MomofFutureLeader, we have a C4C (freshman), so we've only been through 1 Parents weekend, but we also went out for Inprocessing, plus I went out for A Day in August, so I've seen 3 different hotels. My recommendation would be to check a site like Expedia, hotels.com, etc. and see what hotels/rates/etc are available--compare for features you want. Don't panic, though, and book the first one you see. We didn't make reservations for Inprocessing week or Parents Weekend until March when the BFE came, and had no problem getting hotel rooms then at good prices ($100ish range), so you have time. We stayed very close to the Academy for Inprocessing (Drury Inn), which worked out great for us, but stayed further south by 25 and Lake Ave. intersection for Parents Weekend for a little space. Keep driving distance in mind for Parents Weekend--you'll need to be at the academy early if you're going to Friday classes with your cadet (we arrived before 7, I think classes started at 7:30 or maybe a little later), and traffic can be very slow as all the parents descend on the academy. And for the football game Saturday (which is mandatory for cadets), our cadet had to be there at 9:30 for the tailgate party before the noon game (they are allowed to spend Friday night at the hotel with you) and again, traffic is something to keep in mind. I know some people stay in other towns besides Colorado Springs, it just depends on how much driving you want to do, how early (or not!) that you want to get up, etc. We also took our cadet shopping on Sunday and bought a computer monitor and a few other things that we then took to his room at the academy and he set up, so we were glad we were close enough to be able to do that easily. One thing we did that ended up being a plus was we booked 2 adjoining rooms for Saturday and Sunday nights--he could then sleep later if he wanted, plus he did homework in one room while we watched TV, worked on the laptop, etc. Just a few things to think about!