I’ve been searching for accommodations in Coeur D’Alene for the 2012 IM and I’m ready to pull the plug. I would rather skip IM CDA then pay $3200 a week for accommodations. The level of gouging by the CDA homeowners is shameful … 3-4 times the high season rates. I’ve done 10 IM’s in several cities and have never experiences housing prices so expensive. CDA is pricing themselves out of existence … Or maybe it will be a full field of millionaires on the start line of 2012 ???
Is anybody else experiencing the same frustrations ???
Any leads would be appreciated …
Tx
Remind me never to do this race.!
a full field of millionaires on the start line
This is the definition WTC uses for an average “age grouper”.
If 3,000 triathletes and their families ever came to my home town I guarantee you I’d charge way more the a piddly $3200 a week.
Chill dude. If you are willing to stay more than 5 miles from the venue, you will find prices plenty reasonable.
Just stay in another town. Others have posted that Post Falls, Hayden and hell…even Spokane’s 1-hour drive will save you a bundle of cash on accomodation.
We stayed on Hayden lake for ~$1800 for a place that slept 8. It’s ~15 minutes from the start.
If 3,000 triathletes and their families ever came to my home town I guarantee you I’d charge way more the a piddly $3200 a week.
Supply and demand principles on display. If you want a limited resource you better be willing to pay more than the next guy or you’re not going to get it.
Just search. Even Post Falls Hotels charge way too much, but you can find some reasonable places. I stayed in great house less than 3 blocks for 2100 for 6 nights. Still a lot of money, but I also found places 10 - 20 mins away for under 1500. CdA is a great little town and the weather is wonderful at that time of the year. We used CdA as one of our vacations.
I think Lake Placid is worse. Fewer options and the surrounding cities are smaller than those outside of Coeur d’Alene. And IMO I think the people of Coeur d’Alene are friendlier and more accommodating. I’ve done both races and I’d only go back to Coeur d’Alene again.
Stayed a mile and quater from the start in 2010 on the river in a beautiful 3 bedroom home for 1800/wk. Your not looking hard enough.
I found a reservation at a Marriott (Fairfield Inn, I think) out near the interstate for something like $120/night. Reasonable stuff can be found.
I would agree
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I got a 3 bedroom house right on the course in the neighborhood where both the bike and the run go through for $100 per room per night in 2008. I think we stayed 5 nights. 6 of us stayed there but it was perfect location, nice house and it had a hot tub. I found it on the list that is published on the website of houses available for rent. I got the list from 2007 and sent out emails right after I registered for 2008. The non racers staying here were able to see us 5 or 6 times without walking more than 2 blocks from the house.
You can find a place.
I’ve been searching for accommodations in Coeur D’Alene for the 2012 IM and I’m ready to pull the plug. I would rather skip IM CDA then pay $3200 a week for accommodations. The level of gouging by the CDA homeowners is shameful … 3-4 times the high season rates. I’ve done 10 IM’s in several cities and have never experiences housing prices so expensive. CDA is pricing themselves out of existence … Or maybe it will be a full field of millionaires on the start line of 2012 ???
Is anybody else experiencing the same frustrations ???
Any leads would be appreciated …
Tx
Feel your pain I did the first race in CDA in 2003. there were rumors on slowtwitch and about a year earlier that cda would be a new ironman even dates were thrown out.
SO hearing an announcement was to be made at nationals in 2002 in cda I went online booked a nice room at what I was guessing would be the main headquarters hotel right there on the water(can’t recall the name).
got room for $125 a night… then they made the announcement we had over 20 from memphis signup to go so went online that day and all the prices were doubled room I had was now $250.00
Best move I ever made and the room was awesome… now days its hard to sneak in like that the hotels are smarter and bump the prices up well in advance.
Lake placid is pretty bad too. Florida is great theres so many hotels,motels,condos close to the race you can shop around because its low season.
Even wisconsin you can find good deals if you don’t mind staying out near the highway 6 miles east but its straight low traffic drive and park on the street for free race day so really not bad.
I’ve done 20 IMs and believe CDA to be our family’s favorite venue. Sorry for your difficulties.
Tx for all the replies and suggestions.
I guess the main issue is that I am traveling alone and have to bear the accomodation price solo. I guess I should try and find others to share the over inflated prices …
Too bad there wasn’t some sort of match making service to group single IM people together to share accomodations …
Anybody know of any options ???
Check the Notices forum here on ST. You can usually find other STers who are in the same situation.
AP
I know this year Hoopfest took place in Spokane the same weekend (something like 100,000 basketball players); probably compounded demand.
I paid less than a $1000 for a full week, stayed within 4 miles of transition, and didn’t arrange for accommodations until after the first of the year.
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