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
Y'all see the man hanging out of the spaceship with the really big gun? Now I'm not saying you weren't easy to find. It was kinda out of our way, and he didn't want to come in the first place. Man's lookin' to kill some folk. So really it's his will y'all should worry about thwarting.
Mal ,'Safe'
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 12708
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 12708
-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 12708
The status is NOT quo.
-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 12708
"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 12708
"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 12708
"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 12708
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 12708
"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 12708
OK, thanks for the perspective. Now I just need to do some thinking.
meara - Apr 09, 2009 12:05:27 pm PDT #994 of 12708
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)