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I am SO excited for you guys. This place is a real gem. Thanks to John for finding it. I've read through the message board strings about the expectations, and had a great conversation with Gary, the manager. He had an excellent idea. If you look at the overhead map, you'll see the main building (#10) and across from that another building, which is the "Breakfast/Lunch Building, #12+13. He said he'll let you guys use this room for free for your performances. It's actually 2 35'x36' foot rooms that used to have a wall between them, but the wall got knocked down, and there are some bathrooms built at either side, so that the opening is only 16' wide, but he said he uses it as one big banquet room (35'x72'). There are mountain views from these rooms, and the ceiling is 10' high (with lights that hand down to 8' in places). He mentioned that [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Szymczyk][/URL] lives right down the road and has salsa bands play in these rooms for parties for his wife. His son is a waiter there. I told him that you guys are not the "take care of me" types, and that you'd probably be getting your own coffee.

There is a good variety of rooms and prices. For those who want to save money and go more rustic, there is #19 (Edelweiss) which has 8 bedrooms for $50 each. The A-Frames are so cute, and there are more apartment type accommodations. He said that you can take $20 off whatever rate you see on the site. Right now there is no one else booked there. Wouldn't it be great if you had the place all to yourselves! And, if others show up, they can just enjoy your music. Gary is cool.

Someone might want to contact Bill Szymczyk to find out more about the acoustics of the room Gary is offering. And, you'll definitely want to invite him. Maybe he'll bring some of his musician friends to join you. Let me know if there's anything more I can do to help with this. Eve

PS - RV's are fine. He has a space with electric and water hook up, but not sewer.

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Bill_Szymczyk

Bill Szymczyk (pronounced /ˈsɪm.zɪk/) (born February 13, 1943 in Muskegon, Michigan) became a musical producer and technical engineer of rock working with, among others, the Eagles in the 1970s. He produced The Who's 1981 album Face Dances, which included the hit single "You Better You Bet". He also produced B.B. King, Dishwalla, Joe Walsh, Wishbone Ash, Michael Stanley, The J. Geils Band, The James Gang, Tom Kimmel, Ford Theatre and many others. In 2007 he produced and mixed a self-titled solo album from former Verve Pipe lead Singer Brian Vander Ark which is slated for a January 2008 release, and starting in 2008 he will be producing the debut album from Eyes In The Attic. He now lives in Little Switzerland, North Carolina with his wife Lisi Szymczyk and their two sons Michael and Daniel.

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Originally posted by Ken-at-Bose:
OK. Here are a few more details from Eve.

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I am SO excited for you guys. This place is a real gem. Thanks to John for finding it. ...snip....