Next year, if we cannot arrange to keep the Dragon Lodge bunk equipped Apartment manned full up at $22 a night we might consider the Blue Ridge Motorcycle Cabins at Cruso instead. If you stick to the week days, the cabins are still "pay as you go" (weekend cabins require a full 2 day booking).
http://www.blueridgemotorcyclecamp.comSplitting a $45 2 bed cabin 2 ways is $22.50 a night (we stuck 3 in it with an air bed on the floor for $15 a night effective cost) Cabins and beds were nice, the lounge area was superior to the Dragon Lodge and the scenery about the place was superior too. Lancer fell in love with the 3D topographical road map up on the wall in the lounge (and we rode every little black line that went straight up & over a mountain top)
What experience has taught us is that we wander around in excess of 200 miles per day
no matter where we stay. And if the Dragon Lodge is becoming more of a pain in the butt to deal with each year, well heck, next year we can plan to stay someplace else.
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EVERYBODY GIVE UP YOUR ANTICIPATED DEPARTURE DAY !!!Once we plot the exit days I would suggest Lancer rebook the Dragon Lodge accordingly, ending the apartment earlier and dropping back into a room.
I for example cannot see staying past Saturday morning, as I may need 2 full days to limp home as I am planning on staying until my body is totally shot.