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We were banking on the alumni getaway dorm lodging package but apparently they're not offering it this year due to "record enrollment" (a positive for sure, but sad for me in this situation). Does anyone know what our best option would be, considering all of the hotels have been booked up for months? We wouldn't rule out camping, but would want to be within cab distance to campus. Any help would be greatly appreciated.  BA OHIO 2010, BS OHIO 2010, MA Delaware 2012 Back to Top C Money General User Member Since: 8/28/2010 Post Count: 3,420 Status: Offline     RE: Homecoming Lodging    Posted: 8/13/2013 3:27:43 PM  Crash a house party on Friday night, spend the evening pumping the keg and making friends, pass out on the couch, get up in the morning and enjoy the day, repeat that evening. Back to Top GoCats105 General User Member Since: 1/31/2006 Location: Seattle, WA Post Count: 7,682 Status: Offline     RE: Homecoming Lodging    Posted: 8/13/2013 3:50:42 PM  Stay with a friend of a friend of a friend or a relative of a friend, etc. Even with graduating in 2006 I still seem to find someone I know there and crash for homecoming. Back to Top DelBobcat General User Member Since: 8/26/2010 Location: Cincinnati, OH Post Count: 1,135 Status: Offline     RE: Homecoming Lodging    Posted: 8/14/2013 11:29:52 AM  GoCats105 wrote: Stay with a friend of a friend of a friend or a relative of a friend, etc. Even with graduating in 2006 I still seem to find someone I know there and crash for homecoming. I know a few siblings of friends that are there but they are living in dorms. We wanted to avoid being the creepy  mid to late twentysomethings staying in a freshman dorm. BA OHIO 2010, BS OHIO 2010, MA Delaware 2012 Back to Top mf279801 General User Member Since: 8/6/2010 Location: Newark, DE Post Count: 2,486 Status: Offline     RE: Homecoming Lodging    Posted: 8/14/2013 11:46:46 AM  DelBobcat wrote: GoCats105 wrote: Stay with a friend of a friend of a friend or a relative of a friend, etc. Even with graduating in 2006 I still seem to find someone I know there and crash for homecoming. I know a few siblings of friends that are there but they are living in dorms. We wanted to avoid being the creepy  mid to late twentysomethings staying in a freshman dorm. That comment is just begging for this clip to go here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiM5axZV-pM Back to Top JerseyArnie General User Member Since: 12/5/2012 Post Count: 368 Status: Offline     RE: Homecoming Lodging    Posted: 8/14/2013 3:37:14 PM  DelBobcat wrote: A group of friends and I have decided last minute to try to make the trek to homecoming this year. We were banking on the alumni getaway dorm lodging package but apparently they're not offering it this year due to "record enrollment" (a positive for sure, but sad for me in this situation). Does anyone know what our best option would be, considering all of the hotels have been booked up for months? We wouldn't rule out camping, but would want to be within cab distance to campus. Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I believe they have camping at Strouds Run.  You might want to also try vrbo http://www.vrbo.com/vacation-rentals/usa/ohio/athens I linked it for Athens but you can broaden the search. Back to Top GoCats105 General User Member Since: 1/31/2006 Location: Seattle, WA Post Count: 7,682 Status: Offline     RE: Homecoming Lodging    Posted: 8/14/2013 4:53:39 PM  This is a pretty cool idea. I haven't researched it yet to see if they provide in Athens though. https://www.gamedayhousing.com/ Back to Top JSF General User Member Since: 1/29/2005 Location: Houston, TX Post Count: 6,558 Status: Offline     RE: Homecoming Lodging    Posted: 8/14/2013 6:35:16 PM  Try airbnb.com. "Loyalty to a hometown or city is fleeting and interchangeable, but college is a stamp of identity."