Name an Aviation Theme Suite -- Win a Prize!

I guess you already have a Wright Brothers Suite, so... never mind...
;-) I like the Dick Rutan Suite though, suggested by John...

Dick? Or Burt?
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Nicknames: Gooney Bird; Super DC-3 (R4D-8); Skytrooper; Biscuit Bomber;
Tabby (NATO code name for the Showa L2D); Cab (NATO code name for Lisunov
Li-2); Dumbo (SC-47 Search-and Rescue variant); Sister Gabby/Bull****
Bomber (EC-47 dispensing propaganda-leaflets in Vietnam); Spooky/Puff the
Magic Dragon (AC-47 Gunship); Dowager Dutchess; Old Methuselah; The Placid
Plodder; Dizzy Three; Old Bucket Seats; Duck; Dak; Dakleton (South African
C-47s which replaced their Avro Shackletons), Vomit Comet (Nickname used
by US Army paratroops during the Normandy invasion.)

Wow, Jim -- where'd you find all those?

Or did you just *know* them?

[BTW: You're probably wondering why completion of your "Apollo Suite" got
bumped behind the Cub Suite. As with most of these things, it's a long
story.

First we were going to make Suite 101 the Apollo, but then (as you may
recall) we had a long-term guest book it for, like, four months. Then,
when she left, we realized that putting the Apollo Suite directly across the
hall from the "Stearman Suite" wouldn't work in the hallways, thematically.
Ya just can't go from the 1930s biplanes to the 1960s lunar module in one
step.

Then we realized that we had so much Apollo artwork and memorabilia (thanks
to you, and others), that it simply wouldn't all fit in that suite. And
then (!), we realized that our wall-sized Apollo mural wouldn't work in that
suite, cuz it has 12 foot ceilings!

So, we then wanted to make the 2-bedroom Suite 434 into the Apollo Suite,
but it needs new carpet, blah, blah, blah. And we didn't want to put the
Apollo stuff where the Cub Suite is now, cuz it's a standard-tub suite, and
we want the Apollo Suite to have a hot tub in it.

Long story short -- it's up next, and it's going to be a hot tub suite!]
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Gene Roddenbery was a heck of a good pilot.

FASCINATING (as Spock would say) story, Richard. Thanks for sharing it.

What was Roddenberry called again? That "Great Bird in the Sky" -- or
something to that effect?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Ya just can't go from the 1930s biplanes to the 1960s lunar module in one
step.

Why not? In 2001 they went from primitive monkeys to orbiting space
stations in 1/24 second.

I still say the starship is the name you want. Aviation and outer space
in the same suite.

Jose
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You can choose whom to befriend, but you cannot choose whom to love.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

Alternatively, a 'tower' suite would be cool if you could some how
recreate a control tower in the room, starting with the narrow stairs
up to the suite. Beacons, shrimp boats, radar displays, whatever.

Just a point of reference for you folks who haven't been to our place. We
are NOT a "Fantasy Suites" hotel, with beds shaped like airplanes, and
clerks dressed like airline pilots.

Rather, Mary and I have created a hybrid between a bed & breakfast and a
luxury suites hotel that is both affordable and extremely comfortable. Each
suite is decorated to reflect a different era of aviation history, but there
is no kitsch. The beds are real, the microwaves work (even in the Wright
Brothers Suite), the kitchens have sinks with disposals in them, and we
don't have little throttles that control the shower temperature.

Any aviation themes we come up with are tastefully done, with period
furniture, artwork and memorabilia on the walls -- but that's it. As
airplane crazy as we are, we must operate in the real lodging world.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Pan-Am Suite

Already got the "Pan Am Clipper Suite".

Isn't there some kind of historic hanger or something at the airport that
has something to do with some now defunct airline that flew in/out there?
Name it after that airline. Connect the Hotel to the "historic" aspect of
the airport that it's next to.

Our meeting room is decorated with stuff from both Ozark and United Air
Lines, both of whom once served Iowa City.
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

The Thrust'n'Drag Suite

Ha! That would go over big in a college town....

I don't think it'll get past the "Mary Test", however....

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

Honor an Iowa aviator and call it "The Ann Pellegreno Suite".

Steven, there is nothing I would rather do. I've read her books, and she's
just an amazing aviatrix.

Sadly, her name rings no bells with non-aviators, and that's a prerequisite
for all of our suites. The names must appeal to the 95% of our guests who
AREN'T pilots.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

and rent it by the (Hobbs) hour.

I think this is the image the hotel portrayed under its previous owner.
Jay's worked real hard to get away from that.

Yes, we're now an upstanding establishment, where the sex is at least 21
hours in duration...

:-)

(We were pondering how many children have been conceived in all those hot
tub suites over the last 20 years. I'll bet it's hundreds? Maybe we need
to come up with an "Incubator Suite", or an "Immaculate Conception Suite",
or something???)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:

Thus, it's time to play "Name That Suite"! The winner earns a free night
in "their" suite, upon completion. Here are the rules:


The Test Pilot Suite?

The Taildragger Suite? (May be objectionable)

The Homebuilder's Suite? (may be good for newlyweds :P ) Lots of stuff
on experimental amatuer built...

Reno Air Racing Suite? (im sure LOTS of memorabilia there..)

Air mail?

Bush Pilot? (again, maybe objectionable to those with sophmoring humor)

Dave