Wow, finding lodging is a challenge...
I took a flier and contacted the South Bend Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) about availability of a block of rooms in the area. They sent a message to their members about the request. As suspected, the vast majority of hotels are booked and/or require a three-night minimum. There were only two hotels that responded to the CVB with an offer, and one was for two nights at $369/night.
The other is the Quality Inn, which is located two miles west of the golf course. The hotel has 20 rooms (doubles) available at the rate of $109.99. It’s a former Holiday Inn and looks a tad dated. Reviews are very mixed on Tripadvisor and downwhat negative on Google.
Quality Inn University
515 Dixieway North
South Bend, IN 46637
ph: 574.323.1020
Hotel website:
http://www.qualityinn.com/hotel-south_bend-indiana-IN184Tripadvisor profile:
http://bit.ly/yC6wED Google profile:
http://bit.ly/xg00c7 The bright side? There are no recent sightings of the notorious “man in a leather mask walking down a hallway.”
The hotel is filling up the manager said, but he’d put the block of rooms on hold for two weeks. After two weeks, he expects to release the doubles but says he’ll still have available some rooms with a king bed and a sleeper sofa. If any are interested in booking at this hotel, following are the logistics:
-- Need to book through Jae at the hotel, 574.323.1020. If he’s not available, leave a message with the front desk and he’ll call you back.
-- Block of rooms is saved under “GCA”
It’s one option… though I'm admittedly alarmed by the reviews on Google. I have *not* booked a room at this point.
Where are others staying?