NORTH East TT RALLY 2017 discussion

[John Luciano]

This is purely for input on a Rally plan.
Nothing carved in stone so let your ideas fly.
Area of planning is NW Conn , to west of the Hudson River we want to have access to Catskills area if we want to ride. . What is the most anyone is willing to spend on a room? What is the max distance that u want t travel to this rally? What month, what days ? ( Thurs to Sat. Or Fri to Sunday ) hint better motel/ Hotel rates are usually non weekends. And traffic is usually lighter.
if we can get a head count on who is even interested would help us negotiate room rates.

[1dn5up]

Info I found
www.greatnortherncatskills.com

[dougv]

I'm here......traffic is really not that bad in the Catskills on weekends except for certain areas or around the larger towns like Catskill where every one is heading to Wally World on Saturdays but that is not much.

Any suggestions to what the maximum nightly amount should be, keeping in mind a better hotel will be more costly. Is a pool and/or got tub a requirement? That would give us a target to shoot for. Depending on where it is held, there may be other options for more expensive or less expensive hotels also.

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sorry that is hot tub!!!

[1dn5up]

Will it include senior aerobics

[Sidecarbill]

To stressful, chair yoga.

[leo3wheel]

Would be interested in the Catskills. Would probably draw more folks from other areas. Nice motel in a country setting with pool would be nice. Room in $100-$125 range is okay. Willing to drive to Catskills/ West Connecticut area. June-September would be fine for us. Thu to Sat or Fri to Sun are fine for us. Count Jeannette and me in. Thanks!

[ride3]

Def interested:

Thursday -Sunday works best for us
Time frame open, but Sept is nice up there.

Hotel: Nice with a bar

[dougv]

I live and work in CT but stay in Athens, just north of Catskill almost every weekend in the summer so can do any legwork that is needed. Will be there now through the end of Sept. but only about a 1.5 hours from home.

[John Luciano]

Looking at places with breakfast ( big buffet style ) and dinner included (in Banquet form) like a wedding, room including this will tip over $140 a night for one person and add another $30 for second staying that room. We don't want to stay in a Dump. We want nice this time.

[Yogisan]

I spent some time looking around the Catskill NY area via trivago and tripadvisor. From what I found using various July thru Nov dates, cost is going to be a secondary issue. Availability is the problem I kept running into.

[Bikerbozo]

Two location ideas. Maybe near Hunter Mountain or Monticello. Both would have plenty of hotel choices and right around the Catskills. I wouldn't mind Thur-Sun.

[John Luciano]

If we get a place soon enough and lock in 15 rooms should be no problem with a 8 month lead time.
That why we are in here to see the interest.
How do people feel about package deal ( Room and meals combo ) price will be by the person. Will include breakfast and Dinner. Sort if like a Cruise or a wedding package .

[dougv]

Andrew I have been keeping my eye out but its hard to tell what is available because the dates don't go out that far, but there are a lot of places near Hunter or on the other side of the mountain in Windham area too. I am looking at a place this weekend that is on Rt 23 just before Windham and will probaby go see some more places around Windham and Hunter. If the place doesn't have food available then it would be better to be in the center of town or close to it so we have a choice and can walk even. There is a NY tourism office just off Rt 87 in Leeds and not far from where I stay, I'll stop in and pick up the guides. Some of these places are in business and out the next year so making sure the place is solvent is a good idea too.

[1dn5up]

Not a big fan of motel food. Breakfast ok, dinner, we should be able to explore other places as we will not know were we will be day by day come dinner time.
Food for thought!

[dougv]

I am looking at a place that does big conventions and weddings so food wise I don't think anyone would be unhappy with that choice but I know what you mean. It is nice to be able to park the trikes at the end of the day and enjoy ourselves and if anyone wanted a drink or two or three ....... at least we don't have to worry about anyone getting hurt or worse. As long as the place has a big selection to choose from, so everyone has something they like.

[dougv]

Ok boys and girls I found a spot for next years rally today. One place I looked at was all inclusive and very structured, think Dirty Dancing including a band but the rooms were very dated, probably from that same era.

The second place I looked at is a hotel called The Hotel Vienna. The hotel has 30 rooms, some with two queen beds. It offers a continental breakfast which can start as early as 7:00 am for you early risers. Lunch and dinner will have to be eaten out but there plenty of restaurants in this area.

Its located in Windham, NY right in the middle of Catskill Park and central to a lot of riding destinations.

Being the Catskills, availlability is a problem but we have the option of around Labor Day.

There are two room price options, standard room is $126.00 and delux room with a jacuzzi tub and balcony is $141.00 a night.

These prices seem to be average in this area. They will hold the block for us until July, by then any unsold rooms are open for other guests, but if we take the entire hotel, that is OK. If we book all the rooms, there are other hotels in the area.

Check out www.thehotelvienna.com for more info. If there is a lot of interest in this place, I can run down next weekend and let the owner know and take a few pictures.

If you search under images on line you can see more pics.

[leo3wheel]

Looks nice!!

[1dn5up]

[John Luciano]

Good find Doug

It looks perfect. Now we need to know who is interested

i checked food in the area

. http://www.thehotelvienna.com/activi...ng/dining.html

I will start

Price looks good to me. Any one else agree?

Head count who is wiling to go ?

John Luciano. 1 person

[Bikerbozo]

Two things to look for. What is their definition of "continental breakfast"? If it is old definition, I would steer clear. And the other things....never mind. There is mini fridge and WiFi.