Here's my plan. There are 3 condos with 2br and 2 bath. If for example, my wife and I are in one condo with another couple, we would each have our own bedroom and our own bathroom, as well as a living room area. At $150 a night per condo, that comes out to $75 per couple per night, which is about the same as I'm going to pay at a hotel. For the guys riding solo, they could stay 4 or 6 people in the third condo and would pay 25-35 or so bucks a night. They would have to share 2 bathrooms, but usually guys end up splitting hotel rooms anyway, so I don't think that will be an issue. If we get all 3 condos we have use of a caboose which has 2 singles and 1 double bed and 1 bathroom adjacent, which would lower the price even more. I was told that if we have all 3 condos rented, we would have use of a "captain's suite" which is another centrally located bedroom with it's own master bath attached. I was thinking this may be a good spot for Jack and Diane, or Ed and Vicki. We will also have use of a huge kitchen and meeting area, so if we wanted to cook a big meal or two, instead of going out to eat, that may save some $ also. In said meeting room we can play movies also if we wanted to. The owners of the place are bikers too, and said they would be happy to lead us around and show us the area if we wanted. They are also sending me some maps. If some of you are wanting to stay in a hotel instead, or if we have an overflow of people, there is a hotel about 3 blocks away (walking distance). She said they let members of the group that are staying in the hotel still keep their bikes in the garage. At timmermans I usually block off 10 rooms, and last year we didn't even fill those. Ideally I would love for there to be anywhere between 12 to 20 people staying at the lodge, obviously the more the merrier. Privacy is important especially for those of us bringing our significant others, I truly don't think that will be an issue. Those of us wanting more privacy may pay a little more, but no more than we would at a hotel anyway.
