Hi, I’m the Captain of Team 1159 and we’re from Alhambra, CA (not so local, but only an hour and a half away). Our team just made reservations at a local hotel after much searching. This year, we’re staying at the La Quinta Inn. My moderator told me that the first night is about $66 and the other nights are about $72/night. As every year, we made reservations for 4 people to a room. Usually, we have our members pay for their own rooms, so the cost per room is split in 4.
La Quinta Inn is about a 10 minute drive away from Ventura College. We figured it was dumb to rent a bus that would only take us an hour and a half away from our school, so we’re asking parents to stay with us and help transport the girls two and from the college and hotel. The parents who stay at the hotel with us would have to pay completely for one room each, and if we didn’t reserve enough rooms, they have to reserve their own.
When looking for a place to stay, we take in several factors: distance from the competition venue, complimentary breakfast, free wifi, nearby food places, laundry service/nearby laundromat, the like. The La Quinta Inn offers a complimentary breakfast every morning and free wifi. There is a laundromat at a 5 minute drive north of the hotel. Nearby food places include Original Tommy’s, Sushi, Subway, Jack-In-the-Box, Fatburger, Chinese food, Mexican food, IHOP, Carl’s Jr., Coffee Bean, Hawaiian BBQ, Rubio’s, Pizza Hut, Japanese food, Panda Express, and Chipotle. All these food places are within a 15 minute walk/3 minute drive.
I hope this helped you out!
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