Tahuya Hills 600km - what advice would you give to an out-of-town rider?

[Lynne Fitz]

From Portland, the logistics look a mite daunting - start and end are
in different places; leaving a car in downtown Seattle over a
weekend...

Plus I am pretty darn sure I'd be the Lanterne Rouge :-)

Any advice?
Thank you!
Lynne Fitzsimmons

[Mark Thomas]

Lynne -

The finish is just up from the Bainbridge Ferry terminal. You take the ferry back after the ride and you're about a mile (maybe less) from your car. Many folks will be leaving cars there.

I'm predicting spirited competition for LR. Don't take it for granted.

Mark

[dg...@comcast.net]

If looking for a hotel near the start and train station, there is a Silver Cloud Inn by the stadiums on 1st Ave S which is very close to both.

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From: "Jan Heine" <hei...@earthlink.net>
To: "fitz lynne" <fitz....@gmail.com>, "Seattle International Randonneurs" <seattl...@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 7:50:56 PM
Subject: Re: [SIR] Tahuya Hills 600km - what advice would you give to an  out-of-town rider?

At 7:38 PM -0700 5/24/11, Lynne Fitz wrote:
>From Portland, the logistics look a mite daunting - start and end are
>in different places; leaving a car in downtown Seattle over a
>weekend...
>
>Plus I am pretty darn sure I'd be the Lanterne Rouge :-)
>
>Any advice?
>Thank you!
>Lynne Fitzsimmons

The start and finish are a short distance from the train station.
Since the start is at 6 in the morning, it makes sense to come to
Seattle the night before. Find a hotel downtown near the ferry - the
Edgewater Inn is pricey, but you'll get a good night's sleep.

 From the finish, it's maybe a mile to the ferry, and then 5 blocks to
the train station.

Jan Heine

[Erik Nilsson]

Hotwire has an unnamed hotel no more than 2 miles from the ferry
terminal and probably closer. It's 4 Hotwire stars, which means it was
a 4 star place in 1995 and now looks a little tatty. $144.

The Silver Cloud is less mystery and quite close, but about twice as
expensive.

[pjinoa...@comcast.net]

I have stayed at the Best Western Pioneer Square hotel (77 Yesler Way, (206) 340-1234) a couple times.  It's maybe two blocks from the ferry terminal.  It was nice, but not cheap and they have secure parking.

www.drcodfish.blogspot.com

[Maggie Williams]

For the truly budget minded, there are three hostels within about a mile
of the ferry terminal downtown. This one is highly rated
(http://www.cityhostelseattle.com) and probably quieter; you can get a
private double for $73, or bunk up with fellow randos for $35 pp. This
one is closer to the ferry (http://www.greentortoise.net), but probably
noisier, as it's right across from PP Market, on First (nightlife + cars
driving over cobblestones). This one's right by the train station
(http://www.hiusa.org/seattle).

Maggie