BTGuy's Business Travels

Got to go back to Hot Springs again for another few days. As is always the case, got to stay at the Embassy Suites in Hot Springs. Even though they were sold out, the manager Kurt Schatzl (called him directly) was able to book me a room at the $119 rate. But as was the case back in September, there was a ground stop and horrendous weather for D/FW and the airport was closed (about the time our flight pulled out of the gate in Austin). So, got on the next flight to Chicago (made that one), and tried to go standby back to Little Rock on the last flight (ORD-LIT), but it was oversold.

So, talked to AA and asked them where I could get into close enough, and settled on Memphis. About 200 miles exactly to Hot Springs, and it is interstate all the way, so that was definitely the way to go. Fort Smith and NW Arkansas take too long to get to Hot Springs. Texarkana may be another good option, but can't go there from Chicago. Once I figured out I was going to Memphis, I called Hilton Reservations, and they gave me a few options, but the Hampton Inn on Perkins Road was the one closest to the airport (read the review here). It took exactly three hours to make the drive from Memphis to Hot Springs, with very little traffic except for about 10 miles East of LR, through the 440 loop. Definitely go to Memphis or Texarkana if you can't make it into Little Rock.

posted by Business Travel Guy @ 6:00 PM