On 1/31/2011 1:18 PM, Brian Conrad wrote: > On 01/31/2011 11:45 AM, Tim Mensch wrote: >> For the Game Developer's Conference (in SF a couple weeks before Google >> IO -- not trying to do both this year) I'm staying in Oakland a short >> walk from Rockridge Bart at a place I found on airbnb.com. >> >> It's a full in-law studio apartment, and it cost $70/night. If you don't >> mind renting a room in a house, you can do even better than that. I used >> to live in the area, so I knew I'd be comfortable with the neighborhood, >> and it's about a 20 minute Bart ride into the city from there. > > I live a 30 minutes drive from Moscone during non rush hours. The most > expensive part would be the bridge toll and parking. The problem with > BART is often parking near the East Bay Stations and crowded trains > during rush hour. Hence I often attended conferences on "programmer's > hours" (arriving around 11 AM and leaving after 7 PM).
Parking isn't a problem if you're flying in to the Bay Area and don't rent a car, especially if the place you're renting is 1.5 blocks from Rockridge Bart. I used to live about a third of a mile from Rockridge Bart, so I know the area well. And I know lots of awesome local restaurants, so I'll be eating well. :) Trains do get crowded, yes, but the ride is short, so I don't mind. Saving ~$80/night is totally worth it for me; I've seen Hotel Milano and others in the $100/night range, but (from long experience) I've learned to avoid hotels with fewer with user ratings lower than 4 out of 5 stars. The odds are just too high that I'll get a crappy room. See for example the 1-2 star reviews here, and tell me that you'd be willing to risk an experience like one of them: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60713-d112304-Reviews-Hotel_Milano-San_Francisco_California.html I live in Boulder. I'm used to it being, you know, quiet at night. Even nice hotels in San Francisco are often really noisy, with sirens and street noise keeping me up half the night. If you can sleep like a log under any circumstances, then YMMV. Tim -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
