Recommended Hotels/Motels/Campgrounds/Eateries

[Corigan]

Krambonz BBQ in Tellico Plains, TN. Best BBQ anywhere. Run by a biker couple, huge portions, and nothing but Q from their smokehouse out back. Right on the corner of the cherohala skyway.

Filling station Deli - Bryson City, NC - Homemade breads (atleast 8 different varieties), and huge sandwiches that can feed 2 for subway or less prices. Owner is a biker and a real cool guy.

Soda Pops old fashioned ice cream parlor - Bryson City, NC - Right next door to Filling station and a an amazing place to get some homemade icecream milkshakes. Right now he has seasonal flavors in, and if you are near there I would recommend his seasonal flavor the pumpkin pie cheesecake ice cream. It's amazing.

Amos BBQ - Ballground, GA - Amazing BBQ biscuits for breakfast.

Scott's Walk up BBQ - Cartersville, GA - Some of the Best BBQ Pork around. $5 deal that gets you a nice BBQ pork sandwich, chips, and a drink. If you are there on Friday he has Beef Brisket that is amazing, but only on friday's.

Aunt Sue's Country Corner - Pickens, SC - This is on Scenic 11 and is an amazing place. Amazing good home country cooking.

Strawberry Hill USA - Chesnee, SC - This place has homemade icecream made out of the berries and peaches they grow right outside at their farms. It's a huge patch and orchard. Amazing peach and strawberry ice cream for a cheap price. Great on a hot day.

[cactusjack]

A few from my recent road trip. I wouldn't hesitate to stay at any one of them in the future.

Best Western Desert Aire
1021 S. White Sands Blvd.
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Very nice, right off US-70. Lots of places to eat within walking distance. Large room with a flat screen TV, and a very comfortable king size bed.


Best Western Whitton South
3950 Ridgemont Drive
Abilene, TX 79606
Great motel in a good location close to lots of places to eat and easy freeway access. They offered to let me park my bike in front of the lobby for the night.

Sleep Inn & Suites
6915 I-40 West
Amarillo, TX 79106
Nice motel close to I-40. Had a great complimentary hot breakfast. Only drawback was no decent dining within walking distance. I didn't feel like riding to eat, so I ordered a pizza and had it delivered.

Super 8 Motel
1121 Frontage Rd. NW
Socorro, NM 87801
This is right off the I-25 freeway and right next door to a steak house! Can't beat that. My room was very nice and the rates were good. Offered to let me park my bike in front of the lobby.

[elvis]

http://koa.com/ and http://www.bestwestern.com/rewards/ are usually very good options for accommodation. Bestwestern offers discounts for H-D riders and Nomad riders qualify, too!

http://www.outback.com/ and http://www.redlobster.com are safe choices, we've never been disappointed.

Our favorite places listed by States and Provinces:

Washington:

• Best Western Plus Peppertree Inn at Omak, WA, http://www.peppertreeomak.com/ it is a treat whenever we stay there.

• El Cazador Mexican Cantina & Grill, Oak Harbor, WA http://www.el-cazador.com/, good food, good value.

• Lake Chelan State Park Campground, 7544 S Shore Road Chelan WA, http://www.parks.wa.gov/ Very nice place by the lake.

Oregon:

• The Embers Brew House, Joseph, OR http://www.embersbrewhouse.com/home/ absolutely the best burger in western US. It's very close to Hell's Canyon, OR.

• The Prodigal Son Brewery and Pub, 230 SE Court Avenue Pendleton, OR http://prodigalsonbrewery.com/, excellent burgers and pasta.

• Barley Browns Brew Pub, 2190 Main Street, Baker City, OR http://barleybrowns.com excellent ales, very good steaks and pasta.

California:

• Trinidad Bay Eatery and Gallery 607 Parker Street Trinidad, CA http://www.trinidadeatery.com/ great clam chowder and they have a special desert, too.

• Fisherman's Market & Grill, 235 South Indian Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA http://www.fishermans.com/ excellent sea food in the middle of the dessert, we were very skeptical before trying out and we were so wrong.

• Mt. Lassen/Shingletown KOA, 7749 KOA Rd., Shingletown, CA. http://www.mtlassenrvpark.com the best KOA ever! Great people and they were not joking when they said we were gonna sleep on a very soft straw ground.

