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Location: Downers Grove, IL | Hey Dudes.......
For those of you who are looking for hotels: Here are some links to the closest Hotels to Jollymon's. One is a Baymont and the other is a Holiday Inn Express. Both places are located right off of I-94 and are about 8-9 miles from the launch. Rates for both places are right around $75-$85 per night. I also included a link to Jollymon's if you are not familiar with directions to the bar. Thanks!
http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/ex/1/en/hd/dlfwi
http://www.baymontinns.com/lq/properties/propertyProfile.do?ident=L...
http://www.foodspot.com/jollymonscove/index.html
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| I went through hotwire or something similar and got a room for $50 last year. Might be worth a shot. |
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | Thanks for the input. I know that there are a bunch of hotels in Brookfield. I tried to get some a bit closer this year. Here is a link for hotels in Brookfield found through hotwire. I'm not sure how many miles it is to the launch but if I remember right its about a 20-30 minute drive.
http://www.hotwire.com/hotel/results.jsp?lid=hotel/searching.jsp:se...
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| Yeah that was a drawback for sure and you gotta get to the lake plenty early if you wanna launch from the public launch. Have you got a room yet? |
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | Bukes....Jonesi, Tuffy1 and myself are going to stay at the Holiday Inn Express. They had about the same rates as the Baymont but seems to be a better hotel. I know that both places had a number of rooms open and it would be sweet if we could get a bunch of people in the same area. Being closer is going to help out a lot. Shorter drive from Jollymon's on Friday and Saturday night, plus like you said, getting to the launch earlier is going to be important.
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Location: Wheeling, IL. | still looking for someone that I can be a net man for. I would love to join you guys. If someone ois looking for a second
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | Hey Bob......
Last year there was a bunch of spots. I'll keep my ears open and let you know if I hear anything.
thedude
Edited by thedude 9/21/2005 9:27 AM
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Location: Milwaukee, WI | Dudes,
If your goal is to find a motel close to Okauchee, why haven't you considered the motels in Oconomowoc ? Oconomowoc & Okauchee are right next to one another. You would have a 10 minute max drive to the boat launch or Jollymon's.
I believe they are closer to Okauchee than those big name places along I-94 in Brookfield & Waukesha.
Consider:
1, LA BELLE MOTEL
N56W39755 WISCONSIN AVENUE, OCONOMOWOC, WI 53066
Phone: (262) 567-3133
2, LAKE COUNTRY INN
1367 W WISCONSIN AVENUE, OCONOMOWOC, WI 53066
Phone: (262) 569-9600
These are both small, mom & pop type motels. Some nice restaurants & taverns are within blocks of these places. There's also a bed & breakfast in a big mansion that is rumored to be haunted, but the new owners recently changed their rules to a 2 nite minimum stay. |
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | Snaggletooth,
Thanks for the input. I searched for places to stay in Oconomowac but I all I could find was a large resort that had really high rates. Were you able to find these places online????
Thanks.
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | Hey guys I talked to Merry at Lake Country Inn. She told me that if we could lock in 8 rooms for the weekend she would give us a discounted rate of $58.00 per room. Standard rooms come with two full beds. She said it would be about a 5-10 minute drive to the launch. Let me know what you think. Lets try and get some numbers going!!!
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Location: Milwaukee, WI | Dude,
Yes, I EVENTUALLY found them online. I had to whip-on the search software a little !!
I knew these places existed because I live in Oconomowoc and drive by 'em on a regular basis.
Latety, this software for finding accommodations on-line has become so perverted with big name hotel chains & airline offers in your face that its hardly a convenient anymore !!!
I've recently been looking on-line for some places to stay in N. Wisconsin while doing fall fishing. Who on earth is expecting to find a Delta airlines flight and Hilton hotel at Tomahawk, WI. ?? All of the small, local businesses are usually waaaaaaaaaaaaay down the list, if they even appear at all. |
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | ST,
Just wondering what you opinion is on these hotels? What are they like, how close are they to the launch, and are there BARS close to them.?
thanks, thedude |
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Location: Des Moines IA | Looking to get a room up there also. Let me know where you all decide to stay?
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Location: Milwaukee, WI | Dude,
My mother & step dad stayed at Lake Country Inn when they visited us a couple-three years ago. They had no complaints about it. Mom is considerably more picky than I about these things. It looks relatively new on the outside. I think there is enough room in their parking lot for several truck-trailer rigs. And your equipment should be safe overnite there if its locked. Its not a bad neighborhood.
Lake Country Inn is about 1/4 mile (10-12 blocks) west of the intersection of Hwys. 16 & 67 in beautiful downtown Oconomowoc. At this intersection, the center of the town, there are probably 6 bars and 3 restaurants within 1 or 2 blocks. Spinnaker's is my favorite restaurant/bar. Babes can be seen there on Friday nites. There's an Irish-style pub around the corner from Spinnaker's. On the corner, Lakers, is a typical small town sports bar. Theres a few others close by whose names I can't remember.
I think Lake Country Inn is newer & perhaps nicer than LaBelle. This is only from appearences when driving by them, I have never been inside a room at either place. I think LaBelle is a couple of blocks west of Lake Country Inn on the opposite side of the road.
There is also one German restaurant and a couple of bars within walking distance to the west of Lake Country Inn.
Its true, its about a 10 minute max drive to the Okauchee boat launch from the intersection of Hwy 16 & 67. Just go east on Hwy 16, out of Oconomowoc, exit right at the Cty Hwy "P" NORTH exit. Turn left (north) onto "P", & go across the Hwy 16 bridge. Then, almost immediately, turn right (east) on the service road by the BP gas station, not sure, but I think that is Wisconsin Ave. & go east across the Oconomowoc River bridge, and the 2nd street on your left is the little obscure street to the public boat launch.
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | ST,
Thanks a ton man. You rock! So what do you guys think?? 58 bucks if we book 8 rooms 67 bucks if we book individually. It's minutes from the launch, has a number of bars and restuarants close by, has rumors of chicks in the area, and is a nice place with parking for a number of rigs!!!!!!!!!!!
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Location: NW burbs of Chicago | Hey Matt,
Is the 8-room promotion good only until a certain time or will that be the rate once we get to that weekend, if 8 rooms are booked? And do we need to mention something to them when we book?
Thanks.
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | Crash,
The women that I spoke with said she would like us to book 8 rooms a few weeks before the tourney. We would be saving around $10-$15 bucks per room. I personally think its a great idea----as mentioned above.
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Location: Des Moines IA | I just booked a room at the Holiday Inn Express. If you guys need another for the 8 room deal let me know. I'll switch.
Edited by MuskieMike 10/12/2005 3:04 PM
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | I have no idea how to run or organize a tournament...but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night. |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Try the Comfort Suites in Pewaukee (right off of 94 and 164 (old J). They have a pool, hot tub and a great outdoorsy feel to it. They may give you a discount for saying you're fishing a charity event. |
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Location: NW burbs of Chicago | I just booked our room. The excitement is building  |
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Location: Wheeling, IL. | I just booked at the Lake Country Inn and got 58.00 without mention of fishing. |
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | NO kidding. This week of work is painful!
thedude
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