PG will refer you to a number of hotels that offer PG-negotiated discounts.
We have stayed several times at the Crowne Plaza Permiter. Very nice, but 25 minutes from the East Cobb complex on a good day, possible trouble if you have to travel during rush hour. Also a big hotel, pretty crowded.
We're taking a team and I am looking at a cul-de-sac of hotels just around the corner from the fields complex, in Woodstock. There is a Comfort Inn, a Hampton Inn and two cheapy extended-stay hotels. The first two are pretty much the same as any others you'll find anywhere. The extended stays are certainly not posh, but they were good enough for me! And at $175/week, a lot easier on the wallet.
Posts: 2231 | Location: Virginia | Registered: February 01, 2006
Last summer stayed at the Hawthorne Suites, I believe on Windy Hill Road. It was a host hotel and had $1 beer and wine every night for a couple hours, along with a featured appetizer/meal like taco night, salad night etc. The rooms were very neat and clean. COntinental breakfast was fabulous and the fields were all about 15-20 minutes away. They have a swimming pool, hot tub, washing machines on property as well as a work out room. It was about $75 a night I think. I HIGHLY recommend it!
Posts: 517 | Location: southeast usa | Registered: July 03, 2005
Midlo Dad, Could you post the web-site for the cheaper hotel.That sounds like a winner to me as we will be going to a few more tourneys throughout the rest of the year.You can PM me if you prefer.Thanks
Posts: 338 | Location: Virginia | Registered: September 08, 2006
Thanks Midlo.....didn't take your room but took a couple for the 15u week.Did you get your 17u team filled ? Good luck. I'll keep my eyes open up here for you.
Posts: 338 | Location: Virginia | Registered: September 08, 2006
Originally posted by CSG: Our 14U team will be playing at East Cobb in June. We got a rate of $72.00 and I think it is about 10-15 Min. from park.
La Quinta Inn - Kennesaw 2625 George Busbee Parkway NW Kennesaw, GA 30144 Phone: (770)426-0045
FYI, they play all over the area, only a small percentage of the games are played at the EC fields. Last year our team participated in both the 17U and 18U and in each tournament they played just 1 game at EC.
Do a search on Kennesaw - several hotels in the $70 range - nothing great but close to the highway and 20 mis or so fron ECB. Book early!
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Posts: 1041 | Location: Lanta | Registered: February 21, 2005
Our team stayed off Delk Rd. in the Drury Inn Suites for the last 2 summers. Nice rooms, clean, about $120/night, free cocktail hour, ok free breakfast. It generally took us 15-20 minutes to get to most fields. East Cobb complex same time, even in rush hour traffic. Have rec. this hotel to friends. We enjoyed the food at the Marietta Diner all hours of the day and night. The Holiday Inn is not recommended at all!!!!
Posts: 295 | Location: Northern CA | Registered: August 24, 2005
I live in/near the East Cobb complex. I would not reccommend the In Town Suites in Woodstock...might be a little rough...the others in Woodstock should be ok. The Kennesaw/Chastain area is also a nice area and very accessible to the fields. Anything closer in to Atlanta, Windy Hill, the Perimeter....you risk sitting in traffic getting to the fields.
Hope this information helps and if anyone wants more discussion, feel free to pm me.
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Posts: 114 | Location: Holly Springs, GA | Registered: January 02, 2003
Took your advice and checked out the Kennesaw area. Got a room in a 3 star hotel for $52/night on Hotwire. They also had economy class rooms for as low as $32 and 3 1/2 star rooms for $79. Can't beat it. Looking forward to spending July 4th in Georgia. Really, REALLY hoping for a relatively dry tournament.
We have used the Hampton Inn in Kennesaw the past few years. It's great and includes breakfast. You will see a few of the college recruiters staying there also. This year we will be at the Holiday Inn in Marietta for the 17U week.
Posts: 1203 | Location: NY | Registered: December 30, 2002
Stayed at the Hawthorne Suites on Windy Hill this past June. The place was great. We stayed in suites that were as big as apartments. They had a nice pool area, tennis courts and other places for the kids to hang out. We were about 10-15 minutes down Rt. 75. Heavier traffic was usually going the other direction. Nice area with stores and resturants nearby. Highly recommended.
Posts: 66 | Location: New Jersey | Registered: August 29, 2007
I felt it was safe -- it's right next to a Comfort Inn & Suites, for Pete's sake, and right off Woodstock Road, which has all sorts of restaurants to choose from.
There's a $50 deposit that you get back. Other than that it was $200/week for the room. I think their office is closed on Sundays so you have to work around that. But we arrived on Monday, played Tuesday morning through Sat. night, and left Sunday after sleeping in.
It certainly wasn't posh, but it had a bed, a bathroom, a mini-kitchen with a full-sized refrigerator, cable TV, wireless internet access and on site laundry facilities. Everything coaches and players would want, at an average of around $30/night (depending on whether you need 6 or 7 nights). I don't know how you'd beat that, and it is definitely the closest to the East Cobb complex. About the only things they didn't have were a pool or the free breakfast thing.
The only problems we had were (a) as it turned out, only 2 of our games were at East Cobb or Kell, so we still had to drive a ways to 4 of our 6 games, and (b) In Town suddenly decided it wanted payment in advance and would not take a credit card over the phone, so be aware of this and fax the forms to them before you leave home.
Posts: 2231 | Location: Virginia | Registered: February 01, 2006
For future reference: The Hyatt on Windy Hill Rd runs a summer special (you have to ask for it),$89 a night for a suite. Very nice. Within 15-20 minutes of most playing fields, and also allow pets at no extra charge. Have stayed there for various tournaments over the last 2 years at that rate. Highly recommend it!
Posts: 32 | Location: Georgia | Registered: September 26, 2007
We also stayed at the Hawthorne Suites on Windy Hill. Beautiful grounds with tennis courts, basketball, nice sized pool and rooms that were second to none in both size and value. Full hot breakfast each morning plus Monday-Thursday there is a manager reception that features enough food to qualify as a meal. Never had to travel more than 20 minutes to a field and we only played 1 game at East Cobb Complex which was 15 minutes away. As well as for the parents and families I would highly recommend the team stay there. Most East Cobb tourneys run a full week and having the extra room for the players (the rooms ARE the size of apartments) made for a pleasant stay for them as well. Plus the saving of food costs with the full breakfast and mgr. reception 4 days and having stoves and refrigerators (our kids figured out right away it was cheaper and easier to go to a store and load up on frozen pizzas, gatorade, water and snacks than eat out)made it actually cheaper overall than staying at abudget hotel. There are also many gas grills on site for guest use ( we had a 4th of July picnic for the team and all family members and friends that made the trip for probably a tenth of the cost of going to a burger joint)
