Any other hotels near or on airports?

Anyway, he was a nice fellow - a little freewheeling, funny too. He said his
investment in The OSH Hilton is doing just fine. He said, contrary to what
people think, it's making $$$. The (very profitable) catering is one thing
that tips the balance.

Hey, I remember that guy...

Although you may be right (catering is incredibly profitable, when done
right), I've never met anyone who would admit to making a terrible
investment -- especially when he was standing in front of said
investment property!

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

I think Easterwood Field at College Station fills your bill.
http://www.airnav.com/airport/CLL. Home of Texas A&M
http://www.tamu.edu, enrollment 40,000+.

Wow - that field is like an "Iowa City clone"...right down to the
triangular runway layout!

Thanks, John.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Don't know if any of them are for sale, but Lincoln NE and Lawrence KA
are two towns that fit your description. Both quality college towns.
Both have hotels nearby. Check www.airnav.com. My home field, Boulder
CO (1V5) might be able to support a nearby hotel, I don't really know.
Boulder is hell to try and build anything in due to growth
restrictions. Longmont (2V2), would probably be a better candidate, but
you would have to build. KFNL, which is close to I-25 between Loveland
and Ft Collins might support a new hotel. Nothing there now. Colorado
Front Range is growing by leaps and bounds in case you did not know.

If I were you I would look at college towns in areas adjacent to your
location. But I am sure you are doing just that. As for something
actually for sale, I don't know of any, but I am sure there is a
nationwide hotel/motel real estate list somewhere. Try
http://www.unitedcountry.com/ucforms...p?SID=18369920

unless you have a better one. There is a "well kept motel" in Spirit
Lake for sale for $225k.

Good luck and congrats on your success. I enjoyed my stay, by the way.

Doug
Husky N63CT

Anything near JEFFCO? KBJC Broomfield, CO?? only a few miles from Black
Hawk and the casinos.
Jim

wrote in message ...
Jay!

Warm, we don't need no stenking warm...
Steamboat Springs, Colorado (SBS) Winter sports, summer sports,
hot springs, oh, yes, and they have winter and SKIING!

Marfa, Texas... and take up soaring in earnest. :-)

Breckenridge, Colorado has an airport (closed for years to the
public), but undergoing development review.

Carlsbad, NM Great place, needs an influx of new
blood with a "service the customer" attitude.

"Gaston's" Airport, Arkansas, resturant, motel, fly fishing on the
White River.

Martha's Vineyard, the beach airport, "Whoosies", resturant on the
field, motels and condos nearby.

Fort Collins Downtown Airport (3V5), Colorado.
New Belgium Brewery within 1 mile. :-)
O'Dell's Brewery within 1 mile. :-)
Walking distance to several resturants, Kiva Inn motel is for sale (up
scale), seems to be busy every time I to by.
Widow is very interested in selling the Motel and possibly
airport shares.
Colorado State University.
I'm here. :-)

Jay Honeck wrote:
So we've got three years of creating/running an aviation-theme-suite
hotel
under our belt now, things are going well, and it's time to start
thinking
about adding another location.

Trouble is, I'm afraid that our current location may be almost unique.
Here's what we need in order to duplicate our success:

1. A small-to-medium hotel on, or adjacent to, an airport.
2. The airport must be very close to the city that it serves. No
"out-in-the-boonies" airports, please.
3. The city must have another attraction that creates hotel business.

In our case, it's the University of Iowa that creates the alternative
business. (There simply aren't enough of us pilots to solely support a
hotel, sad to say.) In other locales, it might be a tourist
attraction.

Any suggestions? We would prefer a warm-weather climate, to off-set our
Midwest location, and to prolong the flying season -- but we're open to
suggestions. (Ideally, it would be fun to have a southern hotel to run
in
winter, and the Iowa location to run in summer! :-)

(Better yet, an Australian location to run from November - April, and
our
Iowa location to run form May - October!)


Best regards,

Jer/ "Flight instruction and mountain flying are my vocation!" Eberhard

--
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CELL 970 231-6325 EMAIL jer'at'frii.com WEB http://users.frii.com/jer/
C-206 N9513G, CFII Airplane&Glider, FAA-DEN Aviation Safety Counselor
CAP-CO Mission&Aircraft CheckPilot, BM218 HAM N0FZD, 234 Young Eagles!

