[The Guru]

Landmark Inn, The new Hampton Inn, Pinson Motel, Days Inn, Holiday Inn Express, The Old Super 8. There are plenty of Hotels. And if You can't find a place to eat in Pikeville I truly feel sorry for you.

Richmond has at least twice the hotels that Pikeville has and people still have trouble getting rooms. Each hotel is filled with at least 1-2 teams, cheerleaders, school officials, parents and fans. That doesn't count the amount of rooms needed for refs, and tourney officials, judges and sponsors people needing rooms. you would need at least 15-16 hotels alone for the tourney, and there are people that need rooms that have nothing to do with the All-A. Plus...put about a thousand vehicles and buses downtown Pikeville and the city would have to shut down for three days.
So having people travel hundreds of miles!!! Plus, yes there are lots of places to eat in Pikeville, but you have to wait even when there isn't anything going on in Pikeville, how would it be if you added a few thousand more wanting to eat.