Hotels (was: Which pub are we meeting)

[Michael Blackman]

>   - Denis Regenbrecht - Kristin Regenbrecht - merrick and Julie french
>   - Mike Holmes - Arin Komins - Rich Warren - Mark Licht and Robert
>   Jacobs - Eric Siegerman - Michael Blackman

> What we really need is at least two dozen of us so that we
> have some clout when bargaining with a hotel. Are the others who are
> staying in London willing to change hotels if we can make this dog hunt?

No hotel yet - i'm game!!!

Mb

----- Original Message -----
From: M Holmes <fofp at HOLYROOD.ED.AC.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 10:59 PM
Subject: Re: Hotels (was: Which pub are we meeting)


> Eric Siegerman writes:
>
> > > > :> >What we need is a deal with one particular hotel so that we
> > > > :> >can all go there, organise a party, and invite Hawkwind.
>
> > > > :> Great idea.  IMO we should start compiling a list of everyone
> > > > :> who's coming and want to stay at that particular hotel.
>
> > Me too.  Collated list to date (as given in the original messages;
> > neither names nor lines necessarily corresponds to number of rooms):
>
> >   - Denis Regenbrecht - Kristin Regenbrecht - merrick and Julie french
> >   - Mike Holmes - Arin Komins - Rich Warren - Mark Licht and Robert
> >   Jacobs - Eric Siegerman
>
> Also Dave Greenhalgh and Manami Nanri said they were in.
>
> > Next question: how much are people willing to spend? Judging by the
> > places I stayed in October, 35 pounds gets you a postage stamp, 55
> > gets you a larger (commemorative-issue? :-) postage stamp with a
> > decent sort-of-continental breakfast.  Both of those were singles with
> > ensuite bathrooms, btw; I'm sure we can save a few pounds by trudging
> > down the hall to the loo.
>
> I'm game to skimp or spend up to the 55 quid mark.
>
> > I haven't been following the party-after-the-party thread; do we know
> > yet where it's happening? How close to it does our hotel need to be?
>
> It'd have to be at least within a reasonable taxi ride I think.
>
> > What facilities do we want, for the "organise a party, and invite
> > Hawkwind" part?
>
> A hall or reasonable sized bar would be good. The other issue would be
> finding a hotel that would permit a late party without worrying about
> other guests. That's why finding out which ones had handled SF
> conventions might be good.
>
> > Is anyone in a better position to organize this than I am (ie.  have a
> > decent travel agent, or a friend in London to do the legwork)?
>
> Unfortunately I'm in Edinburgh but I'd do what I could if we can't find
> a Londoner. What we really need is at least two dozen of us so that we
> have some clout when bargaining with a hotel. Are the others who are
> staying in London willing to change hotels if we can make this dog hunt?
>
> FoFP
>