Immokalee place to stay

Sean Ward · 11-09-2007, 04:08 PM

anyone know any hotels anywhere near the track never been there but best i can tell the closest thing is about 40 miles anyone know of any thing Thanks

Myron Piatek · 11-09-2007, 05:32 PM

"Local" motels are subject to opinions. There are only one or two that I might consider. (Don't recall the names.) But I've always gone to one near the interstate.

Sean Ward · 11-09-2007, 05:48 PM

Myron so what are you saying the hotels are crap might as well stay home may be i will not try ihra nothing bad about ihra but i don't want to stay an hour from the track that is already in the middle of no where well i guess we should not have sold the motorhome

Myron Piatek · 11-09-2007, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean Ward

Myron so what are you saying the hotels are crap might as well stay home may be i will not try ihra nothing bad about ihra but i don't want to stay an hour from the track that is already in the middle of no where well i guess we should not have sold the motorhome

Sean, I'm not suggesting you stay home and I can't say how good or bad a few are locally because I never stayed in-town personally. There are some I would not stay at regardless and a couple that I've heard different opinions on. The next closest motels happen to be about 45 minutes away and I decided to go there in the past. Not sure what I'll do next time but was just offering some info so you have some idea of what to expect and plan accordingly.

Sean Ward · 11-09-2007, 08:10 PM

just sounds like a place i do not want to go to

Michael Beard · 11-09-2007, 08:22 PM

I know several guys who race there on a weekly basis. Y'all do what you want, I guess -- I'm going racing! Ralph Hester's events have always gotten rave reviews. I'm anxious to be a part of it, first hand.

I'm surprised at some of the posts... that's like swearing off racing at Atco or E-Town because things have been stolen there. That's painting with a pretty wide brush, IMO.

Mark Ruset · 11-09-2007, 05:49 PM

Myron and Sean this my neck of the woods. You've got The Hampton Inn in Bonita Springs 239-947-9393 the Holiday Inn Express also in Bonita Springs 239-948-0699. They are both about 30 miles from the track and have large parking lots and are safe and clean.

FED 387 · 11-09-2007, 06:57 PM

OK guys let me put this in perspective !!!! For starters to anyone that has never been to the town of Immokalee let me explain to you that this area(around Immokalee) is in the middle of a large produce growing region---that is lettuce, tomatoes ,cabbage etc. The average guy that lives in town lives in Company supplied housing and works on the truck farms--- They are either migrant Mexican/Indian or poor whites that pick these crops----They make a coupla bucks an hour doing this---There is an Indian gambling casino in town( very nice) but other than that if a tornado hit the town maybe a million dollars in damage would occur and most of that would be damage to the produce warehouses---I have never been to the track when I was there ,but I will not eat anywhere in town or drink anything that did not come out of a bottle or a can(casino excepted)---Yea it is filthy and almost 3rd world !!!!!!!!!! As far as accomodations you will have to stay in Ft myers/FT Myers Beach or in Bonita/Naples area both about 1 hour away--- Those are your options---I have been to the Naples/Bonita Beach area for about 20 years so I am speaking from experience...Appalachia almost looks appealing---My 2 cents on this Comp 387

11-09-2007, 04:08 PM	#1
Sean Ward Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Grand Island FL. Posts: 389 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Immokalee place to stay anyone know any hotels anywhere near the track never been there but best i can tell the closest thing is about 40 miles anyone know of any thing Thanks __________________ Sean Ward NHRA s/ss/comp#2882 SW4 MOTORSPORTS

11-09-2007, 05:32 PM	#2
Myron Piatek VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 1,542 Likes: 34 Liked 138 Times in 51 Posts	Re: Immokalee place to stay "Local" motels are subject to opinions. There are only one or two that I might consider. (Don't recall the names.) But I've always gone to one near the interstate. __________________ LOCOMOTION Racing

11-09-2007, 05:48 PM	#3
Sean Ward Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Grand Island FL. Posts: 389 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Immokalee place to stay Myron so what are you saying the hotels are crap might as well stay home may be i will not try ihra nothing bad about ihra but i don't want to stay an hour from the track that is already in the middle of no where well i guess we should not have sold the motorhome __________________ Sean Ward NHRA s/ss/comp#2882 SW4 MOTORSPORTS

11-09-2007, 08:10 PM	#5
Sean Ward Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Grand Island FL. Posts: 389 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Immokalee place to stay just sounds like a place i do not want to go to __________________ Sean Ward NHRA s/ss/comp#2882 SW4 MOTORSPORTS

11-09-2007, 08:22 PM	#6
Michael Beard VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 4,060 Likes: 0 Liked 13 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Immokalee place to stay I know several guys who race there on a weekly basis. Y'all do what you want, I guess -- I'm going racing! Ralph Hester's events have always gotten rave reviews. I'm anxious to be a part of it, first hand. I'm surprised at some of the posts... that's like swearing off racing at Atco or E-Town because things have been stolen there. That's painting with a pretty wide brush, IMO. __________________ Michael Beard - NHRA/IHRA 3216 S/SS

11-09-2007, 05:49 PM	#7
Mark Ruset Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Southwest Florida Posts: 263 Likes: 35 Liked 43 Times in 29 Posts	Re: Immokalee place to stay Myron and Sean this my neck of the woods. You've got The Hampton Inn in Bonita Springs 239-947-9393 the Holiday Inn Express also in Bonita Springs 239-948-0699. They are both about 30 miles from the track and have large parking lots and are safe and clean. __________________ Mark Ruset 2048 STK

11-09-2007, 06:57 PM	#8
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,409 Likes: 506 Liked 329 Times in 177 Posts	Re: Immokalee place to stay OK guys let me put this in perspective !!!! For starters to anyone that has never been to the town of Immokalee let me explain to you that this area(around Immokalee) is in the middle of a large produce growing region---that is lettuce, tomatoes ,cabbage etc. The average guy that lives in town lives in Company supplied housing and works on the truck farms--- They are either migrant Mexican/Indian or poor whites that pick these crops----They make a coupla bucks an hour doing this---There is an Indian gambling casino in town( very nice) but other than that if a tornado hit the town maybe a million dollars in damage would occur and most of that would be damage to the produce warehouses---I have never been to the track when I was there ,but I will not eat anywhere in town or drink anything that did not come out of a bottle or a can(casino excepted)---Yea it is filthy and almost 3rd world !!!!!!!!!! As far as accomodations you will have to stay in Ft myers/FT Myers Beach or in Bonita/Naples area both about 1 hour away--- Those are your options---I have been to the Naples/Bonita Beach area for about 20 years so I am speaking from experience...Appalachia almost looks appealing---My 2 cents on this Comp 387