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Re: Where is everyone staying in Birmingham
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:12 pm
by SMU89
St Regis.
Re: Where is everyone staying in Birmingham
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:15 pm
by ALEX LIFESON
SMULaxer wrote:I would have gone to a lot of bowl games....one located in birmingham alabama is not one of them.
Well, you're the first one to whine about THIS bowl. Easy travel, Saturday game, after the holidays, against a BCS opponent, and your team is playing. Act like a fan, and get your [deleted] there. BEAT PITT!
Re: Where is everyone staying in Birmingham
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:24 pm
by smusic 00
lwjr wrote:Renaissance Hotel at Ross Bridge Golf Course, part of Robert Trent Jones golf trail. Very nice hotel and golf. Downtown B'ham is not great. Stay up in Hoover or one of the suburbs.
You staying there? Wouldn't mind a golf outing on Friday coupled with the Saturday game. would be a nice time.
Re: Where is everyone staying in Birmingham
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:31 pm
by mustangbill67
Going to be in atlanta the week before the game, so will comute back and forth. Only a 2 hour drive.
Re: Where is everyone staying in Birmingham
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:38 pm
by TidePony
I'm staying in Hoover, but any hotel located around the Summit or the Galleria should be fine. Do not stay around Legion Field, it's pretty bad. The Sheraton and the Hilton are nice, too. The airport in Birmingham is awesome, easy to get into and just as easy to leave. Fly Southwest.
Re: Where is everyone staying in Birmingham
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:43 pm
by LHS81
2 hrs from Atlanta to Birmingham? It takes 2 hrs just to manuver around Atlanta's Watermelon 500(I-285 Loop).
Re: Where is everyone staying in Birmingham
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 10:55 pm
by lwjr
Eddie P wrote:I will look into this. I try to stay at non-chain hotels when I travel or at least smallers chains (zaza) but the quality of the hotel is the most important thing. And the proximity to fun stuff. And a good bar.
If u are looking for a quality hotel I suggest you skip B'ham
Re: Where is everyone staying in Birmingham
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:00 pm
by lwjr
smusic 00 wrote:lwjr wrote:Renaissance Hotel at Ross Bridge Golf Course, part of Robert Trent Jones golf trail. Very nice hotel and golf. Downtown B'ham is not great. Stay up in Hoover or one of the suburbs.
You staying there? Wouldn't mind a golf outing on Friday coupled with the Saturday game. would be a nice time.
Looking into it. Going anywhere outside of Texas from Midland can be a difficult at times
Re: Where is everyone staying in Birmingham
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:01 pm
by smusic 00
Am looking at some hotels in the 5 points area. Looks to be a lot of nice restaurants and bars around there.
Where is everyone staying in Birmingham
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:01 pm
by NickSMU17
Could we get a shuttle from there or limo bus?
Re: Where is everyone staying in Birmingham
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:42 pm
by Dutch
i really hope this is true. it's the only bowl game i would be able to logistically make. go ponies.
Re: Re: Where is everyone staying in Birmingham
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:48 pm
by Mestengo
ALEX LIFESON wrote:SMULaxer wrote:I would have gone to a lot of bowl games....one located in birmingham alabama is not one of them.
Well, you're the first one to whine about THIS bowl. Easy travel, Saturday game, after the holidays, against a BCS opponent, and your team is playing. Act like a fan, and get your [deleted] there. BEAT PITT!
No I think I was legion field gimme a break
Re: Where is everyone staying in Birmingham
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:51 pm
by Mitch McConnell
The A Loft is nice
Re: Re: Where is everyone staying in Birmingham
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:52 pm
by Mestengo
Dutch wrote:i really hope this is true. it's the only bowl game i would be able to logistically make. go ponies.
Re: Where is everyone staying in Birmingham
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 12:08 am
by SMU_Alumni11
Im pumped for this bowl, taken completely by surprise. Im looking for chain hotel, possibly best western. This is going to be a legit bowl. I hope we can at least get 20k people. Where is that marketing department lol. --> give it to top notch marketing majors as a final exam.
Also please remove McDermott from all ads as it will drive fans away.