[JONAT-chat] RE: [JONAT-chat] Re: [JONAT-chat] Mesa Verde (Colorado sector) lodging

Dick Hile jonat-chat@autox.team.net
Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:47:30 -0700


This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C410DD.63016870
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Bob,
No problem, glad I could help. However, I'm confused as according to the
site itinerary 4/26 is Golden, 4/27 is Gunnison, 4/28 is Mesa Verde.

Dick
  -----Original Message-----
  From: jonat-chat-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:jonat-chat-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of RMac@aol.com
  Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 12:41 PM
  To: jonat-chat@autox.team.net
  Subject: [JONAT-chat] Re: [JONAT-chat] Mesa Verde  (Colorado sector)
lodging


  Dick, thanks for making the effort!  Apparently the electronic
reservations system for Aramark is down, and Orbitz was simply defaulting to
"no rooms available."   Good news for us.

  Here is the official Motels list for the Colorado Sector:

  Night of:
  April 24     Golden Hotel, Golden CO
  April 25     Golden Hotel, Golden CO
  April 26     Best Western Tomichi Village Inn, Gunnison
  April 27     Far View Lodge, Mesa Verde NP
     alternate:     Best Western Durango Inn And Suites, Durango
  April 28     Best Western Sands, Cortez
     alternate:     Far View Lodge, Mesa Verde NP

  Details are attached as ColoradoLodging.pdf for Dick and Mark.  Anyone
else who is interesed can read it at http://tinyurl.com/2j8kd

  I will be staying at home for the Golden/Denver nights, and the listed
motels the other nights.  Right now no one but myself and my rider are
joining at Golden.

  I will change my own reservations to Far View Lodge on the 27 and Best
Western - Cortez on the 28.  The drive to Page will be a long one, and the
half hour head start will help lengthen the time available for sightseeing.
Being half the price helps, too. Those who value peace and quiet over a
telephone connection, and not having to vacate their room every single
morning, will probably prefer to stay both nights at the Lodge.

  The afternoon tour of Mesa Verde is unavailable until after May 1,
unfortunately. The morning and all-day tours, however, are available and I
shall probably be taking the all-day tour myself.  Tour-free exploration is
available for those who prefer it, except for key ruins.  Those require a
Ranger escort, but are inexpensive ($2.75 for a one hour tour) and run
hourly for the ruins open this early in the season.  If you do not wish to
devote an entire day to the Park, stay in Durango Tuesday night and spend
the morning seeing the sights there.

  By the way, Best Western shows all their rates on their own site, and
these match the best which can be gotten from the discount websites such as
Orbitz and Travelocity. You should be aware that the cheapest rate for one
BW is NOT necessarily the cheapest rate at another. I am AAA rate at two of
them and "BestRates" at the third.

  Dick and Mark, you are two thirds of the Colorado contingent at the
moment. Your input is welcome.

  --

  Robert MacLeay - Denver, CO
  1990 VDP Majestic
  Coordinator, Colorado Sector
  Jaguar Owners North American Tour 2004 - http://jonat.org



  In a message dated 3/23/04 11:53:57 AM, dhile@enterprise-lakepowell.com
writes:



    We have a group of rooms reserved at the Far View Lodge at Mesa Verde.
    Participants are to call 1-800-449-2288, which is a direct line to
    Reservations and mention JONAT ( or "the Jaguar Group")
    We are receiving a 25% discount and the rate is $82.00/night plus tax.

    NOTE: This is the ONLY lodging in the Park and those who miss out will
    probably have to find accommodations in Cortez or Mancos (good luck)
which
    will complicate things if they want to tour the ruins, etc.

    I strongly advise that participants contact Far View IMMEDIATELY and
reserve
    a room. The General Manager will hold them as long as possible but they
    won't last forever. This is a very popular tourist attraction and bus
tours
    are common, so one bus can wipe out a lot of rooms.

    BTW, the GM at Far View is also interested in buying a 120FHC, so let me
    know if anyone has a line on one.

    Dick Hile
    Arizona ASC


    _______________________________________________
    Participants Chat List
    JAGUAR OWNER'S NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
    REPLY TO : Jonat-chat@autox.team.net
    www.jonat.org
    _______________________________________________





------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C410DD.63016870
Content-Type: text/html;
	charset="us-ascii"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dus-ascii">
<META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D618563420-23032004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>Bob,=20
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D618563420-23032004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =
size=3D2>No=20
problem, glad I could help. However, I'm confused as&nbsp;according to =
the site=20
itinerary 4/26 is Golden, 4/27 is Gunnison, 4/28 is Mesa Verde.=20
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D618563420-23032004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =

size=3D2></FONT></SPAN>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=3D618563420-23032004><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff =

