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Hotels in Athens (area)

  • ernest_t_bass
    Derp
    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=hotels+in+athens%2C+ohio

    Now that we have that out of the way, I'm asking the OC b/c I know there are people who attended OU, and people who live there. What is a NICE hotel in the Athens area? I have to go there for a weekend, and want to take the wife. I also plan on hitting the Pizza Shack, or whatever the hell it is called, in Logan.




    COA & like_that - I'm going to get the president's suite, and give her the servant's quarters.
  • Sonofanump
    Burroak is not too far away if you are not required to stay in Athens.
  • GoChiefs
    ernest_t_bass;1578510 wrote:I also plan on hitting the Pizza Shack, or whatever the hell it is called, in Logan.
    Pizza Crossing.
  • ernest_t_bass
    Sonofanump;1578512 wrote:Burroak is not too far away if you are not required to stay in Athens.
    Hot tub will be a must.
  • ts1227
    The 3 non-dump hotels in Athens are the OU Inn, Holiday Inn Express, and Hampton Inn. The last 2 were built about 6 years ago. The star level in Athens tops out at 2.5 star hotels, so that's as "nice" as it gets.

    If not picky about rooms, Hotwire lists a 2.5 star hotel as a hot rate usually, and it has to be Hampton or Holiday simply because no other hotels exist at that star level down there and the OU Inn doesn't use those sites. They also usually offer a $25 discount if you download their app and purchase it that way.

    I honestly don't know if any of them have hot tubs if you're serious about that.

    Also make sure it's not a big weekend at OU (Moms weekend, etc) or they will be sold out or several hundred dollars per night
  • ernest_t_bass
    ts1227;1578520 wrote:The 3 non-dump hotels in Athens are the OU Inn, Holiday Inn Express, and Hampton Inn. The last 2 were built about 6 years ago. The star level in Athens tops out at 2.5 star hotels, so that's as "nice" as it gets.

    If not picky about rooms, Hotwire lists a 2.5 star hotel as a hot rate usually, and it has to be Hampton or Holiday simply because no other hotels exist at that star level down there and the OU Inn doesn't use those sites. They also usually offer a $25 discount if you download their app and purchase it that way.

    I honestly don't know if any of them have hot tubs if you're serious about that.

    Also make sure it's not a big weekend at OU (Moms weekend, etc) or they will be sold out or several hundred dollars per night
    How about Baymont?
  • ernest_t_bass
    ts1227;1578520 wrote:Also make sure it's not a big weekend at OU (Moms weekend, etc) or they will be sold out or several hundred dollars per night
    March 14/15.
  • ts1227
    Baymont is kind of shitty compared to the others above, but still better than the rest of the old motels. It's older, and it was supposed to have gone to Sheriffs sale last year due to foreclosure so god knows its current condition.

    That weekend looks like a dead one. MAC Basketball tourney is that weekend in Cleveland so if anything there will be less than normal in Athens.
  • dlazz
    ts1227;1578539 wrote:
    That weekend looks like a dead one. MAC Basketball tourney is that weekend in Cleveland so if anything there will be less than normal in Athens.
    I mean this in the most inoffensive way possible:

    Isn't Athens normally dead anyway? Aside from Halloween, of course.
  • Dr Winston O'Boogie
    dlazz;1578569 wrote:I mean this in the most inoffensive way possible:

    Isn't Athens normally dead anyway? Aside from Halloween, of course.
    No it's not. It is dead for much of the summer and during student breaks, but otherwise is pretty lively most weekends. Halloween is a time to avoid it since amateurs from all over the place show up to act like idiots.

    For my money, the OU Inn is your best bet. It's nice, clean, with a decent bar and restaurant.
  • dlazz
    Dr Winston O'Boogie;1578575 wrote:No it's not. It is dead for much of the summer and during student breaks, but otherwise is pretty lively most weekends.
    Interesting. I've only been there once, but I'd imagine it's pretty comparable to BGSU since they're essentially the same size.

