[Deptheads] Strategicon feedback

[Karl Kreder]

I didn't have any problems with our room, no smells or AC problems.  I never
have staying at the hotel.

I wonder what the real ratio of bad rooms are?




On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 8:47 AM, mike fryer <darkbeerdrinker at gmail.com>wrote:

>  Jesse Heinig is one of the LARP GMs and except for "skipping the
> convention in the future" I agree with all of his criticisms. "The
> convention was wonderful" is really nice to hear, I worked really hard to
> try to provide good space for the LARP games, but failed miserably due to
> the Hotel. Sorry Ryan. I had to buy a bottle Fabreeze to make our room
> livable. The AC in the pool rooms was weak if it was running at all. The AC
> in the penthouse was too strong, game ended up moving due to the cold. I
> ended up with two different small "dings" on my van that I didn't notice
> until getting home.
>
> If we do not have EXCELLENT space for the LARP games at ORCCON, we will
> should not plan on having any LARP games at any other cons. This is assuming
> we can convince them to come to Orccon at all.
>
> I think even a hefty raise of badge prices would be worth getting into
> another Hotel. Several people mentioned Ontario again at the last con. I
> checked again, and the most space I could find was about 25,000 sqft, about
> half of what we use.
>
> Has anyone heard any new on the bankruptcy? I can not find any new news
> about it.
>
> Mike Fryer
>
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 24, 2009 at 9:35 PM, Robyn Nixon <robynln at gmail.com> wrote:
>
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>> http://paizo.com/paizo/messageboards/paizoPublishing/pathfinder/pathfinderSociety/grandLodge/pFSInLosAngelesLocalConvention&page=2
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>> Paizon pathfinder RPG board:
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>>         Jesse Heinig <http://paizo.com/people/JesseHeinig> ,   Tue, Sep
>> 8, 2009, 02:29 AM <
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>>   l, but the hotel was awful. If Strategicon continues to use the LAX
>> Radisson, I would recommend skipping the convention in the future. I've been
>> there several times for Strategicon and it keeps getting worse. Among other
>> issues:
>> - For rooms booked a month in advance, the hotel had no rooms ready at
>> check-in
>> - No parking at the hotel; forced to park several blocks away in airport
>> parking because they ran out of money to finish their new parking structure
>> and it has languished incomplete for over a year
>> - Several bathrooms broken for over a year
>> - A/C broken in most rooms
>> - Events bounced from room to room with promises about better rooms
>> (always rescinded at the last minute) and promises to fix A/C in inferior
>> rooms (always failed with the excuse "the maintenance man just went off
>> shift")
>> - Bistro ran out of coffee & sandwiches
>> - Hotel gave validation stamps for the off-site parking required by their
>> own failure to have parking available, then the parking off-site refused to
>> accept the validation and forced people to pay there
>> - Broken elevators in the lobby
>> - Valets and front desk both couldn't give directions to the off-site
>> parking lot
>> - "Non-smoking" rooms were clearly smoking rooms with some air freshener
>> sprayed and a "no smoking" sign put on the night stand (played hell with my
>> sinuses)
>> - Locks to bathroom doors IN ROOMS were broken!
>>
>> Strategicon: Great. LAX Radisson: Trash.
>>
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