Sailor (The other one)
07-21-2011, 16:27
Mudpie and I recently did a section in north Georgia. We stayed three nights at Ron Haven's Hiawassee Budget Inn and had four shuttles done by Gene Roll. We highly recommend each.
During the season the inn offers free shuttles. The room price was only $56 including taxes. You could easily get six hikers in a room. No phone (who needs a land line these days?), cable and free coffee in the office in the morning. Very nice, very helpful staff, especially Dave. 706 896-4121.
Gene Roll (a White Blaze member. 706 896-5798, cell 423 653 7417) is dependable, helpful and cheap. When we didn't know if we could replace our water filter element, he offered to loan us his water filter. He went out of his way to get us to an outfitter to look for the element. He had a chance to double his profit on a shuttle and turned it down which helped us and another couple save some money. He was a great fund of information and fun to talk to. Safe driver, too.
During the season the inn offers free shuttles. The room price was only $56 including taxes. You could easily get six hikers in a room. No phone (who needs a land line these days?), cable and free coffee in the office in the morning. Very nice, very helpful staff, especially Dave. 706 896-4121.
Gene Roll (a White Blaze member. 706 896-5798, cell 423 653 7417) is dependable, helpful and cheap. When we didn't know if we could replace our water filter element, he offered to loan us his water filter. He went out of his way to get us to an outfitter to look for the element. He had a chance to double his profit on a shuttle and turned it down which helped us and another couple save some money. He was a great fund of information and fun to talk to. Safe driver, too.