On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 9:26 AM, Leandro Gómez <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 6:51 PM, Leandro Gómez <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> We got a first quote from Hotel Seminole. Please note that we haven't >> negotiated yet a discount with them, so these price might go down a bit. >> All prices are in US dollars. >> >> > Update on Hotel Seminole: > > Just two more things: > I just finished a phone conversation with the people at Seminole and we > managed to get the discount we asked for. Hopefully, today afternoon or > tomorrow we (ISIC, actually) will be signing the contract with them. > > Talking with Norman, I think it would be best to have two separate contracts; one signed by govt for the first week they're sponsoring, and the other signed by ISIC for the second week. > The final numbers/costs for accommodation are: > > First week (6 nights, paid by govt): > > > 348 nights (77 people, arriving at different dates according to penta) - > $12957.75 (incl. sales tax) = $37.23/pp > > There was a miscalculation on accommodation costs of ~$1K. I asked the hotel people to charge that amount to the first week so our price per person/night of $29.99 remains the same. > Second week (8 nights, paid by us) > > > 616 nights (77*8) - $18474.89 = $29.99/pp > > Total accommodation costs at Seminole Hotel: $31432.64 > > Payment: > > > We can pay the amount we have atm (or in a few days), could be 10% or > more > > They're more interested in signing the contract than receiving any > payment in advance > > Bonus: > > > They'll provide free shuttle service (airport-hotel-airport) > > We need to prepare a wiki for people to sign up and send them the info > > I'm going to the shirt provider in an hour or so, but can answer any > questions you have in the meanwhile. > > Cheers, > > >> > Single room: $75 + 17% sales tax = $87.75/pp >> > Double room: $80 + 17% sales tax = $93.60 ($46.80/pp) >> > Triple room: $90 + 17% sales tax = $105.30 ($35.10/pp) >> > Quadruple room: $100 + 17% sales tax = $117 ($29.25/pp) >> >> Note: The quadruple rooms are with two king size beds, or one queen size >> and two small beds, so I don't think we have some use for them. >> >> As a bonus, they offer us a free room for every 15 rooms we use. >> >> I quoted the following: >> >> Reservation for 77 people >> >> > 40 people from 1st. to 7th July >> > 8 people from 2nd. to 7th July >> > 4 people from 3rd. to 7th July >> > 11 people from 4th. to 7th July >> > 5 people from 5th. to 7th July >> > 9 people from 6th. to 7th July >> >> Total: 348 nights accommodation ((40*6)+(8*5)+(4*4)+(11*3)+(5*2)+(9*1)) >> >> The cheapest quote they gave us was for $12957.75 ($36.20/pp), >> distributed in 2 single rooms, 3 double rooms and 7 triple rooms. >> >> I'm going to write to them later tonight and start negotiating prices in >> order to see if we can lower it from $36 to $30 or less. >> >> Questions? Comments? >> >> Cheers, >> > >
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