z-man wrote:Impressive line-up for the Saturday Beach Bash at the Casa!
I was in KW earlier this month, and will be back a few times before MOTM, but am looking forward to seeing everyone again the week of Halloween!
I wonder if the girls from Montana will be back this year........Had a blast with them on the beach on Saturday....they brought shots, I had drunken gummie bears......the cabana boys on the beach cleaned our sunglasses, brought us cold water and offered foot rubs in exchange for gummie bears......
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Pinot Noir in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO"
Ok...here's a really dumb question. We're only going to be in Key West for that Saturday - so I am not registered for the actual MOTM. (didn't know we were there at the same time!). Is the music line-up at the Casa available for just us anybodys?
If they still do things the way they used to the last time I went in 2006, no. The Casa is the host hotel and you have to be registered for MOTM to get on the grounds for any of those events.
LIPH wrote:If they still do things the way they used to the last time I went in 2006, no. The Casa is the host hotel and you have to be registered for MOTM to get on the grounds for any of those events.
Thanks. hmmmm....I guess I may have to become an official "Parrothead..." (!)
We are going this year!! Just called Southernmost on the beach and their rates have gone way up so it doesn't look like we will be staying there this year. The room we have stayed in the two previous visits has gone up $100! Yes, they renovated but in 2011 the room was already renovated but I guess they have to pay for them now. Very disappointed. Looking at Lighthouse Ct. and some other small hotels. If anyone has suggestions, feel free to post. No desire to stay at Casa.
LIPH wrote:If they still do things the way they used to the last time I went in 2006, no. The Casa is the host hotel and you have to be registered for MOTM to get on the grounds for any of those events.
Thanks. hmmmm....I guess I may have to become an official "Parrothead..." (!)
Yes you have to be registered and in order to register you have to be a member in good standing of a Parrothead club. If there's no club near you , you can do the Virtual PH club thing.
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momsrule27 wrote:We are going this year!! Just called Southernmost on the beach and their rates have gone way up so it doesn't look like we will be staying there this year. The room we have stayed in the two previous visits has gone up $100! Yes, they renovated but in 2011 the room was already renovated but I guess they have to pay for them now. Very disappointed. Looking at Lighthouse Ct. and some other small hotels. If anyone has suggestions, feel free to post. No desire to stay at Casa.
You would need transportation, but the Days Inn on Roosevelt Road (Avenue ?) just as you drive onto Key West Island has single rooms (2 double beds) for $105.00 per night (internet rate) and King Suites for $121.00 per night (also the internet rate). It's a ways from Duval Street where most of the stuff happens, but fairly close to the Casa Marina. Not close enough where you wouldn't need transportation of some sort, but I'm guessing you would anyway. A pretty nice place, only drawback, as I said, is it is a ways from where all the stuff is taking place.
I stayed there last year in a suite, and got the senior discount-$790.00 for the week.
Here is the link- http://www.daysinn.com/hotels/florida/k ... earch&008=
Whatever you decide, I hope you have fun, and I look forward to seeing you again.
momsrule27 wrote:We are going this year!! Just called Southernmost on the beach and their rates have gone way up so it doesn't look like we will be staying there this year. The room we have stayed in the two previous visits has gone up $100! Yes, they renovated but in 2011 the room was already renovated but I guess they have to pay for them now. Very disappointed. Looking at Lighthouse Ct. and some other small hotels. If anyone has suggestions, feel free to post. No desire to stay at Casa.
You would need transportation, but the Days Inn on Roosevelt Road (Avenue ?) just as you drive onto Key West Island has single rooms (2 double beds) for $105.00 per night (internet rate) and King Suites for $121.00 per night (also the internet rate). It's a ways from Duval Street where most of the stuff happens, but fairly close to the Casa Marina. Not close enough where you wouldn't need transportation of some sort, but I'm guessing you would anyway. A pretty nice place, only drawback, as I said, is it is a ways from where all the stuff is taking place.
I stayed there last year in a suite, and got the senior discount-$790.00 for the week.
Here is the link- http://www.daysinn.com/hotels/florida/k ... earch&008=
Whatever you decide, I hope you have fun, and I look forward to seeing you again.
Thanks but the Days Inn is too far from the action. We like to walk to everything when we are there. We did book at the Southernmost Hotel in their smallest Queen (approx $200/nt with my AARP discount) room for now. She said that last time we were there (2011) we got a group rate but as of now no parrothead group has negotiated one so she couldn't assign one to me but told me to check back in a couple of weeks. My husband is a creature of habit and we really do love the Southernmost properties. We won't have a view of the ocean but will still have all the amentities of the resort. We can walk to Casa from here so that is the other reason we like staying here. I think I will still check out other places nearby but I will probably have a tough time talking hubby into it.
I thought I was the only one from Montana that goes. I'm
trying to get a group from Livingston to go with me this year. With all of the activities at the Casa I may have to stay there.
LIPH wrote:If they still do things the way they used to the last time I went in 2006, no. The Casa is the host hotel and you have to be registered for MOTM to get on the grounds for any of those events.
Thanks. hmmmm....I guess I may have to become an official "Parrothead..." (!)
Yes you have to be registered and in order to register you have to be a member in good standing of a Parrothead club. If there's no club near you , you can do the Virtual PH club thing.
