I just booked a room the 3rd time this year because daughter has a 8am meet again. It is only 1hour and a half a way but I get so nervous about getting there. All of the meets that we previously had at 8am were at least 3 hours away so I had no choice. I was just curious what other people gym families and coaches do. Daughter likes to be early so getting there just in time I feel would throw her off and also since it is winter we are in PA you never know what the weather will be like. The only problem that I have run into is her gym will not let them leave practice early so we often get to the hotel intime to go to bed and get up and rush to the meet in the AM it seems like a waste. Daughters headcoach and I have gotten into arguments about this and I have basically given up on trying to convince her to let daughter leave practice early to travel to the meets? What is your gym policies on this do they let gymnasts leave early to travel?