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sadly i was too late to book rooms at the SL. i called and they said they had 4 suites, waited for email confirmation, it was booked...
i tried HLH but its kind of expansive. Balmoral seems to be really close to DR. i know that they charge $30 "for guests" but i think im running out of options.
Has anyone stayed there before? any info will help.

Thank you.

did you try amistad or dunn inn? they are both sprinting distance from SL.
seriously you will be a around a lot nicer crowd of guys that will give you better direction. imho the balmoral is just too close to the seediest side of town. ymmv.

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staying at the balmoral is a trip changer ...for the worst !!! its a newbe mistake place as I to back on my first trip (and I didn't know about crt ) it was listed with all the flights (on yahoo) so I booked it ....I stayed one night and the fee for girls was only $20 back then...first day $50 for the hotel $60 on the rake for a guest.....best move I made was to check out the next day......call or write the free bird it you can get the 2 suite's that join ....that will improve your trip.....and maybe some single rooms as well ....but please stay out of balmoral......morazan, royal dutch are a few more you can take a look at

Have to agree, management there are a bunch of tools. And the guest fees sucks.

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Another Gulch hotel that's a CRT Sponsor: the Hemingway. Mixed reports but cheap.
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Try this place: buysell/single_ad.php?ad_id=9. He's a CRT sponsor. You might get lucky.

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Good advice. Amistad is 100 yards away from SL, DI is about 10 blocks.

Another option: send a private message to Bktuna and ask him to hook you up at the Clarion. He can swing a good deal there for CRT members, no chica fee. He also runs HLH by the way.

mh

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Castillo is another great economical alternative. Its one block from New Fantasy and 2 blocks from HLH.

Try the Freebird , it`s got the best location and good prices . You can go to thier web site and see the rooms. This is where I now stay after trying the rest. Good luck. Joker99

http://www.hotelcastillo.biz/

Above is the Castillo's number. Nothing fancy, but I love the service and vibe, and the location is great (two blocks from the SL).

All the hotels guys suggested are far better than the Balmoral.

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I got rooms at HLH 2 double suite. Thanx everyone for input.

Thanx to Boyd. i just talked to him for the first time, really nice and answered all my questions.

^ you have no idea. wait until he gives you the late night turn down and complementary handjob.

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Balmoral blows big time - one time was enough, years ago, when EVERYTHING else was booked.

Sad thing...it couda been a contender