I'm really excited that the specialty will be in Ft. Worth! I won't have to make hotel reservations because I will be living in the DFW area very soon :chili:
2011 National Speciality Information! Hotel info, etc
Here is the hotel and specialty information from the Show Chair, Denise Hunter
The 2011 AMA National Specialty will be held at the DFW Marriott Hotel and Golf Club in Fort Worth, Texas from Thursday April 28 to Sunday May 1st. We will have a fun filled 4 days! The hotel hosts a Longhorn steer auction every March in the grand ballroom so I think they can handle Maltese. Welcome to Texas!
By clicking the link below, you will be directed to the property's home page with the code already entered in the appropriate field. All you need to do is enter your arrival date to begin the reservation process. If you prefer, you may call the reservations line at 1-866-348-3984 and ask for the American Maltese Association rate. The cost is $99.00 a night and the rate is good for 3 days before and 3 days after.
Dallas/Fort Worth Marriott Hotel & Golf Club at Champions Circle >> or
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/trav...a&app=resvlink&fromDate=4/27/11&toDate=5/2/11
The Marriott is a non-smoking facility but for the smokers, you may smoke anywhere outside. The hotel has an 18 hole golf course and greens fees are $49.00 during the week and $69.00 on the weekend which includes a cart and range balls. You can also rent golf clubs if need be. There is a swimming pool, hot tub and tennis courts.
DFW International Airport is approximately 18 miles away depending on which exit you take. The hotel does not have an airport shuttle but there are different shuttles at the airport that you may choose from. The information I was given from the Fort Worth Visitors and Convention Bureau is:
Yellow Checker Cab: $30. one way and goes down with each additional passenger
Van 1-800-BLUEVAN: $100. and holds up to 10 passengers (I believe that is $100. whether it is 1 or 10 passengers so that the cost is divided but not 100% sure)
Super Shuttle $36. one way.
The hotel does have a shuttle that will take you anywhere you would like to go within a 10 mile radius; grocery stores, Wal-Mart, Laundromats, etc. Across the highway is Texas Motor Speedway Schedule - Texas Motor Speedway . There is not a race that weekend but you can take tours of the raceway. They also have a fitness center (the hotel has one also but not as big) that you can access with your hotel key and a spa that you can make reservations for.
The town of Roanoke is 5 miles away with a lot of great restaurants. http://www.roanoketexas.com/UserFiles//unique diningCORMenuBrochureFINAL.pdf About 6 miles away is a Sam Moon: Sam Moon Group and there's also other shopping in the center. There's a Cabela's about 8 miles away Cabela's Fort Worth, TX Retail Store : Cabela's Retail The National Historic Stockyards District Fort Worth Stockyards "Where the West Begins" is 20 miles away so those of you with cars can go and take a tour if you like. They have Longhorn cattle drives twice a day. Also there is Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags Over Texas. Downtown Fort Worth has a lot of shopping and a great night life. Sundance Square Fort Worth - Home . The Fort Worth Zoo Fort Worth Zoo - Homepage is a top 10 nationally ranked zoo. And there are world renowned museums in the cultural district, Fort Worth Museums - Art Galleries, Culture, Events - Official Fort Worth, Texas Visitors Guide. All of these things for those that are planning on coming early or staying over.
For those who would like to make it an extended vacation you can visit: TravelTex
While the show site is technically in the city limits of Fort Worth, it is in a rural area and there is wildlife so we ask that you not leave your Maltese unattended in an Ex-pen outside.
If you have any questions or special needs, please contact me at [email protected]
We hope you will make plans to join us next year for our 46th Annual National Specialty!
Denise Hunter
Show Chair
So start making those reservations
:chili:
The 2011 AMA National Specialty will be held at the DFW Marriott Hotel and Golf Club in Fort Worth, Texas from Thursday April 28 to Sunday May 1st. We will have a fun filled 4 days! The hotel hosts a Longhorn steer auction every March in the grand ballroom so I think they can handle Maltese. Welcome to Texas!
By clicking the link below, you will be directed to the property's home page with the code already entered in the appropriate field. All you need to do is enter your arrival date to begin the reservation process. If you prefer, you may call the reservations line at 1-866-348-3984 and ask for the American Maltese Association rate. The cost is $99.00 a night and the rate is good for 3 days before and 3 days after.
Dallas/Fort Worth Marriott Hotel & Golf Club at Champions Circle >> or
http://www.marriott.com/hotels/trav...a&app=resvlink&fromDate=4/27/11&toDate=5/2/11
The Marriott is a non-smoking facility but for the smokers, you may smoke anywhere outside. The hotel has an 18 hole golf course and greens fees are $49.00 during the week and $69.00 on the weekend which includes a cart and range balls. You can also rent golf clubs if need be. There is a swimming pool, hot tub and tennis courts.
