"If you're coming into town and looking for a great hotel to stay at over the weekend, here are our top hotel suggestions.
Please note that unfortunately, none of the venues are within walking distance of a good hotel option, so be aware that you will most likely need to have some means of transportation during the weekend."
HOMEWOOD SUITES
Homewood Suites: Downtown Huntsville
714 Gallatin Street SW, Huntsville,Alabama, 35801
This is our top hotel pick for the weekend, the location is only about a 3min drive from the Friday & Saturday night dance venues, comes with a full breakfast included and is within walking distance to tons of great food and a Publix grocery store.
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*please note that this hotel fills up fast and has limited space so you'll want to book your room sooner than later.
AC HOTEL HUNTSVILLE
AC Hotel Huntsville Downtown: Downtown Huntsville
435 Williams Avenue SW, Huntsville, Alabama 35801
This brand new hotel downtown is our second pick for the weekend, the location is also only about a 3min drive from the Friday & Saturday night dance venues, a 10 minute drive to Saturday's class venue and is within walking distance to tons of great food and a Publix grocery store.
LOCAL HOUSING
Balast Off! is proud to offer housing with local recruits as an alternative option for those unable to secure hotel accommodations due to financial constraints. Please keep in mind that housing is very limited and will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis to fully enlisted recruits only. In addition, while we have a large number of housing slots Friday - Sunday with locals, we have a limited number of slots that can accommodate those needing housing on Thursday or Monday evening.
We kindly request that these housing spots be utilized only by those who would otherwise
be unable to attend the event without the aid of free local housing.
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- FOLLOW THE STEPS BELOW TO SUBMIT YOUR HOUSING REQUEST -
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STEP ONE
Enlist for the 2019 Balast Off mission HERE and select that you will be applying for local housing during that process.
(All housing requests received from non-enlisted personnel will be removed from our system immediately.)
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UPDATE! HOUSING IS NOW CLOSED!
Our local housing has now reached maximum capacity.
If you would like to be placed on a waiting list, you will need
to contact our head of housing, Bethany Minshew at:
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STEP TWO
After enlisting, fill out the form below.
(Your housing request will not be processed until both actions have been completed.)
LA QUINTA INN
La Quinta Inn Huntsville Research Park
4870 University Drive, Huntsville, AL 35816
If you're really looking for a something a bit less expensive, but still centrally located, this is our budget friendly hotel pick for the weekend. It's about a 5 minute drive from the Saturday class venues, and a 10 minute drive from the Friday & Saturday night dances and comes with a hot breakfast buffet as well. It's also right next to waffle house and across the street from tons of restaurants!
Rooms start at only $59/night!
