies at Indiana U. though.
> >> Maybe we
> >> >> could even get Sir Don to come over??
> >> >>
> >> >> Jerry Clair wrote: OK, we got the 4
> >> >> absolutes in. :)
> >> >>
> >> >> Bill Magitz wrote:
> >> >> wow that looked like some sweet roads , I'm in for Ohio. I
> >> don't want
> >> >> to step on toes , the Indy ride was great and well organized
> >> but I
> >> >> could use a shorter get to ride and maybe we can get some more
> >> east
> >> >> coasters.
> >> >>
> >> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >> >>> From: "Jerry Clair"
> >> >>> To: gpzlist at micapeak.com
> >> >>> Subject: Ohio or indy?
> >> >>> Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:08:15 -0700 (PDT)
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> We talked about changing up the indy ride, I found
> >> >>> this:
> >> >>> http://www.motorcycleroads.com/routes/MidWest/OH/OH_20.shtml
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Maybe Paul can join us this time too? Just worry about the
> >> >>> distance for Capt Beard.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Thoughts, Criticisms?
> >> >>
> >> >>>
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