Subject: RE: Recommendations Anything in the Capital square or nearby is going to be nice and in walking distance. I'm just coming off IMWI. We booked a room at the Hampton on Johnson Street. Nice breakfast, reasonable prices, and a good location.
Everything on race weekend is centered at Monona Terrace, which is a convention center on the water. Use that as your gauge to determine how close/far a hotel is. There are cheaper hotels farther out, but you are not going to want to drive anywhere on race night. Focus on finding a hotel within walking distance. It also makes it easier as a spectator, since you would have the option of going back to the hotel during the bike. Or hop the shuttle out to Verona on the bike course, or try to get to the three sisters to party on those hills.
I also strongly recommend that, if all possible, he make a trip out to pre-ride the course. The hills can be technical and unforgiving, and more than anything, knowing what is coming up makes it a lot easier to know how to pace and conserve energy. |