[paulandjean]

Perry,Georgia

[Kepple]

Macon has a whole row of Marriott motels - Fairfield Inn, Courtyard, and our new favorite, Springhill Suites. If you get a Marriott Reward Visa card, you get one free night plus 50,000 points toward other nights. It has an annual fee of $49, but 50,000 points will get you two or three more free nights. I had to convince myself to use a card with an annual fee, but if we stay "free" on our way down and back, the $49 is a pretty good deal.

[eweissenbach]

We have twice stayed in the Quality Inn at Stockbridge, GA., just south of Atlanta. http://www.qualityinn.com/hotel-stoc...georgia-GA737?

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by red tail

check out drury.......great breakfast and 1.5 hr cocktails and heavy snacks also pet friendly

Can you please explain more? what/where is Drury? What is the name of the hotel?

Does 1.5 hr cocktails and heavy snacks = a happy hour?

[Joaniesmom]

HOV lanes? We're comin through on the 12th.

[Cantwaittoarrive]

Originally Posted by Yankee Quilter

We have had very good luck with the Fairfield Inns.

We stay at the Fairfield in Macon right off of 275. There is also several places to eat and a grocery store with in 1/2 mile

[Cantwaittoarrive]

Originally Posted by CFrance

Can you please explain more? what/where is Drury? What is the name of the hotel?

Does 1.5 hr cocktails and heavy snacks = a happy hour?

The name is Drury Inn scattered through out mainly the southern half of the US. They have free hot breakfast and give 2 or 3 free drinks during happy hour plus usually have hotdogs (sometimes chicken strips or something simular), chips and dip and some other items it varies from day to day

[Schaumburger]

Originally Posted by Sable99

We have stayed at the LaQuinta in Dalton, Georgia. If I remember right, it near the northern border of Georgia. It was a very nice hotel and LaQuinta doesn't charge extra for pets. The only negative I would have about this hotel is that it was probably a mile from restaurants but there were several to choose from when you got there. I would definitely stay there again.

We usually leave around 6 AM and stop around 4 in the afternoon. I always check out the reviews on tripadvisor.com before we leave on a trip. I have a few amenities I always look for: elevators or 1st floor rooms for my 88 year old mother, handicapped accessible, continental breakfast, free wi-fi, exercise facilities, refrigerator for water and if we are going to Florida we usually have our cats! This hotel not only had a refrigerator it also had a nice size freezer.

tripadvisor.com is a very good web site to check out hotel and motel reviews. I have posted several reviews on this web site in the past few years including reviews of the hotels in TV.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by Cantwaittoarrive

The name is Drury Inn scattered through out mainly the southern half of the US. They have free hot breakfast and give 2 or 3 free drinks during happy hour plus usually have hotdogs (sometimes chicken strips or something simular), chips and dip and some other items it varies from day to day

I'm seeing there is one around Atlanta. Their web site doesn't say anything about a pet policy (or I missed it), so I have just emailed them. The picture of the building looks quite nice.

[pjolson]

Originally Posted by Joaniesmom

HOV lanes? We're comin through on the 12th.

What used to be HOV lanes in Atlanta have been changed to toll lanes (at least that's what they were a few months ago).

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by CFrance

I'm seeing there is one around Atlanta. Their web site doesn't say anything about a pet policy (or I missed it), so I have just emailed them. The picture of the building looks quite nice.

(I'm quoting myself.) Drury Hotel emailed me that they accept two pets per room. Apparently for free. There really is free food and beer, wine, & liquor at happy hour, plus hot breakfast. The one south of Atlanta is located in Morrow, GA, not far from the airport.

This will make a perfect stop for us coming from MI--Louisville, Morrow, TV. We have always had difficulty finding a decent hotel that takes pets in GA, once you get away from Atlanta, to the point that we've rearranged our driving schedule to be able to stay closer to Atlanta.

Thanks for the tip!

[Schaumburger]

That's what I love about TOTV -- people helping people!

[perrjojo]

Originally Posted by CFrance

(I'm quoting myself.) Drury Hotel emailed me that they accept two pets per room. Apparently for free. There really is free food and beer, wine, & liquor at happy hour, plus hot breakfast. The one south of Atlanta is located in Morrow, GA, not far from the airport.

This will make a perfect stop for us coming from MI--Louisville, Morrow, TV. We have always had difficulty finding a decent hotel that takes pets in GA, once you get away from Atlanta, to the point that we've rearranged our driving schedule to be able to stay closer to Atlanta.

Thanks for the tip!

I have never stayed at this particular Drury but we do travel with a pet and Druy has always been great wherever we have stayed. I also like la Quinta because of their pet policy but you never know if it will be old and worn or shinny and great. The price of the room is your best indicator. The new ones are fabulous but the older ones, not so nice.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by perrjojo

I have never stayed at this particular Drury but we do travel with a pet and Druy has always been great wherever we have stayed. I also like la Quinta because of their pet policy but you never know if it will be old and worn or shinny and great. The price of the room is your best indicator. The new ones are fabulous but the older ones, not so nice.

The other thing about la Quinta... Do they have a micro and fridge? Sometimes we are too tired to go back out after arriving, or don't want to leave the dog alone in a strange room. We will stop at a grocery store and pick up salads and something to nuke.

I like that Drury accepts two pets per room--means we won't have to sneak the Cockatiel in! (I refuse to pay extra for a six-ounce bird.)