UPDATE: THE VENUE IS FINE AND ROADS SHOULD BE FINE. MADISON, THE CITY, WAS NOT HIT BY THE HURRICANE,

MADISON COUNTY WAS. MADISON, THE CITY, IS IN ROCKINGHAM COUNTY IF YOU WANT TO LOOK UP MORE DETAILS.

Wedding Venue and Reception

The Boma Lodge

2741 NC-704

Madison, NC 27025

We have identified four hotels, with blocks reserved at three of them (one block is now past the booking deadline).

Information on these hotels and procedures for booking is presented below. Note that booking requires calling and following the detailed instructions below.

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1st recommend hotel: Baymont Of Eden

1. Calling the Baymont at (336) 864-0130.

2. When calling Baymont, please press option 2 for the front desk.

Evidently, AAA membership gives you a discount. Other discounts may apply.

This is a decent and close hotel (20 minutes from the venue). Many guests are staying here.

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2nd Reservation Block: 2nd block of 25 rooms at the La Quinta Inn located in Winston-Salem, NC.

1. Please call them at (336) 765-8777

2. Press option 5 for the front desk.

3. Inquire about the "Griffin-Sude" wedding.

4. You have until 9/27/2024 to reserve.

This location is 45 minutes from the venue and will cost $115 per night pre-tax.

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3rd Reservation Block:

Quality Inn for $110 a night in Martinsville, VA.

1. Contact the at (276) 666-2383

2. Press the option for the front desk

3. Ask for the Griffin- Sude wedding block.

4. You have until 9/27/2024 to reserve.

This is located 40 minutes from the venue.

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Fourth Block:

Econo Lodge in Eden, NC. This hotel has 30 rooms available at around $95.00 per night, smoking and non-smoking available. This hotel is the closest to the venue, being only 20 minutes away. However, please check reviews as you get what you pay for.

1. You can contact them at (336) 627-5131 to reserve under "Griffin Wedding."

2. This block is open for booking until 10/17/2024.

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As we have around 100 guests, we also recommend looking on Google Maps.

There are many hotels in the area. For example, if you happen to have trouble booking in a nearby city like Winston-Salem or Greensboro, there are smaller cities like Eden, NC, with hotels. There are even hotels across the border in Virginia.

Further, Hillsborough and nearby Raleigh are not that far away.

The wedding is in the mid afternoon, so if you do need to make a longer drive (i.e., hotels near Raleigh could be over 1h30m away), you'll have time.

Please have a designated driver though if you plan to have more than few beers or glasses of wine. We don't want tipsy guests on unfamiliar roads navigating country darkness and city traffic.

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A small note on NC driving culture: They will tailgate you. It's a cultural thing (like not using their turn signals because, to quote an OpEd in the Raleigh News and Observer, "It's not anyone's business"). In other words, don't take it personally and be safe.

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We also encourage those of you who want to save resources to consider partnering with another guest. We've created a spreadsheet for that purpose, here.

I believe you can access it even without a Gmail account, but if you are having trouble, please, let Mark or Daniel know.

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Airports: There are several options for airports. Guests flying in from Columbus, OH can usually get direct flights to Charlotte and sometimes Raleigh-Durham (RDU). The nearest aiport to the wedding is Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro. However, Daniel checked and usually flights from CMH to GSO aren't direct. They want you to connect through Charlotte, anyway.

If you want to avoid connecting flights, the Charlotte airport is about 2h away by car. Remember, airport rental cars can be quite cheap (and you often get to try a fancy, new model, car), so it's something to consider. Travel sites can often give you great deals. We usually rent through Budget. They aren't fancy but sometimes their cars are and they get the job done.

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We hope this helps!

We look forward to seeing you on the special day!