Make Parent's Weekend Travel PLans ASAP

momof3boyz
Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:50:19 +0000

Parent’s Weekend in Colorado Springs is one of the busiest times for area hotels. Once your son or daughter accepts their Appointment, I would strongly suggest that you make reservations for hotel and flights.

If you are a parent that cannot attend PW, DO NOT WORRY! There are plenty of cadets that spend the night with host parents. *

Prices for hotels are usually higher than normal and you will may not be able to book them on line because the hotels block them. The hotels may also require a minimum of three nights stay per reservation. There was also a cancellation fee. Our family prefers to stay at the Embassy Suites which includes a large breakfast buffet and indoor pool. I booked two adjoining rooms for my husband, cadet and two younger teen siblings (and allowed room for any cadet who’s parent(s) could not attend). **Ask if a corner room suite is available - our’s was musch larger than normal rooms". We spoiled our cadet with one of the private bedrooms, my husband and I got dibs on the other bedroom and each of the younger teens slept on the pull out beds.

In order to make the reservation, I located hotels on a Mapquest search, then called the LOCAL number. I later found out that because I booked early, our room rate was much cheeper.

One way to save on costs is to fly in and out of Denver, rent a car and drive south to Colorado Springs. We arrived on the Thursday before PW and drove to Col Springs. To avoid the mass exodus at the airport on Monday, we checked out of the hotel Monday morning, spent the day with our cadet, drove back to Denver, and spent the night before flying home on Tuesday.
After checking into the Denver hotel, I returned the rental car on Monday night, took the shuttle back to the hotel and requested four seats on the 5:00 am shuttle for the next morning.

As for PW, your Doolie will spend MOST of their free time SLEEPING!!!
SLEEP, ROOM SERVICE, MOVIES, REPEAT! SLEEP, ROOMSERVICE, MOVIES!

I would not recommend planning a full day of sight-seeing or fancy dinners out. Keep in mind, a 4 degree MUST be in FULL UNIFORM any time they are outside of their hotel room. That includes the hotel lobby. There were plenty of upperclass cadets staying at the same hotel. I visited with many parents in the laundry room while my son slept.