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Old 08-20-2023 | 05:10 PM
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I’ve been commuting there since 2016, and always stay at one of the Hilton properties, usually the Doubletree or the Tru, but sometimes the other ones (Hampton, Garden Inn, Homewood). I pay more to get the points and the Diamond status, but I stay were I like, not what’s cheapest. And the points come in handy during Sundance and some of the other big weekends. All the rooms in town go for about $350 on those weekends, so I just use my points if I need to get a hotel. And if you back up your trips and have a bit of time, go to the Garden Inn downtown. They’ll pick you up and you have lots of food and drink options. The airport is a desert for food and drink. I guess the locals are afraid that us outsiders might find a bar really tempting, so the only thing serving about thirty hotels is a Perkins. Seriously. The Doubletree and the Sheraton both have a decent bar/food option, but other than that, it’s grab something at the airport, or Star of India DoorDash. I’m one of those guys who put commuting into perspective…it’s my choice to spend an hour of my trip pay to stay where I want, so I can live where I want. The Airport Inn was $54, and lots of guys went there to save money, and had it paid for before they took the runway. I’d rather wait until the climb check to pay for my hotel, and actually like it. But that’s just me.
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