Hi, I had the same problem but I booked a night at ibis budget Brest Centre Port. It seems ok to me, but I would have rather stayed an extra night at the venue as it is extra hassle.
Cheers! Chris On Tue, 8 Apr 2025 at 19:53, Christoph Biedl <[email protected]> wrote: > > tl;dr: It seems that - unlike earlier years - the accommodation will no > longer be available for the night after the final DebConf day. I find > this a bit inconvenient and ask you to re-consider. > > > Over various DebConf attendances I learned the evening after the > closing event is a special time and an experience I don't want to miss: > Everybody is very relaxed, the feeling of "we made it" is overwhelming, > there is time for a last exchange of thoughts, etc.etc. > > There is a related point: With the closing ceremony ending somewhen in > the afternoon, not that many (rather: Just a few) people can make it > to their home the same day. For everybody else it's more convenient to > stay the night at the venue and start their journey the next morning. > > This year however this is not an (official) option, and therefore I > fear even more people than usual will depart on Sunday before the > actual ending, to catch their means of transport. Like for me, I'd have > to leave Brest on the 11:15 train the latest. Or I'd have to find a > different place to stay the night. This is doable but the idea is not > quite appealing. > > So if you can change the arrangements to make it possible to stay until > Monday (July 21st) in the morning, you'd do the conference and many > attendees a great favour. > > Christoph
