Hotel Recommendations for Columbus

[Crewmudgeon]

FYI.... I got this through Priceline.com on Thursday afternoon as soon as the game was announced.


Check-In Date: Saturday, September 3, 2005
Check-Out Date: Sunday, September 4, 2005
Priceline Hotel Request Number: 208-834-161-68
Priceline Customer Service Number: 1-800-657-9168
Hotel Name: Hyatt On Capitol Square
75 East State Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
614-228-1234



Summary of Charges
Your Offer Price: $65.00
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Nights: 1
Subtotal: $65.00
Taxes and Service Fees: $18.52
Total Charges: $83.52

During the week the Hyatt on Capitol Square is perhaps the most expensive hotel in Columbus. It's next to the State House and used by the rich and powerful when in town to lobby the government. But on weekends you can get a deal. And that's a good deal. But if you're going out after the game, take a cab to the Short North or Brewery District, because the State House is kind of a dead area after dark.

[fidlerre]

I hope we can do Keegan's again. I think it would be great to pack the place with red wearing, song singing, beer drinking soccer supporters.

http://www.tommykeegans.com/
That's the current plan from talking with the owner after the Jamaica game.

He's looking forward to hosting a huge bash after the game, more details will obviously be coming out in a few months when we start to nail things down...but expect the pre-night and post-game bash to be at Keegan's.

[SLO-Gunner]

I'll be staying here:

http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do;jsessionid=530D8F057505CF920CDF049649130EA4?propertyCode=36116

I know other supporters will be staying here too. I don't see why we can't establish a car pool thread to make sure everyone gets to the game.

Thanks for the tip, I booked a place here. We definitely should start a thread about carpooling.

[peledre]

I'm going to do everything in my power to get to the game this year. This is a once every 4 years occasion in columbus. Hopefully I can do both the US-England game and this one this year.

[jmeissen0]

I'm going to do everything in my power to get to the game this year. This is a once every 4 years occasion in columbus. Hopefully I can do both the US-England game and this one this year.


dude

check your pm's

[peledre]

dude

check your pm's
Yup

[Bigdog]

We booked at German Village Inn Today for $59 for a double
sounds like it has personality : )

Here are some updates from my calling around:

Near Stadia:
-Holday Inn Express Rooms available, 80$ a night

-Days Inn S/O

In town:
-Clarmont Only mini suites left (Queen and fold out bed) $89

-Hyatt Regency S/O

-Crown Plaza, Online double $103

Bd

[peledre]

I just checked with my travel service this afternoon and they can get me from Sioux Falls, SD to Columbus for $164 roundtrip. I'll be there.

Meissen are you planning on driving in from IL?

[peledre]

That's the current plan from talking with the owner after the Jamaica game.

He's looking forward to hosting a huge bash after the game, more details will obviously be coming out in a few months when we start to nail things down...but expect the pre-night and post-game bash to be at Keegan's.
As long as that place has Newcastle, I'm there.

[jmeissen0]

I just checked with my travel service this afternoon and they can get me from Sioux Falls, SD to Columbus for $164 roundtrip. I'll be there.

Meissen are you planning on driving in from IL?


yeah... it's not that bad of a drive

[peledre]

yeah... it's not that bad of a drive
I could probably drive to OH and back, but with the flight being so low, and gas prices being so high, it's probably just cheaper for me to fly there.

[jmeissen0]

aye... but you live in south dakota... i do not :)

[3BlindMice]

Just booked the nights of 2 Sept and 3 Sept at the German Village Inn. Thanks for the suggestion. Looks like a nice location. Really looking forward to the trip.

My 1st post on Big Soccer, and 1st trip to Columbus. :)


Cheers.

[peledre]

aye... but you live in south dakota... i do not :)
Maybe we should look at getting a group discount at a lot of these hotels. If a ton of you are booking at German Village Inn I'm sure there'd be a way to do it. Everythings negotiable.

[Bigdog]

$59 is already pretty near any .kind of group rate, lets just keep booking there and make it party central.
As Walt Wheeler has mentioned on some other boards, OSU is home that weekend and there is a big youth tourney too, so hotels will fill no matter what.
Bd

[imegu2x]

$59 is already pretty near any .kind of group rate, lets just keep booking there and make it party central...
Bd
That sounds like a good plan. The German Village Inn and Keegans should be full with celebrating USMNT fans! It's going to be a good time...

[KindergartenCrew]

Traffic alert....Don't know when OSU football game will be played (won't have a time until TV is set), but traffic to Crew Stadium for OSU/Mexico could be a real nightmare. OSU uses the same parking lot (fairgrounds) as overflow parking and offers shuttle service to Ohio Stadium from there. And outgoing traffic uses I-71 both ways. Just a thought - if you want to arrive before the game and tailgate, plan on arriving at Crew Stadium DURING the OSU game. It's a mess for a couple hours before or after. FYI - Ohio Stadium holds over 100,000 drunk fans.

[Kryptonite]

I would imagine (but can't guarantee) that the OSU game will start around 12 noon. With that said, pre-game traffic at the fairgrounds will probably start to die down about 11:30 or so.

Post-game traffic will probably start up just before 3:30 and keep going for at least an hour, if not longer.

[Crewmudgeon]

bump

[MFRONE]

The parking at Crew Stadium won't be a problem with the Ohio State game. OSU uses an area of the "lot" that is rarely used by the Crew. I've been to events at Crew Stadium right after Ohio State games (including the Michigan game) and there was no problem with parking.