Heh.

Are we going to vote city first or date first? Because at this point, date is more of a deciding factor than city for me

Date. Currently scheduled to start voting a week from Sunday.

A preferred date is going to be necessary to get hard numbers; I told them it's traditionally been the third week in May. Is that right?

Yup. Though if someone found a hotel with some fabulous package deal available a couple weeks earlier or later, I'd imagine we could be flexible about that. The middle/end of May/early June can sometimes be hard for traveling: there's lots of competition for hotel rooms in college towns right around graduation, and 'istas with kids of their own (or graduation ceremonies of their own) sometimes have to miss out.

I know Hec and I lost a small handful of wedding guests due to conflicts with mid-May school plays/talent shows/little-kid graduation ceremonies that our parent and teacher friends felt they couldn't miss on pain of immediately expiring of guilt.

But YAcronymofchoiceMV -- I don't in fact know that this has ever been a big factor in the F2Fs.

F2F2046.

I got a NO HOT-LINKING! page on that one, ita.

Debet, I was thinking something along the lines of right before signing a contract with a hotel.

Yes, we'll have a decent guesstimate from the city choice poll to start negotiations with but just a quick (I'm Already Counting Down The Days - I'm Definetly There Barring Some Huge Unforeseen Expense - I'm Trying Super Hard But It's Really Iffy - Can't But Have Fun Without Me, You Jerks) poll couldn't hurt and might save some heartache down the line.

Are we going to vote city first or date first?

Date, I would hope.

Never mind.

Nicole, that probably makes sense, yeah. Just to verify.

I got a NO HOT-LINKING! page on that one, ita.

From the no hot linky page, copy and paste ita's link into the address bar.

Debet, I was thinking something along the lines of right before signing a contract with a hotel.

That's what I was thinking, too. Right before we lock ourselves into a contract.

OK. Just got off the phone with Margaret, at the Miyako. Here are the amenities:

1. net access in every room; most are DSL high speed, some are dial up, all have access.

2. The prices (below) include both tower (yumyumyum) rooms and Garden rooms. The hospitality suite - which has fridge, tv and DVD player - along with the ADA compliant handicap access rooms, are ground floor, Garden building, rather than the tower.

3. Yes, handicap access.

4. I do have a concern about the proposed hospitality suite, since it may be too small for the purpose - I suspect it's about the size of the one in LA, but I have an appointment for Margaret to take me on the full tour, next Thursday, so I'll know then. They also have a business centre.

Prices: I only asked her about May of next year. Here's the block rate per room, three nights (Thurs through Sunday, with the option for some people to extend one additional night), based on 25 rooms, not including the hospitality suite:

25 rooms, all with at least two beds (either two twins or two doubles):

18 - 21 May (week before Memorial Day): $109 per night (normally $129 per night; this is the discount)

25 - 28 May (Memorial Day): $99 per night.

Here's the link: [link]

edit: Duh, I'm an idiot. The proposed Hospitality Suite is $149/night. It has fridge, TV, DVD player; they understood about the pajamas and the TV watching.

I did not ask about Prom; I have some ideas about that and would prefer to view the place first.