I'm glad you managed to find something that works for you. Wired internet at the Marriott huh? Very interesting.
I don't know what to say about La Quinta. I thought they were supposed to have a special rate for us but since I'm not the one who secured our room blocks and I missed a few meetings I don't remember what the deal we worked out with them was. I understand the frustration, trains out of Bellingham are not convenient for anyone but Amtrak. I've tried to take Amtrak out of Bellingham before and ended up using Greyhound. I don't think that scheduling the Fest around the various transportation schedules would be feasible, but I will see what we can do about getting Fest rates extended at the hotels next year. As cool as a party bus option would be, I don't think it's within the realm of possibility in the near future. :-) Emily H. On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Walter Lapchynski <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 11:23 PM, Emily Hampton <[email protected]> wrote: >> I thought La Quinta was supposed to have a special rate..... > > It has a special code for the event, but no special rate, oddly. > Currently, online gives you $139 but they told me $119 over the phone. > >> I think that the Marriott's special rates just cover the weekend. > > They cover Friday-Sunday. However, they are willing to extend the rate > until Monday if they can. Well, Tanya did. $124. Note they have > *wired* Internet— oooo! It's also a wee bit closer for what it's > worth. > >> think they just assumed that people in Bellingham for the Fest would >> be checking out on Sunday to go home. >> (I'll make a note of this so the organization committee can remember >> to discuss it before next year's Fest.) > > Yeah, I think that would be a good idea. I tend to take the train if > I'm headed North or South. Unfortunately, the train departs right as > LFNW ends, which doesn't offer a lot of time to get one's affairs in > order. Thus, I need to wait until Monday. I think it might be wise to > base the event around plane, train, and bus schedules. > > …or offer a party bus option ☺ > -- > @wxl | http://polka.bike > Lubuntu Release Manager, Head of QA > Ubuntu PPC Point of Contact > Ubuntu Oregon LoCo Team Leader > Eugene Unix & GNU/Linux User Group Co-Organizer > _______________________________________________ > Fest-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fest-list _______________________________________________ Fest-list mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fest-list
