[Penguicon-Concom] Hotel Spread at 5.0

[john guest]

Hi Jer --

Let me look through my info and dig up the contact information for the Embassy.

We started with a 20 room block at the Embassy, they were booked
pretty tight because of the gem show that was being held there.  We
were able to get those rooms (two room suites) for $99, and that
included a free full breakfast and the 5pm wine reception.  Plus they
have a hot tub there.

Even though we arranged a larger block, those were larger suites and
were running around $120, so a lot of people had price resistance to
going there at that point.  If we negotiate now, we can probably get a
block of 60 rooms or so, and that would probably cover our needs.

Personally, I'd rather stay at the Embassy -- better ameneties and
away from the convention.  Not to mention the hot tub, the free
breakfast, and the evening wine reception.

Now as for using the space over at the Embassy -- if we had some
private functions (such as a wedding) and that sort of thing, that
space would be ideal.  I will note that the staff at the Embassy is a
lot less willing to work with us than at the Hilton.  No where near as
con friendly.  Just a heads up...

On 7/26/07, Matt Arnold <matt.mattarn at gmail.com> wrote:
> John Guest sez you could probably get those numbers from Melissa or Lora.
> -Matt
>
> On 7/26/07, Jer <jer.lance at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hey guys,
> > I know we were very spread out hotel-wise at 5.0, but does anyone have a
> > count as to how many room nights we booked?  At least through hotels that we
> > coordinated with?  Also, do we have these numbers (if they exist) broken
> > down by hotel?
> >
> > The reason? Now that I'm entering the final stages of getting the contract
> > completely squared with Hilton, I want to start work on reserving room block
> > at the Embassy Suites, or I want to find out in advance if we're screwed on
> > that side, and if I should talk to one of the other hotels. I need to know
> > how many rooms we used last year above and beyond those at the Hilton, so I
> > know what type of numbers to start the room block at for the Embassy.
> >
> > Also, if we do get a significant percentage of their 251 available rooms...
> > is there any desire to snatch up some of their function space if it's
> > offered for free?  Is there anything we want to do there?
> >
> >  Just thoughts, which I have so rarely I feel the need to bundle them into
> > email form and fire them off right away. :)
> >
> > --
> > -jer
> > jer.lance at gmail.com
> >  http://www.ibloviate.org
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