Best Place to Stay?

Hey everyone--
I need some help. Where is the best place to stay at the Point. In the past, I just had to drive from Maumee and make it back that night. Now that I'm living in DC--it's a weekend trip. Anyways--do you recommend staying at the park or finding the local Days Inn.
Thanks
Teri

If you can afford it, staying at the park is the best option.

There are tons of Hotels in Sandusky. I would look to staying in one on Rt. 250. Even In Port Clinton (15 mins away) is cheaper

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We are 5 hours away and when we stay just a day we stay at the Econolodge on Cleveland Road, just at the entrace to the park. When we stay longer, in the Park is the only way to go. It is however getting quite expensive.

I am a local, and staying at the park is not worth the money. The rooms are overpriced, and the service is usually less than courteous. Try staying somewhere on Cleveland Road, or the Holiday Inn off the highway is nice. Just one place not to stay: The Greentree Inn. Breakers Express, does, although look nice. There is another large hotel going in on Cleveland Road.
Visit www.sandusky.com for a list of all the hotels.

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Jeffrey Spartan

Agree about Greentree Inn....I stayed there once and it was really nice and lots of neat things to do. I returned last year to find an absolute dive. Had to request a room change because the original room we got was something out of horror movie, just awful, run down and pitiful even for just a room to sleep in. They were curteous and made a change for us, but I vowed never to go there again. The park is expensive, but to have the luxury not to fight traffic and just relax for a bit and recharge. Its really worth every penny and the only way to go, especially for a family. The value packages are quite reasonable.

The Breakers is a great place to stay if you're going to spend a couple days at the park. You can cruise back to your room and change for Soak City or just relax for a bit. It is by no means the cheapest place, though. Some of the local places are much less expensive. The "best" is probably the Radison.

Besides having a season pass for CP in recent years, my family and I still stay for a week at the Breakers during our traditional end of June vacation. Only once did we stay off the peninsula in 15 years of visiting. Very vividly do I remember one of those nights when we left the park to drive back to the mainland, and my ill-tempered father nearly ran over a rather nasty parking attendant with our old blue bomb of a station wagon. What a laugh it was seeing how enraged my father was but how scared out of his pants the parking attendant was. (By the way this would be the only time we ever encountered bad service anywhere at CP) More importantly, though, if you haven't stayed a few nights at the Breakers, you are truly missing one of the aspects that makes Cedar Point the most magical places on Earth. Just walking in to the lobby of the Breakers, being able to stroll through the veranda with an ice cream cone after a long day in the park, or even taking a late night walk down the darkened boardwalk with a special somebody you met in the park all contributes to those speical times. Even the thin walls of the remaining older portions of the hotel add charm, because they will always guarantee one thing: every night when you just thought it was calm in the old Bel Air wing, the fast footsteps of little children can be heard tromping restlessly down the hallway. Now with the addition of TGIF, you also have some of the best dining right where you wake up every morning. And speaking of waking up in the morning, you haven't lived until you watch a sunrise on lake Erie or take that morning coffee walk with the few early risers. Also consider this: Soak City is a stone's throw away, and any time you need to go back to your room for any reason (puking from a run-in with the Gemini's lap bar or squishy socks)you are only five minutes' walk from your air conditioned room. These are some of the things that will guarantee Cedar Point will always be sonon???? ???? ?????? ???????????????????? ???? ????? ??????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????

I highly suggest the Econlodge on Cleveland Road. Last year for Coastermania I was there for four nights and I think it cost me $150. If you are wondering about the rooms they are nice, clean, and they don't smell. Personally I think its the best value in the Sandusky area!

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Daniel J. Haverlock
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I agree with the last two posts - if you're looking for lodging on the cheap, you can't beat the Econolodge on Cleveland. That used to be my regular stop. Last year, however, my wife and I made the move to the point, and stayed at the Breakers Tower. If you can afford it, staying on point can't be touched, for all the reasons given by DaveT, and more. Not having to deal with the traffic coming and going alone is worth quite a bit. (By the way, DaveT, I thought I was doing pretty good this off-season dealing with my yearly CP withdrawal, but your post really got to me. Just the thought of heading back to the room for a little break, a change of clothes, and then walking back to the park for the night is making me ache... thanks a lot (LOL).
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Ironically, we stayed at the same Econolodge right on Cleveland Road that one year. I must say, though, that it is indeed a very good value with very nice, spacious rooms from what I can remember. Oh, as an after thought, to any of you who may be considering staying at the Breakers for and extended stay this year, it is always best to book your reservations as early as possible. These rooms are in great demand during the warmer part of the season, so the earlier you call, the easier it will be to get the accomodations you need. This is especially true for individuals who may need a ground floor room, lake view suites, if a group would like to book multiple rooms near one another, or even if you just want that perfect room. We always book exactly one year in advance for our week long vacation, and the nice thing about that is you don't need a deposit until January. Guest relations does an absolutely superb job.

You guys must have stayed in secret rooms at the Econo-Lodge. I stayed there once, and the bed had a canyon in the middle that would swallow a truck. The shower control had 2 settings: OFF, and 1000psi.

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Thanks for all the advice--just one more question--if i stay at one of the resort hotels--do they provide a shuttle to the park(like disney) or do i need to walk
Thanks
Teri
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Shuttles are available but are not really necessary if you stay at Breakers. There is an entrance near Magnum (Bon Aire section) and an entrance near Oceana (Breakers East section). Both are just a few minutes walk - if that.

The Best Budget Inn next to the Radisson is dirt cheap ($32 off season,) but it kind of looks and feels that way too. I suspect that the EconoLodge is a little nicer.

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Dave McWilliams
Who's thinking of moving to Florida for the off-season.

1000psi shower sounds good to me :-)

The Dusk-To-Dawn was pretty darn cheap last time I stayed there, but you get what you pay for. It feels kinds dirty and, well, cheap.

I usually stay at the Best Western or Radisson, and I've stayed at the Breakers once or twice.

I usually stay at some cheap place out of the park. It varies because I call around and see who has the best deal. Always ask if there are any special rates. Motels often have unadvertised specials I've discovered.

I did, however, stay at Sandcastle Suites once. It was 1989, the year Magnum opened and it was in a fairly peaceful part of the park. The back turn of Magnum was a pleasant reminder of what was just a short walk away. It was wonderful to get up early and walk along the beach, and take a nice moonlight stroll after the park closes. Very nice not having to fight the parking lot traffic. Leaving a park at the end of the day is always a kind of depressing time and the parking lot snarls always adds insult. Staying at the point extends the magic of Cedar Point for a little longer. If it wasn't so expensive, I'd do it more often. By the way, has anybody stayed at camper village? Hardly the most luxurious accodations but I was thinking it might be a neat way to stay at the point and save a little money. I don't have an RV though. Would a little tent be stupid nestled between the hulking behemoths of RVs?

Oh, the Greentree Inn just hasn't been the same since Johnny Angels dissapeared *sniff* *** This post was edited by millrace on 2/4/00. ***

Hey Millrace,
They actually don't allow tents in the camper village area, so it looks like you'll be renting an RV for the weekend! ;)

Is the Comfort Inn near CP's gates any good?