Do we have any sort of head count yet for negotiating purposes?
None of it means a damn thing.
Mal ,'Objects In Space'
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.
megan walker - Apr 02, 2009 2:10:16 pm PDT #898 of 12685
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Apr 02, 2009 2:18:56 pm PDT #899 of 12685
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
It's a chicken & egg thing, isn't it? We can't get anything more than a guesstimate head count until we know which hotel - and thus what price - we're picking.
juliana - Apr 02, 2009 3:18:05 pm PDT #900 of 12685
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
It's a chicken & egg thing, isn't it? We can't get anything more than a guesstimate head count until we know which hotel - and thus what price - we're picking.
Exactly. I said 20 rooms when I started the negotiations with the hotels, though.
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Apr 02, 2009 3:23:10 pm PDT #901 of 12685
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Yup, 20 is what we've been sticking to.
meara - Apr 02, 2009 3:57:15 pm PDT #902 of 12685
Oooh. The Crowne Plaza just came back with cheaper rates (than they'd been offering)...$159. Of course, their wifi isn't free, so I figure that ends up being $169 for everyone basically...(But I do figure that gives us something to tell the Monaco, when they come back to us)
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Apr 02, 2009 5:35:59 pm PDT #903 of 12685
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
$159? Cool. That's $20 less than previous, isn't it?
javachik - Apr 02, 2009 7:11:01 pm PDT #904 of 12685
Our wings are not tired.
Yay, I am really happy about the "downtown" aspect. These places sound great. I always associate Crowne Plazas with the boring conferences I have to attend all of the time, and I associate Kimptons with hip and cool and fun.
Associations aren't everything, though!
meara - Apr 02, 2009 7:12:10 pm PDT #905 of 12685
I always associate Crowne Plazas with the boring conferences I have to attend all of the time, and I associate Kimptons with hip and cool and fun.
That's really what I was expecting, Java, but I was pleasantly surprised with the Crowne Plaza.
javachik - Apr 02, 2009 7:13:09 pm PDT #906 of 12685
Our wings are not tired.
Hey, after experiencing a Buffistas F2F at a Crowne Plaza, I'm sure the "boring" association would be right out.
NoiseDesign - Apr 02, 2009 10:13:55 pm PDT #907 of 12685
Our wings are not tired
Either one sounds good. I like the Crowne Plaza since I get points there, but if we do the Monaco Kristin and I would probably opt for one of the higher end rooms so at least one side of the hospitality suite would have our own people there.