DFW International Airport is approximately 18 miles away depending on which exit you take. The hotel does not have an airport shuttle but there are different shuttles at the airport that you may choose from. The information I was given from the Fort Worth Visitors and Convention Bureau is:
Yellow Checker Cab: $30. one way and goes down with each additional passenger
Van 1-800-BLUEVAN: $100. and holds up to 10 passengers (I believe that is $100. whether it is 1 or 10 passengers so that the cost is divided but not 100% sure)
Super Shuttle $36. one way.
The hotel does have a shuttle that will take you anywhere you would like to go within a 10 mile radius; grocery stores, Wal-Mart, Laundromats, etc. Across the highway is Texas Motor Speedway Schedule - Texas Motor Speedway . There is not a race that weekend but you can take tours of the raceway. They also have a fitness center (the hotel has one also but not as big) that you can access with your hotel key and a spa that you can make reservations for.
The town of Roanoke is 5 miles away with a lot of great restaurants. http://www.roanoketexas.com/UserFiles//unique diningCORMenuBrochureFINAL.pdf About 6 miles away is a Sam Moon: Sam Moon Group and there's also other shopping in the center. There's a Cabela's about 8 miles away Cabela's Fort Worth, TX Retail Store : Cabela's Retail The National Historic Stockyards District Fort Worth Stockyards "Where the West Begins" is 20 miles away so those of you with cars can go and take a tour if you like. They have Longhorn cattle drives twice a day. Also there is Six Flags Over Texas, Six Flags Over Texas. Downtown Fort Worth has a lot of shopping and a great night life. Sundance Square Fort Worth - Home . The Fort Worth Zoo Fort Worth Zoo - Homepage is a top 10 nationally ranked zoo. And there are world renowned museums in the cultural district, Fort Worth Museums - Art Galleries, Culture, Events - Official Fort Worth, Texas Visitors Guide. All of these things for those that are planning on coming early or staying over.
For those who would like to make it an extended vacation you can visit: TravelTex
While the show site is technically in the city limits of Fort Worth, it is in a rural area and there is wildlife so we ask that you not leave your Maltese unattended in an Ex-pen outside.
If you have any questions or special needs, please contact me at [email protected]
We hope you will make plans to join us next year for our 46th Annual National Specialty!
Denise Hunter
Show Chair
So start making those reservations
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My "future maltese" and I reeeallly want to go! Texas is a bit closer....and I have cowboy boots
YAY!!! This is going to be a good one!
I won't make reservations yet - but I plan on going.If they have Rally I may be bringing both kiddos with me! :w00t:
I really wish I could be that way again, Pam.
But with a self-employed hubby whose workload goes up and down with no rhyme or reason, and the amount of out of town travel we do, I can hardly make plans more than a week in advance most of the time. I'm a planner, so it's very difficult for me. After 11 years, I'm slightly more used to it.
I'd love to go to Ft. Worth. I'd drive, so maybe the Atlanta SM crowd will have to do a road trip together. :thumbsup:
Watch out for Kat...
ok 2011 is too far to reserve for me from now.
If things worked then I need cowboy boots+hat AND cowboy horse - can't miss riding if I visit Texas :blush:. I learned how to ride Western in Montana (I always ride English here).
but Stormy was my teacher for Western riding :wub: it wasn't hard at all. In fact, it seemed easier than English riding for a beginner
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oh I sooo wanna make it in 2011...
ok 2011 is too far to reserve for me from now.
If things worked then I need cowboy boots+hat AND cowboy horse - can't miss riding if I visit Texas :blush:. I learned how to ride Western in Montana (I always ride English here).
but Stormy was my teacher for Western riding :wub: it wasn't hard at all. In fact, it seemed easier than English riding for a beginner
oh I sooo wanna make it in 2011...
Kat, that would be so awesome if you could make it to Nationals. Hopefully, I'll be there. It is just so much fun.Watch out for Kat...
ok 2011 is too far to reserve for me from now.
If things worked then I need cowboy boots+hat AND cowboy horse - can't miss riding if I visit Texas :blush:. I learned how to ride Western in Montana (I always ride English here).
but Stormy was my teacher for Western riding :wub: it wasn't hard at all. In fact, it seemed easier than English riding for a beginner
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oh I sooo wanna make it in 2011...
Road Trip!!! Love that idea!I really wish I could be that way again, Pam.
But with a self-employed hubby whose workload goes up and down with no rhyme or reason, and the amount of out of town travel we do, I can hardly make plans more than a week in advance most of the time. I'm a planner, so it's very difficult for me. After 11 years, I'm slightly more used to it.
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