Lee,
I can't help you on the hotels as for most of the last 40 years the Annapolis show has been a local drive for me.  This year I'm driving from NC, but staying with friends in Solomons, MD.   Sorry, I've taken their only guest bedroom.

Before anyone can make a recommendation you need to tell us if you are a Ritz Carlton type of guy or a Super8 kind a guy

Hopefully someone else has made the trip to Annapolis from out of the area and can provide a hotel recommendation.  Have you looked at the hotels recommended by the boat show website?  That's at least a place to start.  Also try hotels.com and other travel websites.  If you find a reasonable hotel from the travel sites, I recommend you contact them directly to make your reservation.  Usually they give a better discount if they don't have to pay the travel sites a commission.

You may find the hotels in the Annapolis area very pricey, especially this time of year.  I assume you will have a car, so hotels 25-30 miles from Annapolis should be considered.  Even in sleepy Solomons, 60 miles to the south, most hotels are $100/night.  Too many defense contractors in this area.

If you will be driving to the show from your hotel the best option probably is to park at the Naval Academy Stadium and take the shuttle bus to the show.  I normally park in Eastport, across Spa Creek from the show, but if you've never been in the area getting there can be more trouble than it's worth.  This is part of the Washington, DC gridlock.

If there are a number of owners going to the Thursday show we should arrange for a rendezvous.  My friends and I meet before the show opens in the park directly across the street from the show.  We have bloodies before the show opens.  If i know some of you will be there, I'll ask Rod to bring a larger batch.  Otherwise we can meet for lunch.  My friends and I normally have lunch on the roof of the local hotel (Sheratan, Hilton, … I don't remember).  They have mixed grill up there, normally with a band.  It's right above the Pusser's Rum booth (I guess that says a lot about my priorities at the show).

If all else fails we can always join Tor on the Valiant 42.  I'm sure he would love the company of a bunch non-buyers.

Then again you can call be on my cell phone at 703-850-6487.

I will be there on Thursday, and likely on Friday as well.

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 6:24 PM, Lee Yonkers < ([email][/email])> wrote:

I bought our boat show tickets for Oct 8 and 9. Any suggestions for a good place to stay?

Lee

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