size=3D2>Dick</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE>
  <DIV class=3DOutlookMessageHeader dir=3Dltr align=3Dleft><FONT =
face=3DTahoma=20
  size=3D2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20
  jonat-chat-admin@autox.team.net =
[mailto:jonat-chat-admin@autox.team.net]<B>On=20
  Behalf Of </B>RMac@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 23, 2004 =
12:41=20
  PM<BR><B>To:</B> jonat-chat@autox.team.net<BR><B>Subject:</B> =
[JONAT-chat] Re:=20
  [JONAT-chat] Mesa Verde&nbsp; (Colorado sector)=20
  lodging<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT =
face=3DGeneva=20
  color=3D#000000 size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">Dick, thanks for making =
the=20
  effort!&nbsp; Apparently the electronic reservations system for =
Aramark is=20
  down, and Orbitz was simply defaulting to "no rooms =
available."&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
  Good news for us.<BR><BR>Here is the official Motels list for the =
Colorado=20
  Sector:<BR><BR>Night of:<BR>April 24&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Golden =
Hotel,=20
  Golden CO<BR>April 25&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Golden Hotel, Golden =
CO<BR>April=20
  26&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Best Western Tomichi Village Inn, =
Gunnison&nbsp;=20
  <BR>April 27&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Far View Lodge, Mesa Verde=20
  NP<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; alternate:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Best Western =
Durango Inn=20
  And Suites, Durango <BR>April 28&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Best Western =
Sands,=20
  Cortez<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; alternate:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Far View =
Lodge, Mesa=20
  Verde NP <BR><BR>Details are attached as ColoradoLodging.pdf for Dick =
and=20
  Mark.&nbsp; Anyone else who is interesed can read it at=20
  http://tinyurl.com/2j8kd <BR><BR>I will be staying at home for the=20
  Golden/Denver nights, and the listed motels the other nights.&nbsp; =
Right now=20
  no one but myself and my rider are joining at Golden.<BR><BR>I will =
change my=20
  own reservations to Far View Lodge on the 27 and Best Western - Cortez =
on the=20
  28.&nbsp; The drive to Page will be a long one, and the half hour head =
start=20
  will help lengthen the time available for sightseeing.&nbsp; Being =
half the=20
  price helps, too. Those who value peace and quiet over a telephone =
connection,=20
  and not having to vacate their room every single morning, will =
probably prefer=20
  to stay both nights at the Lodge.<BR><BR>The afternoon tour of Mesa =
Verde is=20
  unavailable until after May 1, unfortunately. The morning and all-day =
tours,=20
  however, are available and I shall probably be taking the all-day tour =

  myself.&nbsp; Tour-free exploration is available for those who prefer =
it,=20
  except for key ruins.&nbsp; Those require a Ranger escort, but are =
inexpensive=20
  ($2.75 for a one hour tour) and run hourly for the ruins open this =
early in=20
  the season.&nbsp; If you do not wish to devote an entire day to the =
Park, stay=20
  in Durango Tuesday night and spend the morning seeing the sights =
there.=20
  <BR><BR>By the way, Best Western shows all their rates on their own =
site, and=20
  these match the best which can be gotten from the discount websites =
such as=20
  Orbitz and Travelocity. You should be aware that the cheapest rate for =
one BW=20
  is NOT necessarily the cheapest rate at another. I am AAA rate at two =
of them=20
  and "BestRates" at the third.<BR><BR>Dick and Mark, you are two thirds =
of the=20
  Colorado contingent at the moment. Your input is =
welcome.<BR></FONT><FONT=20
  lang=3D0 face=3DVerdana color=3D#000000 size=3D2><BR>--<BR><BR>Robert =
MacLeay -=20
  Denver, CO<BR>1990 VDP Majestic<BR>Coordinator,</FONT><FONT lang=3D0=20
  face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><A=20
  =
href=3D"http://homepage.mac.com/robertmacleay/.Public/JONAT-CO/COHighligh=
ts.html">=20
  Colorado Sector</A></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DVerdana =
color=3D#000000=20
  size=3D2><BR>Jaguar Owners North American Tour 2004 -</FONT><FONT =
lang=3D0=20
  face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><U> =
http://jonat.org</U></FONT><FONT lang=3D0=20
  face=3DVerdana color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><BR></FONT><FONT face=3DGeneva =
color=3D#000000=20
  size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT face=3DGeneva =
color=3D#000000 size=3D2=20
  FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT face=3DGeneva color=3D#000000 =
size=3D2=20
  FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><BR>In a message dated 3/23/04 11:53:57 AM,=20
  dhile@enterprise-lakepowell.com writes:<BR><BR><BR>
  <BLOCKQUOTE=20
  style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px =
solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20
  cite=3D"" TYPE=3D"CITE"></FONT><FONT face=3DGeneva color=3D#000000 =
size=3D2=20
    FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF">We have a group of rooms reserved at the Far =
View Lodge=20
    at Mesa Verde.<BR>Participants are to call 1-800-449-2288, which is =
a direct=20
    line to<BR>Reservations and mention JONAT ( or "the Jaguar =
Group")<BR>We are=20
    receiving a 25% discount and the rate is $82.00/night plus =
tax.<BR><BR>NOTE:=20
    This is the ONLY lodging in the Park and those who miss out =
will<BR>probably=20
    have to find accommodations in Cortez or Mancos (good luck) =
which<BR>will=20
    complicate things if they want to tour the ruins, etc.<BR><BR>I =
strongly=20
    advise that participants contact Far View IMMEDIATELY and =
reserve<BR>a room.=20
    The General Manager will hold them as long as possible but =
they<BR>won't=20
    last forever. This is a very popular tourist attraction and bus =
tours<BR>are=20
    common, so one bus can wipe out a lot of rooms.<BR><BR>BTW, the GM =
at Far=20
    View is also interested in buying a 120FHC, so let me<BR>know if =
anyone has=20
    a line on one.<BR><BR>Dick Hile<BR>Arizona=20
    =
ASC<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Partici=
pants=20
    Chat List<BR>JAGUAR OWNER'S NORTH AMERICAN TOUR<BR>REPLY TO :=20
    =
Jonat-chat@autox.team.net<BR>www.jonat.org<BR>___________________________=
____________________<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT=20
  face=3DGeneva color=3D#000000 size=3D2 =
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT=20
  face=3DGeneva color=3D#000000 size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT face=3DGeneva =
color=3D#000000=20
size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>

------=_NextPart_000_0000_01C410DD.63016870--