Thanks to this group...again

Some of you have emailed me to ask about my (relative) absence from
this group of late. I haven't posted much about flying since Sun N
Fun, simply because we haven't done any. Why?

See: http://www.alexisparkinn.com/new_lobby!.htm

After five years (yes, it's been FIVE YEARS this August!) in business
as the only aviation theme-suite hotel in the Midwest, we finally
saved up enough $$$ to completely re-do our lobby. Mary and I did
almost all the work ourselves, and (if I do say so myself) it turned
out beautifully.

See a video walk-through he
http://www.alexisparkinn.com/photoga...byWalkThru.wmv

For those who may not have been around here back in 2002, our venture
into the lodging industry was heavily influenced by many folks on this
very newsgroup, who -- at every step of the way -- were generous with
their time and expertise as we groped our way into a very strange, new
world. (Mary is a Medical Technologist, and I was a newspaper guy for
21 years -- to say that we knew NOTHING about hotels was an
understatement!)

All we knew was what *we*, as frequent travelers, liked (and hated)
about hotels. No one gave us much of a chance, and few (outside of
this group) appreciated or understood the concept of aviation theme
suites.

However, one by one, we simply added what we liked, eliminated what we
hated, and used literally dozens of the suggestions from this group to
enhance the hotel experience for our guests. Everything, from the
decision to add free wireless internet everywhere, to the addition of
a courtesy van for pilots, to the availability of on-site rental cars,
to the construction of the Kiwi flight simulator -- ALL OF IT was
influenced by you guys and gals on this group!

Without you folks, and the constant, strong support of the pilot
community, the Alexis Park Inn & Suites would never have made it off
the runway...

Thanks, guys! It's been a great ride -- with no end in sight!

:-)
--
Jay & Mary Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"