PIR Lodging

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Permalink Reply by Frank St Jean Jr on December 18, 2009 at 12:51pm

I'm staying @ the Navy Lodge on base. $65.00/night-no tax (847) 689-1485

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Permalink Reply by GANavyDad on December 18, 2009 at 7:44pm

Dont know if you have transpotation but we stayed at Residence Inn Riverwoods Blvd Mettawa, IL about 8-9 miles from Great Lakes but very nice and enjoyed our stay. Also remember to ask about Milatary discout and and PIR discounts. The main thing your Sailor is going to want to do is just relax at the motel and spend time telling you about what they have done. This location was not on any list found it online. Where ever you stay call them direct you will get better prices than when you book online our thru National reserv #

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Permalink Reply by MarkM on December 18, 2009 at 7:59pm

A lot of folks stay at the Navy Lodge. The one in GL is the only one that allows family to stay without the service person being with them, due to graduations.

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Permalink Reply by NavyDads Admin (Paul) on December 18, 2009 at 9:25pm

I stayed at the Marriott Courtyard for both of my PIRs....I was impressed with the hospitality. May be a little more costly than some, but highly recommended....suggest the shuttle to the base for PIR...reasonable and skips the traffic mess though you do have to walk to the hall from the gate (guessing quarter of a mile)

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Permalink Reply by Dan (Zach's Dad) on December 21, 2009 at 8:56pm

Yup ~ Staying at the Navy Lodge ~ Customer Service was super nice and can't beat the rate! :)

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Permalink Reply by Mark on January 3, 2010 at 7:35pm

All,
My family and I just got back from my son's PIR that was on December 30th and we stayed at the Residence Inn (Marriott) in Waukegan and LOVED it there. We had a two bedroom suite with a living room/kitchen and two separate bedrooms with bathrooms. The Residence Inn was about a seven minute drive (very easy) to the Naval Base. We paid a little over $145.00 dollars a night for the entire suite and they provided us with a full buffet breakfast every morning. If we had to do it all again, we'd go to the same place again.
Mark

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Permalink Reply by Jim Butler on February 10, 2010 at 10:12pm

We also stayed at the Residence Inn Waukegan, I used some Marriott points for the stay. It was perfect having a "living room" where our new sailor could get online, call friends, watch a little tv, and just relax. Highly recommend it.

Jim

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