I concur with Brenda.
Wesley: All right. I'm going to let you all in on something you may have trouble comprehending. I assure you however-- Gunn: Vampires are real. Wesley: I was telling!
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
Pix - Mar 19, 2011 10:51:04 am PDT #6745 of 12706
The status is NOT quo.
sj - Mar 19, 2011 1:18:04 pm PDT #6746 of 12706
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I concur with Brenda.
Me too. More convenient for locals being the most important part, I think.
Trudy Booth - Mar 19, 2011 1:22:00 pm PDT #6747 of 12706
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Isn't the less expensive hospitality suite also the less expensive rooms though? (I could be mistaken about that, in which case the rest of my post matters less).
It seems like nearly every year people have to bail pretty late in the game because they can't afford it. Then there is some noise about keeping prices down next year. Then next year comes and we don't really keep that in the forefront of the discussion and we slippery slope into the nicer options. I think this ends up hurting attendance.
If the choice is between $74.95 rooms and a $125 hospitality suite the first weekend or $95.00 rooms and a $250 hospitality suite the second weekend I really think we'll have less "Agh, I just can't do it!" if we go with the first weekend.
And as nice as nice stuff is, "Moar Buffistas" is a little better.
Nicole - Mar 19, 2011 1:27:56 pm PDT #6748 of 12706
I'm getting the pig!
Room prices are $95 each for either weekend.
sj - Mar 19, 2011 1:29:28 pm PDT #6749 of 12706
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Room prices are $95 each for either weekend.
This seems like a very reasonable price to me.
Trudy Booth - Mar 19, 2011 1:34:47 pm PDT #6750 of 12706
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Nebbermind then.
And $95 IS reasonable, but $75 would be better.
(But since its not the case, see above re: nebbermind)
What happened with the $74.95 hotel then? Agh, forget it. I'll re-re-read.
SuziQ - Mar 19, 2011 2:02:18 pm PDT #6751 of 12706
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
$75 = no booze
Nicole - Mar 19, 2011 2:03:39 pm PDT #6752 of 12706
I'm getting the pig!
I'm on my phone so not easy to look up but that might have been the hotel that said no alcohol and off site prom. The Marriott was slightly cheaper before the wireless Internet and parking were negotiated into the room prices.
Pix - Mar 19, 2011 3:12:49 pm PDT #6753 of 12706
The status is NOT quo.
And realistically, very few major cities have rooms that cheap. $95/night is a steal for a Marriott in a nice city, IMO. Besides, it would suck for the locals not to be able to attend.
Trudy Booth - Mar 19, 2011 4:35:52 pm PDT #6754 of 12706
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Like I said, I agree that $95 is great. I just thought we had a cheaper option and I wish we would make a point of keeping prices as cheap as possible because I'm 99% sure we would get better attendance if we made that a priority.
Maybe next year.