Last NC mountain ride before winter. Help me decide

[stefrrr]

Do it in style......get a room at the Stations Inn ( www.stationsinn.com ) and spend the whole weekend up there. If you figure it will be your last mountain ride, make it count!  

 

We stayed there this week. The beds were cheap and uncomfortable, the whole room smelled like cigarette smoke, there were stains on the towels, and the "breakfast buffet," consisting of biscuits, canned gravy, ham, sausage, bacon, eggs, and rancid fruit salad was $8.00 per person. I figured I had a $4 biscuit with butter and jam, $3 for two pieces of sausage, and $1 in frozen dried-out homefries.

The people were friendly, and the location was fantastic, but I'd go just a little bit further and stay in the Alleghany Inn in Sparta for $20 less instead. Plus you can also ride 221 to get there. Just watch for gravel.  

[Desmo Demon]

We stayed there this week. The beds were cheap and uncomfortable, the whole room smelled like cigarette smoke, there were stains on the towels, and the "breakfast buffet," consisting of biscuits, canned gravy, ham, sausage, bacon, eggs, and rancid fruit salad was $8.00 per person. I figured I had a $4 biscuit with butter and jam, $3 for two pieces of sausage, and $1 in frozen dried-out homefries.

That was a much different experience than we had back in June. I can't remember if we had a non-smoking room or not, but with both my wife and me being non-smokers, we can't stand a room reeking of cigarette smoke. We only had a burger at the restaurant and it was one of the better ones that we'd had in a while. No issues with the bed nor towels. My wife said it was better 10-15 years ago before it became more popular, though.

[sprint_st]

 

We stayed there this week. The beds were cheap and uncomfortable, the whole room smelled like cigarette smoke, there were stains on the towels, and the "breakfast buffet," consisting of biscuits, canned gravy, ham, sausage, bacon, eggs, and rancid fruit salad was $8.00 per person. I figured I had a $4 biscuit with butter and jam, $3 for two pieces of sausage, and $1 in frozen dried-out homefries.

The people were friendly, and the location was fantastic, but I'd go just a little bit further and stay in the Alleghany Inn in Sparta for $20 less instead. Plus you can also ride 221 to get there. Just watch for gravel.  

Steff,
You must have gotten the HD Biker special  

[stefrrr]

I'd hope it was just an off-chance experience. If it had been a smoking room (we're both non-smokers though, so we asked for no smoking) it would have been understandable that the room faintly smell of smoke, but even the "fresh" towels smelled of smoke.  

The burgers and hot dogs for dinner I give   . I just wouldn't stay there again.

[servicerifle]

Stef, you need to change the color of your sigline ad.  The "Want a new bike" in orange makes me think KTM, which makes me want to click your link and drool/hand you my checkbook every time I see it, but no matter how many times I click it, there's never a KTM at the other end.  Please change the color!  

[stefrrr]

 

I'll think about it. Maybe purple...

[servicerifle]

Thanks!  Anything but orange, that color just makes me want to spend money!  (and not on your bike, unfortunately for you)

[stefrrr]

Unfortunately for Ray. It should be up on Cycletrader this week, so hopefully someone will buy it soon.  

Sorry for the