Archmadness 2013

[jnutt]

I'm ready to go back already. How much is it to stay at the Lumiere? I loved the convenience of staying at the Sheraton but a 3 nights stay costs a small fortune. Also paying $12 a day to use an Ethernet cable is absurd

[Kyle]

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The Lumiere is one of the most expensive hotels downtown. Depending on when you book it, rooms range from $180-$250/night.

IMO the Millennium and Hilton at the Ballpark are the best bang for your buck.

[Moose39]

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Millennium also charges for internet. What a load...

Plus, the redbirds stayed there... I guess it could've been worse...

[9YRPLAN]

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Sprint mobile hotspot ftw

[Kyle]

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Every downtown hotel charges for internet access.

[FOTY]

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Every downtown hotel charges for internet access.

Not exactly true... we always stay at the Pear Tree which is located East of Union Station. Parking is free (for all of our cars). Internet is free. Breakfast is free. Beer and chips are free. You get the point.

While its a little ways from the landing, a $7 cab got all 6 of us there multiple times this weekend. We figure we spend less on our cab rides than if we were paying for just one of the cars to be parked.

[Kyle]

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Not exactly true... we always stay at the Pear Tree which is located East of Union Station. Parking is free (for all of our cars). Internet is free. Breakfast is free. Beer and chips are free. You get the point.

While its a little ways from the landing, a $7 cab got all 6 of us there multiple times this weekend. We figure we spend less on our cab rides than if we were paying for just one of the cars to be parked.

I'm calling BS.

[FOTY]

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I'm calling BS.

Honest... happy hour even exists on the weekend.

[jnutt]

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Pear Tree. How much a night?

[hoopfan]

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I've been a fan of the Holiday Inn by the convention center when I have stayed downtown. 20 minute walk to the arena and 10-15 minute walk to the landing. Usually get rooms through hotwire for $65 night. Looking forward to making it back next year after missing this year's tournament.

[jnutt]

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I've been a fan of the Holiday Inn by the convention center when I have stayed downtown. 20 minute walk to the arena and 10-15 minute walk to the landing. Usually get rooms through hotwire for $65 night. Looking forward to making it back next year after missing this year's tournament.

now thats what I'm talking about!

[Hail Our Panthers]

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I had a great experience at the holiday inn convention center just west of the Dome. I'd be happy to stay there every year

[unipanthers8907]

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I had a great experience at the holiday inn convention center just west of the Dome. I'd be happy to stay there every year

Same here. Stayed there my first trip down 3 years ago and it was by far the best deal on Hotels in the area. However, my experience at the Millennium this year wasn't too bad. After reading all the terrible reviews I was a little worried, especially when I found out I was staying in the South Tower. But for $88 a night it wasn't bad and my room was surprisingly clean.

[FOTY]

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Pear Tree. How much a night?

I think the rooms normally go for $100 or so. I got them for $89.99 which included parking for multipe cars per room. Since our group is coming from all directions, we find free parking to be extremely important. We had 2-3 cars per room this year at no additional cost.