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Feb 10, 2014 8:42 AM
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.
Feb 10, 2014 8:42am
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Sonofanump

Feb 10, 2014 8:48 AM
Burroak is not too far away if you are not required to stay in Athens.
Feb 10, 2014 8:48am
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Feb 10, 2014 8:52 AM
ernest_t_bass;1578510 wrote:I also plan on hitting the Pizza Shack, or whatever the hell it is called, in Logan.
Pizza Crossing.
Feb 10, 2014 8:52am
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Feb 10, 2014 8:56 AM
Sonofanump;1578512 wrote:Burroak is not too far away if you are not required to stay in Athens.
Hot tub will be a must.
Feb 10, 2014 8:56am
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Feb 10, 2014 9:05 AM
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
Feb 10, 2014 9:05am
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Feb 10, 2014 9:20 AM
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?
Feb 10, 2014 9:20am
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Feb 10, 2014 9:21 AM
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.
Feb 10, 2014 9:21am
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Feb 10, 2014 9:56 AM
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.
Feb 10, 2014 9:56am
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MontyBrunswick

Feb 10, 2014 10:42 AM
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.
Feb 10, 2014 10:42am
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Feb 10, 2014 10:47 AM
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.
Feb 10, 2014 10:47am
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MontyBrunswick

Feb 10, 2014 11:10 AM
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
Feb 10, 2014 11:10am
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Feb 10, 2014 1:59 PM
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.
Feb 10, 2014 1:59pm
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Feb 10, 2014 2:16 PM
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.
Feb 10, 2014 2:16pm
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Feb 10, 2014 2:28 PM
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
Feb 10, 2014 2:28pm
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Feb 10, 2014 2:28 PM
What Weekend will You be coming to Athens??
Feb 10, 2014 2:28pm
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Feb 10, 2014 2:30 PM
Enforcer;1578696 wrote:What Weekend will You be coming to Athens??
Reading is hard.
ernest_t_bass;1578523 wrote:March 14/15.
Feb 10, 2014 2:30pm
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Feb 10, 2014 2:45 PM
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
Feb 10, 2014 2:45pm
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Feb 10, 2014 2:47 PM
^^^
I keep hearing about the Pizza Crossing, so I'm going to check it out.
Feb 10, 2014 2:47pm
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Feb 10, 2014 2:49 PM
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.
Feb 10, 2014 2:49pm
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Feb 10, 2014 2:50 PM
It's not bad by any means But the Pita Pit blows it away
Feb 10, 2014 2:50pm
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Feb 10, 2014 2:50 PM
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.
Feb 10, 2014 2:50pm
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Feb 10, 2014 2:53 PM
ts1227;1578715 wrote:BG is flat, Athens is hilly.
BG is fat, Athens is silly.
Feb 10, 2014 2:53pm
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Feb 10, 2014 2:54 PM
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.
Feb 10, 2014 2:54pm
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Feb 10, 2014 2:55 PM
Do not skip Pizza Crossing....and don't skip the breadsticks with cheese
Feb 10, 2014 2:55pm
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Feb 10, 2014 2:56 PM
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.
Feb 10, 2014 2:56pm