I'm all about the under-$100 per night. But in the event that isn't possible, there's yet another reason to know whether or not I'm locked into an onsite food expenditure at the given hotel; if we're saving $500 on catering costs, that can go into the hotel fund, for instance. If we book 25 rooms, that $500 gives each room-booker, what? an extra $20 bucks off the room? Not a lot, but it adds up.
The room costs were done completely per individual since we didn't do "tickets" per se. The catering costs are completely seperate.
ETA: Meaning that the huge savings on catering would totally help us afford this as a group, it just wouldn't help individuals on nightly hotel costs unless there was a lot more money raised than was needed for all other costs.
ND has the money breakdown in a handy-dandy Excel spreadsheet. I don't have a total number of rooms used for this F2F officially, but I could probably figure it out and get back to you.
The availability of bed/couch room for F2Fers will help a lot if the price of the hotel is more expensive. It's a factor in the location pimpage.
The advantages of a prom location in walking distance of the hotel include costume changes, no drinking & driving, and the possibility of taking breaks from promage. I found it helpful to be able to go and chill in my room from time to time at previous F2Fs.
JZ, you do realize that if the F2F is in SF and I can somehow go, I'm totally staying with you? Okay, good, just so you know.
Bring your laptop. You can rip some CDs. SA and billytea both gorged on my collection.
The advantages of a prom location in walking distance of the hotel include costume changes, no drinking & driving, and the possibility of taking breaks from promage. I found it helpful to be able to go and chill in my room from time to time at previous F2Fs.
Yes, this. I take time outs in large crowds, and having my own room nearby is pretty important to me.
Also, keeping aspects that worked well at previous F2Fs is a good thing, but so is trying new formats in my opinion.
Bring your laptop. You can rip some CDs. SA and billytea both gorged on my collection.
I don't have a laptop!
Maybe my new job will give me one for...business.
I don't have a laptop!
You've got a year to get one. Or I suppose an iPod.
I've had the pleasure of couching at both the Zmayhem and Perkins residences and I can vouch for the excellent hostage. (That is host-age, not the hostage like they bound me up and stuff)
not the hostage like they bound me up and stuff)
We
wanted
to. We were out of tape.
