<p>There is a Red Roof Inn on Main St. practically across from the Rotunda, and a new Hampton Inn and Suites a little further down Main St. just past the hospital. I’m not sure how much they cost–the Hampton Inn is very nice and probably a bit pricy. There are cheap (Econo-Lodge) options on 29 just north of the University, a little further from grounds than the Cavalier Inn.</p>
<p>Charlottesville is full of Asian restaurants (and restaurants of many other kinds). Here are a few: Peter Chang’s, in North Barracks Rd., has imaginative Chinese food. There’s a sushi place, Sakura, in Collegetown, and an excellent, tiny Japanese restaurant, Now and Zen, close to downtown. There’s a Thai 99 on JPA within walking distance of Grounds and other Thai restaurants in the Barracks Rd. and Rio Hill shopping centers. Milan and Maharajah, both up 29 a bit, serve good Indian food.</p>
<p>The UVA Outdoors Club (mostly students) and the Charlottesville Outdoor Adventure Social Club (mostly adult Cville residents) do a fair number of whitewater kayaking and canoeing trips , especially in the spring when the water is running high. The Outdoors Club owns a lot of equipment so you don’t need your own boat. Dave Clark, the guy who teaches the roll classes and organizes/leads most of the trips for both clubs, is a terrific instructor. Locally you can find whitewater on the Rivanna, on the James River near Richmond, and on the Shenandoah River up near Elkton–probably other places too; that’s just where I’ve been. There’s wonderful whitewater rafting and kayaking in the New River Valley in West Virginia but it’s a bit of a drive.</p>