[Deptheads] Initial proposal in from Radisson for 2010

[Eric M. Aldrich I]

Given that they just sold it, they must have said "screw it" to make  
the books look better.

Eric

On 10 Sep, 2008, at 09:27, Thatericn at aol.com wrote:

> More hotel intel -
>
> Someone we all know stayed at the Sheraton.  He described it as  
> awful: poor maintenance, sloppy upkeep, and very bad housekeeping.
>
> My source considers the Sheraton to have gone badly downhill over  
> the past couple of conventions.
>
> Eric N.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Burgess <erburgess at gmail.com>
> To: deptheads at strategicon.net
> Sent: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 8:49 am
> Subject: Re: [Deptheads] Initial proposal in from Radisson for 2010
>
>
>
> Eric,
>
> Here are details from an attendee that stayed at the Marriott across
> the street. He described his room as very spacious, nicely appointed,
> and the staff as extremely accommodating when they asked for a
> rollaway bed in a room that already had two beds (no charge and they
> rushed it up there).
>
> "After taxes and AAA discount and the parking fee ($15 a night for
> their valet service with in-out privileges), it came to around $140 a
> night."
>
> As a result, they had a better room, closer parking (and valet, no
> less) than everyone at the Radisson and were able to have three people
> in the room.
>
> ...ERB
> www.boardgamebabylon.com
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Eric M. Aldrich I  
> <ealdrich at apple.com> wrote:
>> Just an FYI:
>>
>> Surprisingly, they aren't jerking us around too much. They want to
> raise the
>> room rate to $119 and the parking to $13, but no increase in the  
>> space
>> rental ($5000).
>>
>> If anyone knows of people who stay at the Sheraton and/or Marriott
> that's
>> right across the street due to conditions/prices at the Radisson, I'd
> like
>> to know and to talk to these folks. Leverage in negotiations is good
> :-)
>>
>> Eric
>>
>> ---
>> Eric M. Aldrich I
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