violett said:

I think Kathy's gonna go with her 'mommy' friends! If you want, you should totally go with her!

CarrieMpls said:

Whoops! I mean next time!!

Okay, so I screwed up and didn't book our hotel when I should have. Any more suggestions of where to stay?

Stymie said:

i was going to recomend the econolodge over in dinkytown...but i just looked and they went out of busines...

that sucks!

i cant think of a cheap-ish hotel at all... :stumped:

Stymie said:

Here is the list initially put together... Ramada really woulda been the cheapest downtown. If you won't have a car, anything outside of downtown will be very expensive(!!!!!) for taxi rides to and from events.

HOTELS

THANK YOU to Ripher2shreds (currently on a brief org hiatus) who put together most of this listing of hotel info about a month ago. I did verify all links and whatnot this morning, so all of these options still have rooms. Prices and availability are subject to change. If you know you are coming, BOOK EARLY!

INVADERS PLEASE NOTE:
Unless you will be renting a car (or driving here) we HIGHLY recommend you choose from a listed hotel. These are all in the downtown vicinity and are VERY easily accessible by lightrail/bus/cab. MPLS public transport is not the best, so if you stay outside of Mpls, your journey to and from events could be painful. Please ask if you have questions about lodging!

There are additional hotels in downtown MPLS, but this is a good sampling...feel free to check orbitz and all that for better rates!


Ramada Inn Downtown - 41 N 10th St, Minneapolis, MN 55403 - 2 double beds, smoking or nonsmoking ($79)
http://www.ramada.com
if you are looking for cheap and not seedy, this is the top choice. This hotel is literally within blocks from First Ave, lightrail, busses, shopping, food, etc.


Best Western Normandy Inn - 405 South 8th Street, Minneapolis MN 55404 - rooms starting at 119
http://book.bestwestern.c...24091#null
another cheaper option

Courtyard Minneapolis Downtown at the Depot - 225 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55401 - King Room, 1 bed ($119)
http://marriott.com/prope...page/MSPDT
Not nearly as convenient transportation-wise, but do-able. This is located on the edge of downtown, right along the Mississippi River. A bit pricier but a VERY neat location

Residence Inn Minneapolis Downtown at the Depot - 425 South 2nd Street, Minneapolis MN, 55401 - King Room, 1 bed ($119)
http://marriott.com/prope...page/MSPMW
[/i]see note above for the Courtyard[/i]

Crowne Plaza Hotel - 618 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 2 double smoking ($137),
1 standard bed nonsmoking ($137), 1 King bed – preferred view smoking ($150)
http://www.msp-northstar....plaza.com/

Doubletree Guest Suites - 1101 LaSalle Ave Minneapolis, MN 55403 - 2 double beds smoking or nonsmoking ($199)
http://www.doubletree.com...cn=MSPLSDT

Holiday Inn Express - 225 S 11th St, Minneapolis, MN 55403 - 1 king bed smoking or nonsmoking ($180)
http://www.ichotelsgroup....tid=133416

The Marquette Hotel - 7th & Marquette, Minneapolis, MN 55402 - Twin Marquette guest room, smoking or nonsmoking ($159 prepay, $189 flexible)
http://www.hilton.com/en/...cn=MSPVIVI

Minneapolis Marriott City Center - 30 S 7th St, Minneapolis, MN 55402 - Leisure Rate, Deluxe Room, 1 King or 2 Double ($139) or Deluxe Room, Breakfast ($155)
http://marriott.com/prope...page/MSPCC

TownePlace Suites Minneapolis - 525 N 2nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55401 - 1 queen bed – 2 queen beds ($89 - $109)
http://marriott.com/prope...page/MSPTS

Residence Inn Minneapolis – City Center - 45 S 8th St, Minneapolis, MN 55402 - 1 king, one sofabed ($149)
http://marriott.com/prope...page/MSPRI


link edits
[Edited 8/12/06 7:23am]

CarrieMpls said:

Thanks Carrie. I'll try some of these tonight when I get home.

Stymie said:

Yeah right. I know what's goin' on.
Trying to hide the extracurricular activities.

But just like The Who...



...I Can See For Miles


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

Well Amy's illness may prevent her from getting her teeth pulled which could be good news for the weekend if she ever gets better. I am not really sure but she is really sick right now and has been running a high fever all day.

Here is a cute picture of her and the cat sharing a pillow as they sleep the day away

i just talked to tony...

and although he is playing in the back room, he did say he would pull out his prince records and throw down some purple love for us.

hes excited that we will all be therer saturday night!

violett said:

the cheapest i can think of is the ramada...everything else is rather pricey. and the econolodge is closed now? weird...

CarrieMpls said:

We'll most likely get down there about 9ish so straight to the Bolt for us





I can't quote properly...really I can
[Edited 10/18/06 16:32pm]

FunkMistress said:

s can't wait to see you too!

violett said:

I could lie about Jenna's age by a couple weeks

EskomoKisses said:

awwww...jenna's first fake ID...

In 6

lovemachine said:

Adorable. I hope she feels better.

Okay I booked us a hotel.

In 3

Stymie said:

Glad to hear everything is getting sorted for everyone..... I am at LAX... see you all real soon.

The Muse has left the building....


On time Sir Darin

there's a muse in my house!

endorphin74 said:

Well put down traps or something!!

endorphin74 said:

Stymie said:

hey, where you staying?

endorphin74 said:

Yes! Tell us, please!!!



PS - Now I'm counting down. 6.5 hours till MY vacation!!

8 hours till my vacation...and yeah, ivy, where you gonna be at?

CarrieMpls said:

My friend Joe sent this email to a bunch of my friends this morning:

From: Joseph
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 8:13 AM
To: Carrie
Cc: darin; JIngram; Dresden; Jolene; Julie; Natalie; nicholas
Subject: Prince has kidnapped Carrie and Darin


I found a note this morning instructing me to throw a purple suitcase full of cash into the purifying waters of Lake Minnetonka to get Carrie and Darin back.