• Hello there guest and Welcome to The #1 Classic Mustang forum!
    To gain full access you must Register. Registration is free and it takes only a few moments to complete.
    Already a member? Login here then!

Fellow Power Tourers Please READ!!!

tarafied1

tarafied1

Well-Known Member
I made reservations at the Hampton Inn in Chattanooga late last year near Honest Charlies for June 6th. My wife was checking our reservations today online and the Hilton Honors website didn't have our reservation. I called the Hotel directly and it turns out they changed brands and are now a Comfort Inn. They did NOT retain my reservation.
SOOO if any of you HAD reservations at the Hampton Inn, it's now a Comfort Inn and you probably don't have a room reserved.
I am sure glad my wife checked (she worries a lot) because we would have showed up and had no where to stay!
 
We're not staying there but thanks for the heads up Craig. Were those your reservations or did you find that on another site? If they were yours did you get new reservations?
 
It was my reservations. We usually stay in Hilton because I do for my job and we can use points. In fact that is how Tara discovered we didn't have our reservation anymore. She was looking at hotels I booked and seeing if she could transfer them to our points. I booked them last year. When I called the Hotel direct (it was still the same phone number), they told me it changed chains in January. Because it was a different chain they didn't get any of the Hilton info such as my reservation. Hilton should have notified us and I will take it up with them. In the mean time we were able to get a new reservation at the same hotel. I picked it because it's close to Honest Charlies and there is a big after Power Tour wing Ding going on that night.
 
Sat 6/1 - Coleman's B&B, Arlington TX
Sun 6/2 - Courtyard, Texarkana TX
Mon 6/3 - Double Tree, Little Rock AR
Tue 6/4 - Hampton Inn, Millington TN
Wed 6/5 - Hilton Garden Inn, Liberty Park AL (this is where we stay when in Birmingham for Power Tour a year or so ago and for the 45th anniversary of the Mustang and for the 30th of MCA) It's a real nice area
Thu 6/6 - COMFORT INN, Chattanooga TN not Hampton Inn anymore
Fri 6/7 - Courtyard, Charlotte NC
Sat 6/8 - not booked yet but we will be shooting for Gatlinburg TN
 
Sat 6/1 - Coleman's B&B, Arlington TX
Sun 6/2 - Clarion Hotel La Crosse, Texarkana, Ak.
Mon. 6/3 - Holiday Inn, North Little Rock, Ak.
Tues. 6/4 - Fairfield Suites, Memphis, Tn.
Wed. 6/5 - Courtyard Birmingham Colonnade, Birmingham, Al
Tues 6/6 - Holiday Inn Express Ooltewah Springs-Chattanooga, Ooltewah, Tn.
Fri. 6/7 - Holiday Garden Inn Charotte-Concord, Concord, NC.
Sat. 6/8 - Not booked either, somewhere heading North.


Here's where Coleman and hie wife are staying.

Sunday June 2 - Holiday Inn Express 903-223-0008 $158.20
4545 Cowhorn Creek Road
Texarkana, TX 75503

Monday June 3 - Holiday Inn 501-375-2100
600 I-30
Little Rock, AR 72202

Tuesday June 4 - Holiday Inn Express 901-276-1175 $132.18
1180 Union Ave
Memphis, TN 38104

Wednesday June 5 - Holiday Inn 205-682-2901 $148.19
2901 John Hawkins Parkway
Hoover, AL 35244

Thursday June 6 - Holiday Inn Express 423-664-4321 $162.98
440 W Martin Luther King Blvd
Chattanooga, TN 37402

Friday - with our family.

Saturday - picture and then home.
 
Booked these hotels

Sun 6/2 - Clarion Hotel La Crosse, Texarkana, Ak.
Mon 6/3 - Holiday Inn, North Little Rock, Ak.
Tue 6/4 - La Quinta Inn & Suites Memphis Airport/Graceland Area
Wed 6/5 - Courtyard Birmingham Colonnade, Birmingham, Al
Thu 6/6 - Holiday Inn Express Ooltewah Springs-Chattanooga, Ooltewah, Tn.
Fri 6/7 - Residence Inn by Marriott Uptown Charlotte
Sat 6/8 - Residence Inn by Marriott Uptown Charlotte
(Julie has family coming in from Raleigh)

Leaving Sunday for home
 
I have the following reservations:

ARLINGTON (Check-In June 1/Check-Out June 2)
$119+tax, HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS, 2451 E. Randol Mill Road, Arlington TX 76011

TEXARKANA (Check-In June 2/Check-Out June 3)
COMFORT SUITES, 5240 Crossroads Pkwy, Texarkana AR (located 2.5 miles from venue)

LITTLE ROCK (Check-In June 3/Check-Out June 4)
$104.99+tax, HOLIDAY INN PRESIDENTIAL, 600 Interstate 30, Little Rock AR 72202,

BIRMINGHAM (Check-In June 5/Check-Out June 6)
$89+tax, TOWNEPLACE SUITES, 500 Wildwood Circle, Birmingham AL

CHATTANOOGA (Check-In June 6/Check-Out June 7)
$94+tax, HAMPTON INN CHATTANOOGA AIRPORT, 7013 Shallowford Road, Chattanooga TN 37421,

CHARLOTTE (Check-In June 7/Check-Out June 9)
$109.95+tax, HILTON CHARLOTTE UNIVERSITY PLACE, 8629 JM Keynes Drive, Charlotte NC 28262,

Just hoping I will be able to go as I have right foot surgery in April and not sure if I will be able to use it for the gas and brake by June.
 
"windsoto" said:
Just hoping I will be able to go as I have right foot surgery in April and not sure if I will be able to use it for the gas and brake by June.
Click to expand...
Hope so too, look forward to meet. Have you done the Power Tour before?
 
"tarafied1" said:
Hope so too, look forward to meet. Have you done the Power Tour before?
Click to expand...
Looking forward to meeting you. Hope to be able to do a BBQ before we go, I am trying to figure out the times.
 
92 days

For those who have done the long haul before, what is the typical schedule for the first Friday and Saturday?
 
Hi John, Last year was the first for me and being it left from my area, what I can tell you is.

Friday there was a lot of different cruises/shows going on in many of the cities and it will be the first day of registration.
Saturday, registration and a Big gathering of everyone that are doing the Tour and not. All the vendors will be setup, selling and giving away things. That will last a good part of the daylight hours but you can leave at anytime.
Sunday, up early, meet at the venue (if you want) and leave in a long line of real cool cars.

Wotcha planning? :confu :roll Coleman was going to have something at his place. :yah
 
Larry has it right on. Its pretty much the same each year. I highly recommend going to the Sunday drivers meeting and leaving with the group. It will be quite the experience. After that we usually don't do the drivers meetings. You may choose to do it everyday but i think once is enough. They really don't tell you much unless bad weather or road closures are a possibility.
Leaving out with a couple thousand hot rods and cool cars is a great feeling but you spend a lot of time trying to get on the road. The reason i would do the first one is it will be a weekend and usually the crowds gather more at overpasses and intersections and its fun to see everyone's jaws hanging open.
 
"Larry G" said:
Wotcha planning? :confu :roll Coleman was going to have something at his place. :yah
Click to expand...

I need to coordinate with Jerry. But my thoughts were to smoke a couple bacon logs and serve it with pancake and Farm fresh eggs one morning. I am also always up for smoking a pork shoulder or two. if it can work out.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top