Taking bikes into the hotel...

[GLC1968]

We've always brought them in, too. Except when we stayed at the Bicycle Inn and they provided 'parking' for bikes. Actually, now that I think about it, we've had issues at a couple of B&B type places, so we do ask in those situations. Big chain hotels? Just do it.

On our trip across the country, we had two bikes, two dogs and a cat to 'sneak' in the side stairs every night. OMG, what a nightmare that was!

[Bike Chick]

We've always taken them in. Used a side door and the stairs and never had a problem. We get funny looks but no one has ever said anything.

[Tri Girl]

like everyone has said: you shouldn't have a problem.

We stayed at a really posh hotel in Destin one time (booked for cheap on Priceline) and even they didn't blink an eye.

At the hotel in the Grand Canyon- it specifically noted "no bikes" in the room. We just took the wheels off and put them in the backseat for a few days- no problem.

Have fun on your century!!!

[Blueberry]

Here's a funny prior thread on this issue: http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ighlight=Hotel

We usually just bring them in too. Rarely a dirty look, sometimes interested questions. The Fridays confuse people - they come in a suitcase and leave as a bike

[Blue_Fedora]

Thanks for the link, Blueberry

[Eden]

We take our bikes into hotels all the time at races. No one ever blinks - though yes, we usually avoid wheeling them right past the reception desk if we can.... but really most of our races are in pretty small towns. The whole town usually knows there's a bike race and knows all the rooms are booked for it.

When we were touring in Spain and staying in small places we always asked about secure bike storage and were generally provided a nice spot in a storage room or garage.

[Biciclista]

we always just wheel them in, past the reception desk, whatever.
We attended a tandem rally a few years back, and tandem bikes did not fit in the escalators.. The hotel management had us all park our tandems in their dining room!! Entering that diningroom in the morning with all those bikes was very impressive.

but normally on our single bikes, we rent a room with two beds, one bed is for our stuff and the other for us. There's usually plenty of room for two bikes.