Ohio Brew Week Festival - July 14-19, 2008

[R Doug]

Long time STN'r BABOU (Jeff) brought the following to my attention...



Ohio Brew Week Festival
July 14-19, 2008
in Athens, Ohio

This place is surrounded by wonderful roads and we're interested to see if there's anyone out there interested in making a weekend out of this?

We could ride some of the great roads of SE Ohio on Sat and Sunday and enjoy the sampling of micro brews at night.

By the look of the Map of Events, these places are within walking distance of one another.  Ergo, the bikes would remained parked as we bar craw at night!  

I'm going to put this on my calendar.  However, it may compete w/ my 15th wedding anniversary.  I'll have to see which weekend the wife wants to get away to celebrate 15 wonderful years (I think you know what I'm talking about).    

[maddjack]

Athens is a fun town,I am already going to this.Its also near some pretty darn good riding

[garry]

Ohhhhhh, that sounds PERFECT. I've been wanting to do an overnighter to the Hocking Hills area. That weekend is open. Sign me up!

[Bmwgsrider94]

Man that sounds like fun but I will be out west doing about a 2 week ride with a friend. Heading out to 4 Corners and then wrapping back around to the Bmw Rally in Gillette WY.   . hOPE YOU HAVE FUN AND DRINK A FEW FOR ME  

[maddjack]

Shoot for the university inn kids,its right near the beer,and the good food
I was just mapping a route there,and am working on the hills for a all day return ride

[garry]

What are room prices like Jack? Got a URL? All the lodging I saw was a mile away near the 33 /50 junction.

[BABOU]

If you guys would like me to, I can help.  I live 20 miles from Athens.

Lodging? University Inn is nice, owned by OU, may be on the high end a bit.
Amerihost Inn, conceivably within walking distance, across from Bob Evans and has a pool.

There a couple "mom and pops" too.  

I can photo these places or call to block some rooms if you like.

I go to church at the Southern end of ST RT 555.  If there was some interest, I think I could get the ladies of the church to put together a breakfast early Saturday morning.

There are a lot of nice twisties in the area, though not the elevation of say Eastern WV, still a lot of fun to be had.

Let em know,

I would like to help and would even consider being a DD on Saturday night to get you back to your Motel.  I think they block of the street in uptown Athens on Saturday night and have bands.

Jeff

[maddjack]

Here is in the area,I looked at ameri host( highest cost 160+) and Holiday ,think the rates are about the same for Holiday and OUI ,all were around 100 a night for that weekend, OUI and Holiday are closest don't remeber about the mom and pops ,BABOU can you get us the mom and pop names contact info?
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=lodging&near=Athens,+OH&fb=1&sa=X&oi=local_group&resnum=1&ct=image
This might be another better choice,have to call for rates
Highlander motel
420 W Union St
Athens, OH 45701

(740) 593-6449

[BABOU]

I checked the Highlander today.  It claims to be 1/2 mile from UPTOWN Athens, yet I clocked about a mile in the car.  OU Inn is about 6/10's from UPTOWN.  

Highlander offers the usual for a Mom and Pop, 60's styling, fairly clean, walk out Motel.  Rates = $35. single, $45 = double / double beds.

The other Mom and Pops are the one Garry mentioned a BUDGET HOST at the intersection of US 33 and US 50.  I don't think I could sleep in that place.  There is another Mom and Pop that is about 2 miles from the UPTOWN area.  It is near the WALMART and franchise rests.  Lot's of traffic on that end of town.

$160.00 a night for the AMERIHOST ????  I am in the wrong business.

JCK

[R Doug]

$160.00 a night for the AMERIHOST ????  I am in the wrong business.

JCK

I've financed some hotels and have looked at several others.  Trust me, it's not an easy business.  Of all the types of investment real estate (hotels, commercial retail, commercial office, multifamily residential), hotels have the most risk associated to them.  

Anyhow, thanks much for the snooping around.  I do plan on attending that weekend.  The wife told me she plans on getting away the weekend of the 4th to celebrate our anniversary.  

[R Doug]

UPDATE:  I'm out.

I have already promised some friends I would go to Snowshoe with them that weekend to attend this...

KTM Riding Experience

I didn't realize it was on the same weekend.  

[maddjack]

If I read the Athens city website correctly there is public transport avalable near most of the motels,its a buck in the city and $1.25 outside  to ride,might be an option if its too far to walk,I think the OSI and the Holiday are on a line,I wish the mico fest website had more info,kinda sparse right now as far as exactly where the fest is in town.
Babou thank you for the scouting
Doug sorry to hear you won't be there ,hope to see you before ESTN

[maddjack]

bump

[rich_oh]

any sort of plan shaping up yet jack?  what days are you all thinking of spending in Athens?

[maddjack]

any sort of plan shaping up yet jack?  what days are you all thinking of spending in Athens?

i was looking at the 18th and 19 but have a couple of unclaimed vacation days to burn ,Iwas also thinking of mid week,maybe wednesday and thursday

[rich_oh]

i was looking at the 18th and 19 but have a couple of unclaimed vacation days to burn ,Iwas also thinking of mid week,maybe wednesday and thursday

post up once you decide jack.  i might be able to make this.

[maddjack]

Will do I just need to gat a tad closer to the date to solidify it,in any case I want to do a hocking hill overnighter this year