Moooommmmmmm! Vortex is generalising again.....!
Seriously, folks. I'm at an impasse until I know whether Abi feels the requirements are non-negotiable, or whether they aren't. Because I hadn't even planned to offer up hotels that didn't meet all of them. And the question of "a cheaper motel in proximity" won't fly here, either, because, as already said, SF pricing goes by neighbourhood. Lombard Street is the best value for the buck, but they aren't hotels, they're motor inns, they won't have the internet access or the space anywhere nearby for prom, and I doubt they'd take a block booking this far in advance anyway, because they're never hurting for custom.
Reality is what it is, and I know my city, yo.
And I honestly don't want to sound pissy, but I'm finishing off one book, I'm being paid to finish one that has a 15 November deadline, and when I enthusiastically offered to do all the research for SF, I wasn't counting on the requirements being skewed, or having to wander off to North Berekeley (which I love, mind you - cool area) or Cupertino or somewhere, in search of outlying hotels that match the price but not the amenities requirement.
I just heard back from the Seattle Convention Bureau contact. She's sending our proposal out to various properties today (she is a speedy one!).
Having already asked several questions I assume she'd have said something if she thougth our list was utterly impossible.
Having already asked several questions I assume she'd have said something if she thougth our list was utterly impossible.
Probably. (And thank you again for helping with this! I'm apparently the only editor in the office for the rest of the week, so I suddenly have work.)
When you get the list of what properties, let me know the names & addresses, and I'll try and figure out where they are & what they're near.
(loving Jilli's Brides of Batman tagline)
Awesome, Jilli!
Could you or Plei come up with a rough count of how many local "you can crash here, Buffista" beds are possible?
Could you or Plei come up with a rough count of how many local "you can crash here, Buffista" beds are possible?
Yep!
(loving Jilli's Brides of Batman tagline)
Said by a very cheerfully confused man at me & Plei when we were waiting in line to see
Batman Begins
at the IMAX.
Jilli and Plei may disagree, but that's my take.
Well, it depends on the outlying area. Actually getting to downtown from anywhere is pretty easy, as Express service to downtown is fairly common. It's getting from neighborhood to neighborhood that's a PITA.
Speaking as one who was in Chicago, bussing into the city from some of the outlying areas is just as fast as getting from Evanston to Chicago proper, and the only outlying area I can think of that does a lot of convention business and is loaded with hotels is SeaTac, which for obvious reasons, busses quite nicely into downtown.
Sorry. I just got home from school and caught up.
I was simply re-posting the guidelines that I posted more than a month ago. I said, at that point, when the issue of money came up, that I, at the very least, wanted to wait till after the date vote to re-assess the money thing. We're there now, of course, so, yeah, let's figure it out.
Yes, the last 2 years have not met the money requirement that was listed for this year. That's a good bit of the reason why it was listed this year.
I understand that it may be impossible to find what is listed in a place we'd like to be (although the vigor with which it is apparently impossible is slightly startling to me, as I litereally cut and pasted from earlier in this thread).
I'm trying to think of some sort solution to the issue. The only thing, at the moment, is that maybe we have "what is the least it cost to get what we want/need from a hotel that is transit-friendly" and "what is the best we can get for $99" on the City Pimpage sheet.
I, personally, don't much care either way on whether eaither number is before or after taxes, so long as we're consistent across cities.
I'm sure I'll have more thoughts, but I wanted to say that I'm here now and here's where my head is. I'd also like to wait before deciding any move for more people to weigh in (Truly do I feel the plight of those without Net access during the day, for I am more of your number now than at many times in the past)
I'm trying to think of some sort solution to the issue. The only thing, at the moment, is that maybe we have "what is the least it cost to get what we want/need from a hotel that is transit-friendly" and "what is the best we can get for $99" on the City Pimpage sheet.
I think this is a great idea.
I think certain things, like high speed internet access, we may want to reconsider as deal breakers if there is, say, easy-to-access free wireless in close proximity. Or at least list, "Hotel A: 89 a night, no internet access, closest net cafe .25 miles" or something.
