It was a nice October evening wining and dining with friends at Mario's Shadyside when the subject of NYE first came up. Our plans for the evening had already been decided, but lodging had not. We took to the Holiday Inn mobile site and were pleasantly (and shockingly) surprised to find a rate of $155 for NYE. We booked a suite on the spot. I wasn't expecting much, but also didn't care given that I expected to barely be in the room at all that night. Our corner queen suite slept six comfortably and included a nice little fridge for our pre-gaming purposes.
The moral of the story is, as long as I spend NYE on the Southside, I'll never stay anywhere else. The rooms are very nice for the HI chain and the location can't be beat. Throw in a room rate like that and I'm sold for life! Also, a complimentary breakfast was offered, but who wakes up before 10am, especially on New Year's Day?!