hiveredtech
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We got the Comfort Inn about 1 mile from the stadium on N Dale Mabry and it has generally positive reviews. There is a Holiday Inn right next door. Also this area has a Mercedez dealership so it can't be bad.
To the person who said Microtel Inn. Read the reviews. They are horrid.
There was a time where I would have done motels like the Comfort Inn (doors open directly to the parking lot)...did it in college with piles of other students all the time. Now...with kids and a car full of crap....I like the security of a hotel with doors that open to the inside. If I can get a free breakfast for four...then that helps...and of course a gym with several treadmills so there is no wait in case of bad weather. With age...priorities change with age. In college I did not eat breakfast...I had no kids....I had a cheap car with nothing in it...and I would run outside anywhere and in any conditions because I was young and stupid.
I booked early and got the Embassy Suites for $109 2.85 miles from the stadium. It is a bayview room with a balcony...two rooms...two tv's...kitchenette. The rates sailed higher after the teams were made official....as high as $199. I was lucky.
Helpful hint...book your rooms one year in advance...you can always cancel. Sadly...I have booked rooms for the ACC Championship one year in advance ever since it started.