At TRIStar, as well as other events where we have a really good relationship with the hotel, many folks do go ahead and reserve again as they are checking out. During my years as TRIStar coordinator The Alleghany Inn would give a nights stay as a door prize. We have had the hotel sold out on several occasions and as it happens in the spring, weather has caused folks to cancel. I have had to book a room elsewhere ( Galax VA) because of this. Right now I am unable to Coordinate or even attend TRIStar because Graduation is the Saturday of Memorial Day Weekend (Many thanks to Catfish Greene for stepping in and doing such a great job!)
However the Big Lynn Lodge event has regularly filled the hotel, there was an occasion year before last where the room Anita and I had stayed was booked before I had the chance to book it while checking out... That situation got straightened out but this years "registration" literally sold out the hotel in less than 3 hours. It opened in the morning and I finally got through 2 1/2 hours later to find there were 3 rooms left. These were down in the "bunkhouse". Since I knew that many folks wanted to attend for the first time, Anita and I will not be attending this year. We may try to come by and visit. I have talked also with the Owner of the BLL about maybe setting up another weekend event if there would be interest. Maybe in the late spring after the Helen event, or possibly towards the Fall before Syd's Fall Colors Event.
If anyone would like to see this happen please email or message me here, or catch up with me at STAR and lets chat!!!