Arizona:

• Grand Canyon Lodge - North Rim http://www.grandcanyonlodgenorth.com/lodging/ expensive but it was worth it.

New Mexico:

• Orlando's http://www.orlandostaos.com/ Located on the Main Road, 1.8 Miles North of Taos Plaza Taos, New Mexico, great flavor and adequately hot New Mexican food.

• Sparkys', 115 Franklin Street, Hatch, NM, http://sparkysburgers.com/ roasted chile topped burgers, if they had a location in Vancouver, B.C., I'd go there once a week. (They claim that Hatch, NM is the chile capitol of the World)

• World Cup, 102 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte Taos, NM, no website. Excellent coffee, great location, walking distance from the Plaza

• Very good pizza and burger at Socorro Springs Brewing Company in Socorro http://socorrosprings.com/

Colorado:

• Guido’s Favorite Foods, on the corner of 12th and Main, Downtown Durango, CO http://www.guidosfavoritefoods.com/ great deli, quick lunch, ice cream, etc.

• Billy Goat Gruffs Biergarten, 400 Main St., Ouray, CO http://billygoatsouray.com/ Great place! Had German noodles topped with good stuff.

Utah:

• Tarahumara, 380 East Main Street, Midway, UT, http://www.tarahumara.biz/menu.html the very best Mexican food outside of Mexico. They have a great salsa bar, simply the best.

• Jeffreys Steak House, 218 North 100 West, Moab, Utah http://www.jeffreyssteakhouse.com/ Probably one of the best and most expensive steaks we have ever had.

Nevada:

• Holiday Inn Reno-Sparks, NV. We were given a royal treatment there, all discounts applied and free upgrade to their top notch suite plus special parking for our bikes. We extended our stay for another day.

Idaho:

• The Shady Nook Restaurant & Lounge, 501 Riverfront Drive, Salmon, Idaho, http://www.theshadynook.com/ Excellent steaks. They have ranches in that part of ID and we'd hoped to get locally grown beef and veggies and found out that they get their beef from the Mid West. Oh well, the steaks were excellent, nevertheless.

Wyoming:

• Proud Cut Saloon, 1227 Sheridan Avenue Cody, WY, no website, very good steaks!

• Snake River Brewery & Restaurant, 265 S. Millward, Jackson, Wyoming. http://www.snakeriverbrewing.com/ A Brewery & Restaurant, just the way I like it.

South Dakota:

• The Spearfish Chophouse and Whiskey Bar, 523 Spearfish Canyon Road, Spearfish, SD, http://spearfishchophouse.com/ Great place to have lunch, my fried walleye was excellent.

• The Alpine Inn and Restaurant, 133 Main St. Hill City, SD http://alpineinnhillcity.com Their dinner menu is one item only: Filet Mignon. Enough said. There was a long line up and we could not wait long enough to eat there but will certainly try again next time we're in the Black Hills of SD.

North Dakota:

• Pizza Palace, 285 3rd Avenue Medora, ND, no website, good pizza, good value, great ambiance.

Montana:

• Whitefish Coffeehouse, 110 Central Ave, Whitefish, MT, a good place to have a coffee break

Alberta:

• Smuggler’s Inn, 6920 Macleod Trail South, Calgary, Alberta, http://www.smugglersinn.ca/ The largest steak I ever had, 18 or 20 oz. Shouldn't have started with the soup and salad bar. The steak was good, my wife liked the prime rib.

British Columbia:

No place like home and we rarely eat outside. When we do, we enjoy eating at the following restaurants:

http://www.kegsteakhouse.com

http://www.burgerheaven.ca/

http://www.pajos.com probably the best fish and chips in the Greater Vancouver area

[Corigan]

Originally Posted by elvis

http://koa.com/ and http://www.bestwestern.com/rewards/ are usually very good options for accommodation. Bestwestern offers discounts for H-D riders and Nomad riders qualify, too!

How do you get the discount at bestwestern?

[goose]

Hey boss Trip, may I make a suggestion before this thread gets out of hand? Could everyone that replies on this thread each time they want to add another suggestion to just "Edit" their reply so we don't get a gazillion replies on this thread....

