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I was only asking because I am a terrible snorer and sleeper and I would want to be respectful of others. I do not mind sharing space at all so I lile the group idea. I can take one of my girls to be the one closer to me to deal with my restlessness and noise lol
The prices are actually $69/night for a twin bed and $119/night for a queen bed. The two rooms downstairs have a queen bed in each room, so they would be $119/night like Karen mentioned. Upstairs, there are a mix of twin beds and queen beds in the rooms. I don't remember the configurations of each of the rooms, but the room we slept in had just three twin beds in it. I remember one room had two queen beds, and another had three twins and a queen. Hopefully, Stitching Woman or JLMasCasa will read this and give you the exact configurations.
There are two public bathrooms downstairs. The downstairs rooms have their own private bathroom. Upstairs, the 6 bathrooms are grouped together in one area, instead of each room having a bathroom. I like that, because you aren't stuck with sharing a bathroom with your room mates. You'll share 6 bathrooms with everyone on the floor so the chances of having a free bathroom is greater. (I hope that makes sense.)
The beds are very comfortable. There was plenty of hot water. I felt safe staying there too.
I brought my machine - Ididn't want to bother kerning how to use a new machine and figure out a quarter inch. For me, the expensive part was gas to get there, but I'll do it every year we decide to get together.
It's like a Lovely top of the line boarding house!!
My FIL always gives me a nice little check for Christmas, this year I am tucking it up for my M* retreat fund! Asking all my 7 kids for M* gift certificates to use for purchasing fabric! See... my trip now will just be gas and food! I'm on my way!
Oh but wait... between Christmas and the retreat is my Birthday and Mother's Day... So...
Thanks snippet. That info helped a lot!
Hopefully I will be staying at the retreat next year. Depends on if I can be downstairs, and not have to climb the stairs. But definately going back next year. So mark your calendars for the first week of Oct, again
The 1st through the 4th is a Wed.-Sat. I also want to reserve my same table in the corner... Baby puts herself in the corner! Best spot ever! I didn't get much done, but I got to visit with EVERYONE!
I'm coming again. if anyone in Texas wants to ride together, let me know!
For those of you worried about the stairs, they are very wide and you can certainly take your time. Someone will always be available to carry your bags up, just ask! Once we came down in the morning we didn't need to go back up. Everything we needed was in the main area.
I drove a little less than 7 hours and here were my expenses:
Gas: $50.00
Room: $97.00 (We got a deal of $30 a night since we were the test group)
Food: $30.00 (We put money together to purchase pizza and I went to the grocery store next door. The store has a great selection of fresh fruits and vegetables.) I'm hoping next year we can get a better idea of who will be attending so we can assign meals. I would love to bring lasagna as it is easy to prepare in advance and will travel well in a cooler. There is a wonderful kitchen area and plenty of room for dining.
Fabric Shopping: That's a secret between me and the people at M*.
I spent money on the little gift I gave each participant but you certainly wouldn't have to do that.
I brought my own machine from home since I don't like sewing anything on two different machines. They do make a sewing machine travel tote that is roughly the same size as a carry on piece of luggage for anyone wishing to fly with a machine. It was recently on sale on Quilt in a Day website.
It is my understanding, if two different groups (guilds) use the center, rooms will be assigned per group.
Robin
Hey Robin.........I guess you have a "confidentiality shopping agreement" with MSQC! :lol: Does that agreement come with the room rental??!! :D Lots of good info for us.........thanks!
Don't we all have that confidentiality agreement with MSQC?
I walked into the shipping department last Tuesday looking for our retreat manager. I said " Is Jean here?". They looked at each other and said " Jean Heckmann?". ( That's me!) how scary is that when the shipping clerks have my name at the tip of their tongues! Guess I am one if the "frequent buyers" they are really used to seeing my name!