<p>Are any of your parents going to Dimensions with you? Are they even allowed to come to the activities they have set up for us? My dad is coming but he's staying in a hotel.</p>
<p>Sonicyouth, my husband is going with my daughter, but does not plan to attend any events. He has a list of practical things to look into - trying to find a Target, BB&B in Concord, banks, etc. Originally she was going alone but, because she can only miss a minimum amount of school, her arrival in Hanover was so late at night we didn't feel comfortable sending her for the first time alone.</p>
<p>i asked the dimensions lady and she said that a lot of parents come...my parents are coming on friday and spending the night at a hotel</p>
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<p>i asked the dimensions lady and she said that a lot of parents come...my parents are coming on friday and spending the night at a hotel</p>
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<p>You mean THE hotel? Is there more than one? :-) (We stayed at the Hanover Inn last weekend, and it was fabulous. Right across the street from The Green. I wonder where you can stay on busy weekends, though).</p>
<p>Oh and I forgot DH's most important task - going to the CO-OP and outfitting the family in Dartmouth stuff.</p>
<p>D-dad - there are a number of chain motels at the various interstate exits surrounding Hanover/Lebanon/White River plus there are a number of bed and breakfast places around and about. I'm sure on big weekends like Parents Weekend, it gets crowded fast, but there are more possibilities than you would think just looking at Hanover alone. The Inn looks very posh, I'm envious.</p>
<p>The Inn is nice but a little pricey - I'm glad there are alternatives.</p>
<p>D-dad,</p>
<p>I booked my First family weekend hotel reservations in October through Expedia. Went back about 2 weeks ago and rebooked the same hotel at a lower rate.</p>
<p>You can do a search through Expedia for a number of hotels in White River Junction for a fraction of the cost and a hot 5 minute drive from the school. Look into the Best Western at the Junction where you can get a room for approx, $69 per night. The Hampton Inn a a few other Hotels are along that Strip.</p>
<p>Thanks. I think my daughter will be there in the fall. (She still has to visit Duke, but she loved Dartmouth so much when she visited, that I doubt Duke will win her over).</p>
<p>Like Sybbie, we have stayed in White River Junction on numerous occasions--it's, at the most, 5-10 minutes away from Dartmouth straight up the highway. We're doing an overnight Wen. and coming back on the weekend.</p>
<p>Hehe I'm going all alone.</p>
<p>"my parents are coming on friday and spending the night at a hotel"</p>
<p>ditto</p>
<p>awesome. because as much as i love my dad, i would be embarrassed to be the only person there with a parent. </p>
<p>we are getting free dinners and stuff, so now i'm assuming that parents can cash in on the free-ness as well?</p>
<p>When I stayed last sept., it was in WRJ as well, it might have been a Red Roof Inn or something...I don't really remember, because I came down with a stomach flu and nausea the morning I visited Dartmouth (then had a 12-hour drive back to Toledo).</p>
<p>while you are a registered guest as Dimensions, they will house and feed you (the prospective student). I don't remember if they give you a card or vouchers, maybe someone who went last year will jump in. I know that there are a few big welcome cook-outs or something like that. I don't think your parents willbe able to cash in on the free-ness. They will get a free lunch at the food court on move in day:)</p>
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<p>They will get a free lunch at the food court on move in day</p>
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<p>Woo hoo! That will take the sting out of the first tuition payment! :-)</p>
<p>My parents stay in White River Junction, at either the Hampton Inn or the Best Western. My mom likes those, but when my Dad comes alone he stays in the Super 8. It's REALLY cheap. My dad calls it the Depression Inn because it feels isolated and deserted.</p>
<p>I was at Princeton this week for April Hosting, and there were sooooo many parents there. Some kids latched on their parents still, it made me feel sorta bad for them. My dad was here, but he stayed quite out of the way, but he was there when I needed him: to stand in line to get my luggage when we all tried to find our hosts and some other things. He hung out with other parents, and I really liked that. He actually became friends with the Dean of Admissions, really wierd.</p>