Taking bikes into the hotel...

[Blue_Fedora]

Have fun! I was curious about what ride it was since we like going "away" for rides and So. California qualifies as "away." Alas, I have a tri this weekend.

It looks like it's only in it's second year, so let us know what it's like.


Veronica

How fantastic! Long term... my goal is to do tri's. The biggest obstacle right now is a serious issue with open water swimming (oh and did I mention my intense loathing of running? LOL!)

[Veronica]

How fantastic! Long term... my goal is to do tri's. The biggest obstacle right now is a serious issue with open water swimming (oh and did I mention my intense loathing of running? LOL!)

There are some great tris up here in Nor Cal - with freshwater swimming. I grew up in Maine and one does NOT swim in the ocean in Maine. But lakes, rivers and ponds... woohoo!

The one I'm doing this weekend is the Trek for Women. It's being held at a nice park where I've done 3 other tris and fit my schedule. It looks like a good series for starting out though. They have swim buddies in the water to help you out if needed.

They are doing one in Palm Springs Oct. 10. Just saying...

Veronica

[Aggie_Ama]

Take them in, usually up the stairs. We usually stay at Holiday Inn Express and they have ridiculously tight elevators. When we went to New Mexico two years ago we had two mountain bikes and two road bikes, all went in with us! Our lodge owner thought it was cool, he wanted to know where we were riding and what we saw.

We stayed at both a Hampton and Holiday Inn Express during mountain bike season, always ended up having other bikers there and the hotel didn't even blink an eye at all the bikes coming in.

[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