Anyone in Austin,TX?? Need recommendations...

Hello,

So I am racing my first half-ironman in October and was hoping to find someone local that could offer advice on where to stay, transportation, etc.... Anyone in the area????

www.ironmanlonghorn.com/


Cheers,
Kat

That's me :nerd:

Hey Cue,

So the race is touting the Austin Sheraton as the place to stay, but being a poor grad student, I'm not really down for $300 a night. Do you know of any more affordable places to stay (read this as motel 6) in the area near Walter E Long Park (where the race is)??

Ideally, I'd rather not have to drive to the race if there is somewhere within 2 miles to stay. Ideas??

Cheers,
Kat

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Originally Posted by janeothejungle

Hey Cue,

So the race is touting the Austin Sheraton as the place to stay, but being a poor grad student, I'm not really down for $300 a night. Do you know of any more affordable places to stay (read this as motel 6) in the area near Walter E Long Park (where the race is)??

Ideally, I'd rather not have to drive to the race if there is somewhere within 2 miles to stay. Ideas??

Cheers,
Kat

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300 doll hairs :O

That Sheraton is lame anyways :rolleyes:

I know there is a Golden Nugget motel that is about 3 miles from the park that is WAY more reasonable. I'll check it out for ya :gj:

Thanks Cue, You Rock!!

Now if you could just talk the race organizers into shortening the run a wee bit......... :O

Cheers,
Kat

My Aunt is going to be donig that event. You're hard core! I can't say what hotel is good there, but Austin is awesome! I was born there, and visit it frequently.

Nice, your aunt must rock. I'm pretty stoked about it, even though it's months away. The first race of the season is in 3 weeks, so there are lots of long lonely rides in my future. Although it does give me the interesting advantage of being able to herp along the way. I moved 2 gopher snakes off rural roads this morning....

PS If your aunt does rock, I sincerely hope she's not in my age group....... ha ha ha

Cheers,
Kat