Well, we just got home a couple of hours ago, and I wanted to report on our stay. Upon check-in I was told the only king rooms available were pool-facing, and she did not recommend that because of noise. I asked for an upgrade, but was told they were sold out for Saturday. So we took the room with 2 double beds, and they were tiny. But I soon got over that when my brother in law and his family got a pool-facing room on the 5th floor. Lets just say there were fireworks and a sky diver in the pool Saturday night! It was very loud and kept them and their kids up very late.
Other than that, the hotel was fine. Our room was clean, but not beautiful. The pool area was nice during the day, but there was no shade and you couldn't even bring a bottle of water in with you. We saw a movie, went bowling, and took the kids to the arcade. We also ate at the buffet, which was typical, not fantastic.
But the best part came when I was checking out. Our whole trip was comped! I'm not sure why, and I didn't want to stick around and questions it. So for free, the hotel met our expectations, but I think I'd rather stay downtown next time.
We also had a great time at the rib cook-off. Ate tons of ribs and even made it to the brewery!
Thanks again for all your input before our trip. It was a fun weekend.