Jay Honeck wrote:
I think Easterwood Field at College Station fills your bill.
http://www.airnav.com/airport/CLL. Home of Texas A&M
http://www.tamu.edu, enrollment 40,000+.


Wow - that field is like an "Iowa City clone"...right down to the
triangular runway layout!

Thanks, John.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


The Easterwood ramp certainly fills up on football weekends, as do the
hotels in Bryan and College Station - many people lodge in nearby towns
(including Brenham, home of Blue Bell Ice Cream!) - I beleive the
airport is managed by Texas A&M, if not owned by them.

The Brayton Fire Training Field adjoins the airport (120 acres of
buildings, towers, tanks, industrial plant structures and a ship used
for firefighter training), and the George Bush Presidential Library and
Museum is just across the road!

Here ya go Jay:

Athens, GA
Ranked #2 college town in the US by SI in 2003
http://www.airnav.com/reserve/hotel?tnid=47F5&near=KAHN

http://www.foundryparkinn.com/home.htm

"Foundry Park Inn and Spa" already has the "Park Inn" part of the name for
you.
Classic Center & Performing Arts Theatre 2 Blocks
-Double-barreled Cannon Landmark 2 Blocks
-University Of Georgia 6 Blocks
-Morton Theatre 6 Blocks
-Sanford Stadium (Home Of Georgia Bulldogs) 0.5 Miles / 1 Kilometer
-Georgia Museum Of Art 1 Mile / 2 Kilometers
-Stegeman Coliseum 1 Mile / 2 Kilometers
-Memorial Park 2 Miles / 3 Kilometers
-State Botanical Garden Of Georgia 3 Miles / 5 Kilometers
4 miles from the airport

Looks like it's worth a visit this winter!

Jim



"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:R1u2f.416802$x96.151712@attbi_s72...
So we've got three years of creating/running an aviation-theme-suite hotel
under our belt now, things are going well, and it's time to start thinking
about adding another location.

Trouble is, I'm afraid that our current location may be almost unique.
Here's what we need in order to duplicate our success:

1. A small-to-medium hotel on, or adjacent to, an airport.
2. The airport must be very close to the city that it serves. No
"out-in-the-boonies" airports, please.
3. The city must have another attraction that creates hotel business.

In our case, it's the University of Iowa that creates the alternative
business. (There simply aren't enough of us pilots to solely support a
hotel, sad to say.) In other locales, it might be a tourist attraction.

Any suggestions? We would prefer a warm-weather climate, to off-set our
Midwest location, and to prolong the flying season -- but we're open to
suggestions. (Ideally, it would be fun to have a southern hotel to run
in
winter, and the Iowa location to run in summer! :-)

(Better yet, an Australian location to run from November - April, and our
Iowa location to run form May - October!)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Mon, 10 Oct 2005 13:30:25 GMT, Jay Honeck wrote:

So we've got three years of creating/running an aviation-theme-suite hotel
under our belt now, things are going well, and it's time to start thinking
about adding another location.

Trouble is, I'm afraid that our current location may be almost unique.
Here's what we need in order to duplicate our success:

1. A small-to-medium hotel on, or adjacent to, an airport.
2. The airport must be very close to the city that it serves. No
"out-in-the-boonies" airports, please.
3. The city must have another attraction that creates hotel business.

Jay,

How about KMBO? Southern charm airport with build to suit lots for sale on
the northwest end of the airport.

Taxi ways are to be built for businesses that build on the lots per for
sale signs.

What more can you you ask for *smile*. Taxi right up to your room.

Allen

"Montblack" wrote

Anyway, he was a nice fellow - a little freewheeling, funny too. He said
his
investment in The OSH Hilton is doing just fine. He said, contrary to what
people think, it's making $$$. The (very profitable) catering is one thing
that tips the balance.

I would think that all of the other convention type things that take place
on the OSH grounds during the year, also help.
--
Jim in NC

If I were looking to build or create something from a private home, I would
investigate Sevierville, TN. It's closer to the Park and to the tourist traps
of Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.

Is that where the Tennessee aviation museum is?

Jim Weir knows where there is a mountaintop airfield for sale in Wyoming.
Doesn't it already have a swimming pool?