Oh, I get it. Doesn't affect my back of the envelope calculations, really, but my mental picture is a bit clearer.
I didn't factor in the cost of getting the fancy rooms either side of the hospitality suite
Uh, are we gonna fight, or is there just gonna be a monster sarcasm rally?
Stoner Vamp ,'Lessons'
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.
-t - Apr 07, 2009 9:03:46 pm PDT #985 of 12685
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
meara - Apr 07, 2009 9:07:35 pm PDT #986 of 12685
-t, at the Crowne you can also get a nicer room, if you want (they showed us one of those).
At the Monaco, a single queen is 169, if someone wanted that.
Pix - Apr 07, 2009 9:07:55 pm PDT #987 of 12685
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
-t, those room charges aren't borne by the group, so I don't think we need to worry about that for calculating overall costs.
Have you met us?
Hee.
Frankenbuddha - Apr 08, 2009 9:13:04 am PDT #988 of 12685
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I just made my reservations for my flight to the F2F! Something I'd never done before (my one other trip on a jet, the friend I was going with was going through work, so she took care of the reservations). I'll also be renting a car. Arriving late Thursday night and flying out late Monday.
Yay!
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Apr 09, 2009 11:13:53 am PDT #989 of 12685
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
So, just to prod this thread; are we waiting a final negotiation with the Monaco about room prices or should we start the ball rolling on picking the hotel?*
We're about 10 days away from being only 2 months out from the event so it's time to finalize.
( *Hint: Monaco )
Frankenbuddha - Apr 09, 2009 11:14:25 am PDT #990 of 12685
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Monaco sounded good to me.
JenP - Apr 09, 2009 11:26:00 am PDT #991 of 12685
I have no idea about airline prices anymore. Is $308 a good fare from the east coast? I mean, it's clearly more about whether or not I can afford it, which I'm debating, but I just wonder if I should wait to see if fares go down. Anyone?
megan walker - Apr 09, 2009 11:31:56 am PDT #992 of 12685
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I have no idea about airline prices anymore. Is $308 a good fare from the east coast? I mean, it's clearly more about whether or not I can afford it, which I'm debating, but I just wonder if I should wait to see if fares go down. Anyone?
I think that's a pretty good fare. I mean, I'd be psyched if I could get that fare to fly to Boston for Christmas.
JenP - Apr 09, 2009 11:33:41 am PDT #993 of 12685
OK, thanks for the perspective. Now I just need to do some thinking.
meara - Apr 09, 2009 12:05:27 pm PDT #994 of 12685
Is that including taxes, or non-stop (or at least, easy/nice stops, if that's easier)? It's probably a decent fare, if it includes taxes.
You might want to take a look at Farecast--it predicts airfares. (for example, Farecast is saying that for a trip on Fri-Sun of the F2F weekend, currently it costs $302 to fly BWI-SEA, but if you'd booked it a few days ago it would've been $245, so best to wait a few days because it will likely go back down)