Last winter the folks at the Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort did a complete remodel on the rooms.
As far as I was concerned, I thought this was pretty unnecessary and at the time I really did not see the point to it. After spending a few nights in the new room, I can say they really are much nicer now. I have had a lot of people asking me about the new rooms, so I am posting some pictures so everyone will know what to expect this year!
The new rooms have recessed lighting and they are much brighter than before. This is probably my favorite thing about the new rooms.
The floors were completely replaced with the tile you see below:
It is a very attractive floor tile, but I actually kind of miss the old black/white checkerboard pattern. I think the old checkerboard pattern made me feel faster. Every time I came back to the room I got a checkered flag.
It seems like there must have been smoke detectors before, but I just don’t remember them. In any case, it is comforting to know that I will not burn in my sleep.
This is the new helmet hanger/coat rack. Much nicer than the old ones. Each room gets two of these. Its a great place to put your helmet unless you are like me and sneak out of the room at sunrise, only to realize you don’t have your keys and the helmet is still inside the room. My roomies always love it when I wake them up at 6AM so I can get back in the room to get my helmet.
I guess this would be the thing most folks would say is the biggest improvement. All rooms now have television. Not just regular television either. This is some kind of high tech satellite powered information center. You can download the local weather radar at will. All kinds of cable channels and local channels as well. On a rainy day you could spend 3 hours clicking through menus. I found all kinds of porn channels as well, but I didn’t order any because I thought it might be a little uncomfortable when I checked out and there was a 9.99 charge for “Big Butt Sex Orgy”.
Now don’t y’all expect to get this kind of treatment! Every morning the ladies left me kisses. I’m sure they don’t this for everyone. I think it is pretty obvious that they are sweet on the Tankster. It must torture them to know that I am married. I saved the kisses for my sunrise coffee at the overlook. Coffee and kisses are awesome at the overlook.
Below you can see the entire room.
Now we will move on to the bathroom, which has been completely redecorated.
We have a brand new sink:
And a new clothes hook:
And a brand new lighting fixture:
And a brand new toilet:
And a brand new shower:
Here is what it all looks like:
All in all it adds up to as nice a room as anyone could want. I thought the rooms were fine last year, but they really are a lot nicer this year. Just remember, the reason you stay here has nothing to do with the room. As nice as the rooms are, the best thing about the Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort is the people who work there. You will never stay anywhere, at any price, where they care more about their customers.