    BGSU was pretty dead each of the times when I visited
  • Dr Winston O'Boogie
    dlazz;1578589 wrote:Interesting. I've only been there once, but I'd imagine it's pretty comparable to BGSU since they're essentially the same size.

    BGSU was pretty dead each of the times when I visited
    I can't speak about BG since I never spent any time there. For a place with 18,000 students, a cool cultural mix and a lively nightlife, Athens is a fun place most all the time. It's not New York City, but for a college town, it is lively and fun.
  • QuakerOats
    dlazz;1578589 wrote:Interesting. I've only been there once, but I'd imagine it's pretty comparable to BGSU since they're essentially the same size.

    BGSU was pretty dead each of the times when I visited

    Yikes; comparing OU to BG is like comparing Las Vegas to Erie Downs ........... c'mon man.
  • Mohican00
    Dr Winston O'Boogie;1578684 wrote:I can't speak about BG since I never spent any time there. For a place with 18,000 students, a cool cultural mix and a lively nightlife, Athens is a fun place most all the time. It's not New York City, but for a college town, it is lively and fun.
    18k? That seems low
  • Enforcer
    What Weekend will You be coming to Athens??
  • ernest_t_bass
    Enforcer;1578696 wrote:What Weekend will You be coming to Athens??
    Reading is hard.
    ernest_t_bass;1578523 wrote:March 14/15.
  • Enforcer
    ernest_t_bass;1578698 wrote:Reading is hard.
    IT actually is right now, just had Eye surgery!! LOL

    Your best bet would be the Holiday Inn express, I'm pretty sure OU Inn doesn't have a Hot tub and the Hampton Inn just Started a big remodeling project, and Baymont is NASTY.

    The Holiday Inn is located right behind an Applebee's on East State St., Skip Pizza Ceossing in Logan and hit up Courtside Pizza in Athens or the Pita Pit in Athens, both Amazing
  • ernest_t_bass
    ^^^
    I keep hearing about the Pizza Crossing, so I'm going to check it out.
  • dlazz
    QuakerOats;1578691 wrote:Yikes; comparing OU to BG is like comparing Las Vegas to Erie Downs ........... c'mon man.
    BGSU enrollment: 17706
    Bowling Green pop: 30028

    OU enrollment: 23000
    Athens pop: 23832

    My comparison is valid. They're big schools in small towns.
  • Enforcer
    It's not bad by any means But the Pita Pit blows it away
  • ts1227
    dlazz;1578713 wrote:BGSU enrollment: 17706
    Bowling Green pop: 30028

    OU enrollment: 23000
    Athens pop: 23832

    My comparison is valid. They're big schools in small towns.
    BG is flat, Athens is hilly.
  • ernest_t_bass
    ts1227;1578715 wrote:BG is flat, Athens is hilly.
    BG is fat, Athens is silly.
  • Heretic
    dlazz;1578713 wrote:BGSU enrollment: 17706
    Bowling Green pop: 30028

    OU enrollment: 23000
    Athens pop: 23832

    My comparison is valid. They're big schools in small towns.
    Difference is that BG is a smallish town in an area where they're near a lot of comparable (Findlay, Lima, Defiance) or much larger (Toledo) places. Athens is more remote where you don't have much of anything within a half hour or so drive.

    Typically, towns in BG's setting are more or less "small towns", while ones like Athens have a lot more of interest to offer because there aren't other easy options in the area.
  • Ironman92
    Do not skip Pizza Crossing....and don't skip the breadsticks with cheese
  • se-alum
    Heretic;1578720 wrote:Difference is that BG is a smallish town in an area where they're near a lot of comparable (Findlay, Lima, Defiance) or much larger (Toledo) places. Athens is more remote where you don't have much of anything within a half hour or so drive.

    Typically, towns in BG's setting are more or less "small towns", while ones like Athens have a lot more of interest to offer because there aren't other easy options in the area.
    Hell, Columbus is the closest city to Athens that has anything to offer, and it's over an hour away.