- Kyle Whelliston, One Beautiful Season. My blog about depression and mental illness: https://bit.ly/3buGXH8 Back to Top DelBobcat General User Member Since: 8/26/2010 Location: Cincinnati, OH Post Count: 1,135 Status: Offline     RE: Homecoming Lodging    Posted: 8/15/2013 12:42:39 PM  I had already tried AirBnB with no luck. The gameday link doesn't do Athens. The vacation rental link is a good resource, thanks! ProKOS rentals rents out rooms in a house but it is really expensive for what you get and they "prefer parents to young alumni who might have a tendency to get rowdy." BA OHIO 2010, BS OHIO 2010, MA Delaware 2012 Back to Top Ted Thompson Administrator Member Since: 11/11/2004 Location: MAC Play Post Count: 7,895 Status: Offline     RE: Homecoming Lodging    Posted: 8/15/2013 1:37:14 PM  DelBobcat wrote: I had already tried AirBnB with no luck. The gameday link doesn't do Athens. The vacation rental link is a good resource, thanks! ProKOS rentals rents out rooms in a house but it is really expensive for what you get and they "prefer parents to young alumni who might have a tendency to get rowdy." You mentioned you were willing to camp. Lake Snowden isn't that far of a cab ride.  http://lakesnowden.com/ Follow Ohio Football recruiting on the BobcatAttack.com football recruiting database. Back to Top Mark Lembright '85 General User Member Since: 8/22/2010 Location: Highland Heights, OH Post Count: 2,460 Status: Offline     RE: Homecoming Lodging    Posted: 8/15/2013 1:39:56 PM  DelBobcat wrote: I had already tried AirBnB with no luck. The gameday link doesn't do Athens. The vacation rental link is a good resource, thanks! ProKOS rentals rents out rooms in a house but it is really expensive for what you get and they "prefer parents to young alumni who might have a tendency to get rowdy." Not to be a selfish pig, but as far as ProKOS Rentals is concerned fortunately for me I fit into the former category and was hoping to find a place local to stay in Athens for Dad's Weekend in early November as everything else is sold out.  That being said, how do they know I'm not going to get rowdy myself?  Or at least as a rowdy as a 50 year old can get........ Sorry to hear about your situation DelBobcat and I hope you guys find a place to crash. As a suggestion if you don't find anywhere close to stay and don't mind a 35 minute drive or so, I've had good luck with the Wyndham-Wingate in Parkersburg; it's a nice hotel and the Bob Evans down the street from it isn't nearly as crowded as the Bob Evans in Athens. Last Edited: 8/15/2013 1:56:58 PM by Mark Lembright '85 Back to Top anorris General User Member Since: 7/6/2010 Location: Bristol, CT Post Count: 2,262 Status: Offline     RE: Homecoming Lodging    Posted: 8/15/2013 8:18:14 PM  I realize this may not help for cab-ride, but since P-Burg was mentioned above, for others: if you don't mind that length of a drive, consider some of the cabins around the Hocking Hills, too. Nice change of pace, and great if you're getting away with a significant other. (2 night minimum on weekends isn't uncommon here, but pricing is quite reasonable for the smaller cabins, depending on the season). Back to Top cathead General User Member Since: 12/21/2004 Post Count: 301 Status: Offline     RE: Homecoming Lodging    Posted: 8/16/2013 12:04:54 AM  Lake Hope has cabins and a new lodge with good food( killer ribs!).. Adult beverages .. Should be gorgeous there this fall.. Back to Top cbarber357 General User Member Since: 9/9/2012 Location: Pickerington, OH Post Count: 1,123 Status: Offline     RE: Homecoming Lodging    Posted: 8/16/2013 1:57:20 AM  cathead wrote: Lake Hope has cabins and a new lodge with good food( killer ribs!).. Adult beverages .. Should be gorgeous there this fall.. Their ribs are the best I've ever had, but pretty much all the food you can get their is great Back to Top Showing Replies:   1 - 14  of 14 Posts Jump to Page:   1 View Other 'Ohio Football' Topics                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               WHO'S ONLINE There are 229 Active Visitors on BobcatAttack.com 226 Guests 3 Registered Users:   Kevin Finnegan, STVCastle, FormerMember There are no other users looking at this page.

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