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Permalink Reply by balsuz Kevin's mom :) on
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This is where I am staying with my family of four. I have the two bedroom suite, with kitchen & den, King bed and two double beds. Nice breakfast in the AM's, too. Also, free light dinners and cocktails during the week. This will be wonderful for my SR to enjoy for the little time he will have with us. :)
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Permalink Reply by Navymom777 on
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balsuz, can you give more information? This sounds great for us as there will be four of us coming in for my son's PIR. What is the name of Hotel? and the rate for the suite? Thanks so much for your help!
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Permalink Reply by YMM (Ship 12 Div 98) on
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Taken from: Comment by mom of ONLY SONShip09/Div078 2 hours ago
We stayed at Candlewood Suites in Waukegan about 4 miles from base..Very nice and after joining the priority member(no charge) THE ROOM RATE WAS 69.99 A NIGHT ,HAD A KITCHENETTE and they offered shuttle service and for tip of driver after he picked up and returned us to the hotel it was well worth it. They dropped us right at loop around gate and when ready..(call as soon as your PIR is done) he picked us right up...10 min and it felt like 2 while we were talking of all that went on.
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Permalink Reply by Mamastarr Ship 11 DIV 127 on
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Omg~ way too much time to scan info... 1 question, at 1 point I read here there was a hotel in the area with a "water park" in the hotel.... If anyone has info please respond on my page..... Thank u so much. FYI ~ PIR is 8 April, so locking this in no later than the end of the week...
Thanks again,
Jen (aka MamaStarr, my SR's nickname for me :) )
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Permalink Reply by Brittany♥[Sh11/Div018]♥ on
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DID YOU STAY THERE?? IM THNIKING ABOUT PICKING THIS ONE, DO YOU HAVE TO BE MILITARY OR HAVE ID?? ?
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Posted by TxLadyJane(ET Nuke Mom) on March 15, 2011 at 2:40pm
The Residence Inn in Waukegan is GREAT. It has plenty of room for everyone. To include once your Sailor wants to hang out in the room. The Breakfast’s are good, and they have a buffet style dinner the night before the PIR. The facilities are GREAT, they even have a large guest laundry one on each floor. Also dishes/pot and pans in their small but functional kitchen. The room was 740 square feet, with 2 bedrooms and two bathrooms, with a pull out sofa bed in a small living area. Both bedrooms have queen sized beds, my husband is 6’6” so it was a little tight for us but we managed.
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We stayed at SpringHill Suites in Waukegan in a "suite" with 2 very comfortable queen beds. The room was clean, staff was friendly, and the breakfast buffet plentiful. We did not like the configuration of the bathroom, i.e. the shower/large sink were in one room and the toilet/small sink in another without an adjoining door. There was a closet between them. It was inconvenient enough that we will not stay at another SpringhHill Suites.
We were given the Navy rate for Thursday to Saturday. Our SA was very sick, so we decided to stay an extra night. The hotel would not give us the Navy rate for Sunday night even though there were many empty rooms. However, they did give us their "best price" rate, which was $10 more than the Navy rate. Though we appreciated that they did that, we thought they could just as easily have given us the Navy rate.
Bottom line, this hotel was more expensive than some of the others and not worth the extra cost.
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Permalink Reply by Terry (ship 12, div 096) on
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I know I posted this somewhere on the N4M site, but I don't recall if I posted here, so I'm putting the info to make sure that it gets listed.
La Quinta Inn & Suites
Chicago North Shore
2000 South Lakeside Dr
Bannockburn, IL 60015
Phone: 1-847-317-7300
Fax: 1-847-317-3350(Our Garmin did not recognize the Lakeside Drive address, but if you enter in Half Day Road, it's right off of that and you'll see it from the freeway as you drive to get off.)
It was about 8 miles south of the base. Very easy to get from the hotel to the base and back and not too much time to do so either.
They have a continental breakfast - OJ, apple juice, coffee, 4 or 5 different types of cereal, bagels, 2 different types of bread for toasting, cream cheese, butter, jelly, banana nut muffins and blueberry muffins, apples, Yoplait strawberry banana yogurt, and make your own waffles with syrup.
Place was very nice and very clean. Staff was very courteous and helpful. Prices were $59 for 1 person/$69 for more than 1 person and all rooms are suites, if I recall correctly. Two beds with a fold out couch. This worked great for us as 5 of us were there. Had a small frig and micro and coffee pot. Bathroom was good sized, but could only accommodate 1 person at a time.
Smoking is available on 3rd floor, and not on the second floor. They do have an indoor pool even though we didn't have time to use it. They also have a 20% discount on their keycard for a restaurant/brewery called Flatlanders which is off of Old Half Day Road which is just a couple of miles down the road. Fantastic place to eat! A little pricey, but you could split a meal with 2 people and still have food left over.
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Permalink Reply by TropikalParadize on
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In contrast to the previous poster, I really liked the Ramada!!!...I am actually writing this from my hotel room right now!! It is a great place, one stop for everything, they have a restaurant (we ate there last night), continental breakfast (a good one too! I was impressed), pool, and the meet and greet is held here Thursday night before PIR. I really wanted to get a GREAT hotel room because I knew my husband and I would be spending most of our time here, and he was super impressed and loved the room. I got a king bed and its super comfy and the room is pretty large as well. I am definitely glad I made reservations here, and it is relatively cheap as well, 79 a night I believe, for their military discount. They also have free wifi. So yes, I would definitely recommend, and if I was going to PIR again I would stay at the Ramada again!
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Permalink Reply by ProudNavyMom on
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We've booked rooms at the Ramada Inn for our SR's graduation. I've heard great reviews about the hotel, but we're a little concerned about the shuttle. I've heard it leaves later than most and it's best to drive. We don't have that option, and will need to use their shuttle service or another in the area. Anyone have any advice or suggestions?
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Permalink Reply by LoriMN - Ship 11 Div 185 on
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We are staying at Candlewood Suites, a seperate bedroom, living room, full kitchen, more homey for our visit.
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