The Asheville NC club link doesn't work - so we may have to look into Atlanta. Or virtual. Depending.
LIPH wrote:If they still do things the way they used to the last time I went in 2006, no. The Casa is the host hotel and you have to be registered for MOTM to get on the grounds for any of those events.
Thanks. hmmmm....I guess I may have to become an official "Parrothead..." (!)
Yes you have to be registered and in order to register you have to be a member in good standing of a Parrothead club. If there's no club near you , you can do the Virtual PH club thing.
The Asheville NC club link doesn't work - so we may have to look into Atlanta. Or virtual. Depending.
The Washington Area Parrothead Club has online registering......WAPHC.com
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Pinot Noir in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO"
z-man wrote:Impressive line-up for the Saturday Beach Bash at the Casa!
I was in KW earlier this month, and will be back a few times before MOTM, but am looking forward to seeing everyone again the week of Halloween!
I wonder if the girls from Montana will be back this year........Had a blast with them on the beach on Saturday....they brought shots, I had drunken gummie bears......the cabana boys on the beach cleaned our sunglasses, brought us cold water and offered foot rubs in exchange for gummie bears......
livingstonbob wrote:I thought I was the only one from Montana that goes. I'm
trying to get a group from Livingston to go with me this year. With all of the activities at the Casa I may have to stay there.
Livingston Bob
They were fairly young (30s) girls. One of them had just finished a year of chemo and told her husband to watch the kids she was going to Key West with her sister for a week. We toasted that she kicked cancer's a$$.
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Pinot Noir in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO"
z-man wrote:Impressive line-up for the Saturday Beach Bash at the Casa!
I was in KW earlier this month, and will be back a few times before MOTM, but am looking forward to seeing everyone again the week of Halloween!
I wonder if the girls from Montana will be back this year........Had a blast with them on the beach on Saturday....they brought shots, I had drunken gummie bears......the cabana boys on the beach cleaned our sunglasses, brought us cold water and offered foot rubs in exchange for gummie bears......
Was one of the girls named Veeta or Veta?
OMG......I think you're right! So maybe I wasn't that toasted........
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Pinot Noir in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO"
z-man wrote:Impressive line-up for the Saturday Beach Bash at the Casa!
I was in KW earlier this month, and will be back a few times before MOTM, but am looking forward to seeing everyone again the week of Halloween!
I wonder if the girls from Montana will be back this year........Had a blast with them on the beach on Saturday....they brought shots, I had drunken gummie bears......the cabana boys on the beach cleaned our sunglasses, brought us cold water and offered foot rubs in exchange for gummie bears......
Was one of the girls named Veeta or Veta?
OMG......I think you're right! So maybe I wasn't that toasted........
z-man wrote:Impressive line-up for the Saturday Beach Bash at the Casa!
I was in KW earlier this month, and will be back a few times before MOTM, but am looking forward to seeing everyone again the week of Halloween!
I wonder if the girls from Montana will be back this year........Had a blast with them on the beach on Saturday....they brought shots, I had drunken gummie bears......the cabana boys on the beach cleaned our sunglasses, brought us cold water and offered foot rubs in exchange for gummie bears......
Was one of the girls named Veeta or Veta?
OMG......I think you're right! So maybe I wasn't that toasted........
The "V" I know is in her 50's.
Was she there with her sister? With a large bottle of Pinnacle whipped cream flavored vodka?
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Pinot Noir in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO"
z-man wrote:Impressive line-up for the Saturday Beach Bash at the Casa!
I was in KW earlier this month, and will be back a few times before MOTM, but am looking forward to seeing everyone again the week of Halloween!
I wonder if the girls from Montana will be back this year........Had a blast with them on the beach on Saturday....they brought shots, I had drunken gummie bears......the cabana boys on the beach cleaned our sunglasses, brought us cold water and offered foot rubs in exchange for gummie bears......
Was one of the girls named Veeta or Veta?
OMG......I think you're right! So maybe I wasn't that toasted........
The "V" I know is in her 50's.
Was she there with her sister? With a large bottle of Pinnacle whipped cream flavored vodka?
LIPH wrote:If they still do things the way they used to the last time I went in 2006, no. The Casa is the host hotel and you have to be registered for MOTM to get on the grounds for any of those events.
Thanks. hmmmm....I guess I may have to become an official "Parrothead..." (!)
Yes you have to be registered and in order to register you have to be a member in good standing of a Parrothead club. If there's no club near you , you can do the Virtual PH club thing.
The Asheville NC club link doesn't work - so we may have to look into Atlanta. Or virtual. Depending.
The Washington Area Parrothead Club has online registering......WAPHC.com
AHH! My old stompin' grounds. I never thought of that! Thanks!
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We're only going to be in Key West for that Saturday - so I am not registered for the actual MOTM. (didn't know we were there at the same time!). Is the music line-up at the Casa available for just us anybodys?
The room we have stayed in the two previous visits has gone up $100! 
Yes, they renovated but in 2011 the room was already renovated but I guess they have to pay for them now. Very disappointed. Looking at Lighthouse Ct. and some other small hotels. If anyone has suggestions, feel free to post. No desire to stay at Casa.
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