Here's my Favorite places:
#1. Fall Creek Falls State Park [ http://www.stateparks.com/fall_creek_falls.html ]
The Park Inn has a AWESOME restaurant in it. As well as camping or motel lodging.

#2. Sunset Inn in Panama City Beach FL. [ http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Rev...h_Florida.html ]
Thanks Tom, we stayed here in 2011 and enjoyed it the owner is a Biker and they were nice folks...

#3. Tellico Beach Drive Inn [ http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restauran...Tennessee.html ] Next time your planning to ride The Cherohala Skyway check this place out (only be sure and bring cash) they don't take plastic. (kinda like that) Not everyone is going the way of the rest of the World!


Wow! elvis you sure do A L O T of traveling on 2 wheels.. Hope to meet you someday bro.

[elvis]

Originally Posted by Corigan

How do you get the discount at bestwestern?

They have a reward program that anyone can sign up: http://www.bestwestern.com/rewards/

And when you check in, just tell them that you are a rider and inquire about the H-D discount. Most of the front desk personnel don't care about what you ride, (my wife rides a Suzuki C50 and I used to ride a Nomad).

Bestwesterns are the most rider-friendly hotels we've been to. They allow you to park your bike(s) right at the front door which is almost always covered. And the night shift also keeps an eye on your bikes.

[cactusjack]

Originally Posted by Corigan

How do you get the discount at bestwestern?

I get a discount as a member of HOG (Harley Owners Group). At the two Best Westerns I stayed at on my recent trip, I was greeted with a complimentary cold bottle of beer at check-in.

[elvis]

Originally Posted by goose

...another suggestion to just "Edit" their reply so we don't get a gazillion replies on this thread....

Makes sense. I edited my original post here.

[elvis]

Originally Posted by cactusjack

I get a discount as a member of HOG (Harley Owners Group). At the two Best Westerns I stayed at on my recent trip, I was greeted with a complimentary cold bottle of beer at check-in.

CJ, do you have to show your HOG membership card or is the bike itself good enough to get a discount?

[Corigan]

I am already a platinum bestwestern rewards member, never knew to ask for a discount thoguh, awesome.

[cactusjack]

Originally Posted by elvis

CJ, do you have to show your HOG membership card or is the bike itself good enough to get a discount?

One of the benefits of being a HOG member (other than riding a badass motorcycle) is the discounts at a number of businesses. One of them being Best Western. I seem to remember you need a HOG membership number to get the discount, at least if you reserve online like I always do.

[elvis]

Originally Posted by cactusjack

One of the benefits of being a HOG member (other than riding a badass motorcycle) is the discounts at a number of businesses. One of them being Best Western. I seem to remember you need a HOG membership number to get the discount, at least if you reserve online like I always do.

I see, another card to carry in the wallet.

[elvis]

Originally Posted by cactusjack

Best Western Desert Aire
1021 S. White Sands Blvd.
Alamogordo, NM 88310
Very nice, right off US-70. Lots of places to eat within walking distance. Large room with a flat screen TV, and a very comfortable king size bed.

+1

[elvis]

Originally Posted by goose

Wow! elvis you sure do A L O T of traveling on 2 wheels...

We've been very lucky so far and I sure hope to maintain our 10K miles per year average for many years to come.

[Corigan]

I've stayed in these best western's the past few weeks and they all have been nice:

Best Western Cades Cove Inn - 7824 East Lamar Alexander Parkway Townsend, TN 37882 - Very nice place. Has parking right in front of the room so you can keep an eye on your bike. Also has nice rocking chairs outside rooms to chill on and look at the mountains. They let you park your bike up on the sidewalk too under the overhangs. Subway and eateries across the street and minutes from the smoky mountains/foothills parkway.

Best Western Carowinds - 3675 Foothills Way Fort Mill, SC 29708 - Only stayed here when the park is closed (offseason), but it was cheap, new, and clean. They let me park my bike on the sidewalk under the front awning right infront of their office window so they could watch it all night for me. Very nice staff. KFC/Mexican/And subway all half a block walk. Right off I-77.

Best Western Lake Hartwell Inn & Suites - 1357 E Franklin St Hartwell, GA 30643 - Nice clean rooms and cheap in the offseason. Can park in view of alot of rooms. Food and a walmart/ingles within walking distance.