[Deptheads] room crisis

[Eric M. Aldrich I]

I just tweaked it so it's ambiguous -- problem is that WE DO NOT KNOW.  
The contract says self. They've said both valet and self.

Eric

On 28 Jan, 2010, at 20:56, Eric Burgess wrote:

> Our website seems to contradict itself. Valet or self-parking? I  
> think if they are saying self, we should say it. After my blast, I  
> had three people ask which it is. They also disliked "This may  
> change shortly" on the day before the registration deadline but  
> obviously the hotel is putting us into that situation.
>
> Per our site:
> 	• The convention room rate is $109 per night for a double. The  
> hotel is now guaranteeing self-parking availability. This may change  
> shortly.*
> 	• Rooms must be reserved 14 days before the event.
> 	• Valet parking is covered for ONE (1) car per room in the  
> convention price of the room. This only applies to registrations  
> made using the convention rate.
> 	• The Radisson started construction on the parking lot on August  
> 19, 2008. It will not be available for Orccon 2010.
> 	• There are now 350 valet spots available on site. The hotel is  
> also virtually surrounded by available off site parking.
> 	• Handicapped parking is unaffected and still available to  
> convention participants at $10 per day.
> Parking Options
> *As of 18 January 2010 the Radisson is now saying that self parking  
> will be available and the room rate will be as per contract at $109.  
> We're looking into this as this is a change from arrangements made  
> prior to the con. Watch this space for more information as it  
> becomes available. Also, triples and quadruples will be higher than  
> the $109.
>
> ...ERB
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> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 8:34 PM, Tim <tim at stugiii.com> wrote:
> Actually you want their name and room number I would think.
>
> Victor B wrote:
>>
>> Thumbs up Eric.
>> Sounds funny but the basis of it would work. Con goers like free  
>> stuff so a drawing is a great way to get people to volunteer their  
>> hotel information we need. Put a sign up near registration so  
>> everyone sees it as they pick up their badges. "If you are staying  
>> at the radisson for 3 days just enter your name for a special  
>> drawing of prizes". It would work..
>>
>>
>> Vic
>>
>>
>>
>> --- On Thu, 1/28/10, Eric D <luckyguyca at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>> From: Eric D <luckyguyca at yahoo.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Deptheads] room crisis
>> To: deptheads at strategicon.net
>> Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 9:06 PM
>>
>> We should have somebody standing at the front desk, dressed as a  
>> hotel employee and asking people if they will be there for three  
>> days on Friday night.  If they say yes, then ask for their name and  
>> tell them they are getting signed up for a special drawing.  After  
>> the convention we turn in all of their names to the hotel with them  
>> as convention goers.
>>
>> There, room crisis solved in one easy step.
>>
>> --- On Thu, 1/28/10, Eric M. Aldrich I <ealdrich at apple.com> wrote:
>>
>> > From: Eric M. Aldrich I <ealdrich at apple.com>
>> > Subject: [Deptheads] room crisis
>> > To: deptheads at strategicon.net
>> > Date: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 4:32 PM
>> > Just so everyone knows, we face a
>> > potential issue with the Radisson this con over rooms. Since
>> > they've upped the price without having the parking structure
>> > in place, room reg's have dropped significantly and we've
>> > lost some to alternative deals.
>> >
>> > If you know people that are hemming and hawing about
>> > getting a room, encourage them to do so. If you know people
>> > who went outside the con reg system to get rooms, let me
>> > know (they won't lose their rates but we can get credit for
>> > them).
>> >
>> > Right now pre-reg's are in good shape, so I suspect we have
>> > quite a few people that have registered rooms via
>> > alternative routes. I did a quick check and couldn't find
>> > any better deals right now, but there certainly were some
>> > better deals out there for a while.
>> >
>> > Eric
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