Geez, we were required to stay at a tourney (grease the palms) approved hotel. Our DblTree was 154. per nite. Nice enough but pricey. I guess it is the LA area but we probably could of paid the penalty and done better.
Here in the southeast, that's about $35 - $40/night.
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Hotel must haves....gotta have breakfast buffet, free wifi, a pool for the kids, and a place to have "parent meetings."