JZ, could you make a list like this, and email me with it, please, ma'am?

Yes'm. Just, probably not until Monday, as I just this second got a vast pile of work flopped in my lap.

JZ, trust me, next week is of the excellence.

Aimee, don't give up on Vegas, yo. I admit, I'm extremely happy with all three possibilities this time. Win-win! Although, if it does wind up being Vegas, we'd probably not stay at the official hotel. Nic has long since convinced me that we will both be struck by lightning if we stay anywhere that isn't the Bellagio.

Which explains why we've had so long between Vegas visits, damn it.

Am I reading correctly that we need to spend 1800 at the bar to get things comped? That's quite a bit. How much is the catering and room of we don't hit that mark?

Am I reading correctly that we need to spend 1800 at the bar to get things comped?

No, no - that's food and beverage combined.

$1800 on alcohol? Scary thought.

$1800 on alcohol? Scary thought.

For all values of Scary == Fun.

eta: Plus, that would encourage more to attend, as that might save some from alcohol poisoning.

If Meara or Raq is around --

Does either of you remember what we spent on food for the DC F2F? IIRC, we came fairly close to $1000 on that alone.

Fred Pete, this is from the IFB on the DC deal:

All rooms were doubles, single or 2 people: $139 per night (with tax, $159.16). Double room, quad rate (4 people) $169/night (with tax, $193.51). All our rooms were blocked for the top 2 floors under the penthouse, although early arrivals took available rooms on other floors. There was a 50% discount on parking: with discount, parking was $9/day, $11/overnight. All rooms had free high-speed Internet access.

About 70 people attended the Saturday dance. A catered appetizer buffet cost $600.00. We spent $355.30 at a cash bar, exclusive of artender, service charges, and tax. The hospitality suite rental was $250.

$139 a night? Crikey. If I was looking in that price range, I'd have about ten more hotels to talk to. Right now, though, seriously loving the idea of stopping at the Holiday Inn.

$139 a night? Crikey. If I was looking in that price range, I'd have about ten more hotels to talk to.

We kept putting off looking until we were desperate, which is why we started early last year and this. There weren't a whole lot of options by the time we were ready to finalize a deal.

We kept putting off looking until we were desperate, which is why we started early last year and this. There weren't a whole lot of options by the time we were ready to finalize a deal.

I didn't know that - but it should serve as an answer to any calls to "wait, talk it out, vote, wait some more, talk some more, wait, THEN do initial footwork".

Hell, I didn't know that was what happened, and even without knowing, once agreed that the SF info was my responsibility, I started gathering. It commits no one to anything, it gets it done early, and the options are broader. I literally can't see a single negative to that.

edit: heh. And now Khaled, the events manager at the Ramada, is leaving me messages and sending me emails, sayig wait! wait! we do have internet access in all the rooms, and everything's negotiable! Call me!

Heh. I'm salivating at Deb's description of the SF hotel, David's list of attractions and JZ's ghost walk. Are we there yet?